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FM AMEMBASSY BANGUI
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INFO AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
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AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
SECDEF WASHDC
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
AMEMBASSY PARIS
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TAGS: MOPS, PREL, CT
SUBJECT: FRENCH USE OF BANGUI FOR RWANDA
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1. (U) BANGUI'S MPOKO AIRPORT REMAINS VERY BUSY WITH
THE COMINGS AND GOINGS OF GIANT ANATOV AIRCRAFT WHICH
ARE OFFLOADED INTO WAITING C-160 TRANSALLS. RAMP SPACE
IS AT A PREMIUM AS ARE FORK LIFTS, ELEVATORS, POWER
WAGONS AND OTHER AIRPORT GEAR. COORDINATION SEEMS TO BE
A PROBLEM AS PALLETS OF EQUIPMENT ARE STACKED ABOUT
EVERYWHERE. COMMENT: IF NOTHING ELSE, AEROFLOT IS
MAKING GOOD MONEY.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: ARCHIE M BOLSTER
DATE/CASE ID: 06 MAY 2011 201005065
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2. (LOU) FRENCH AMBASSADOR ANGELIER CONFIRMED THAT THE
OPERATIONAL PLAN IS TO USE HEAVY AIRLIFT TO BANGUI, THEN
LIGHTER AIRCRAFT ONWARD TO GOMA AND BUKAVU WHERE HE SAID
RUNWAYS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE BIG PLANES.
3. (U) IN LIGHT OF PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO EFFECT THAT THE
US IS PROVIDING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATION
TURQUOISE, WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SOME DETAILS.
BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITY, CENTRAL AFRICAN
AND RESIDENT DIPLOMATS ARE TRACKING RWANDA OPERATIONS
WITH CARE.
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