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ADDIS FOR OAU
STATE 189080 150146Z
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PEEL, RW, US
SUBJECT: NON-RECOGNITION OF RWANDA INTERIM GOVERNMENT
1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
ACTION ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO CONVEY THAT THE U.S.
WILL IMMINENTLY ANNOUNCE THAT WE RECOGNIZE NO GOVERNMENT
IN RWANDA AND DO NOT CONSIDER THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT OF
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHOFtTTY: HARMON E KIRBY
DATE/CASE ID: 03 MAY 2007 200103014
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RWANDA (IGOR) AS THE GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA.
2. BEGIN TALKING POINTS:
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA THE USG
DE-EMPHASIZED RECOGNITION ISSUES.
OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE RPF HAS STEADILY PUSHED
BACK IGOR FORCES, WHICH NOW HOLD ONLY ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF
THE COUNTRY'S TERRITORY. THE RPF HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF
KIGALI AND BUTARE. THE ANARCHY PREVALENT IN THE IGOR-ZONE
INDICATES THAT THE IGOR HAS ONLY LIMITED CONTROL OVER THE
LIMITED TERRITORY IT PURFORTS TO HOLD. THE JUNE 28 REPORT
OF THE UNHRC SPECIAL RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR FOR RWANDA
CONCLUDED THAT THE IGOR BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR HAVING
SUPPORTED MASSACRES AND FOR REFUSING TO TAKE STEPS TO
PREVENT WHAT THE SPECIA RAPPORTEUR CHARACTERIZED AS
GENOCIDE
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EVENTS MAKE CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT
IN RWANDA AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE THE U.S. DOES NOT
RECOGNIZE ANY GOVERNMENT IN THAT COUNTRY. WE INTEND OUR
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS FACT TO SEND A FORCEFUL POLITICAL AND
MORAL STATEMENT OF OUR DISAPPROVAL OF THE IGOR.
OUR ANNOUNCEMENT WILL PUBLICLY DECLARE THAT NO GOVERNMENT
EXISTS AT THIS TIME AND WILL CALL FOR ALL RWANDAN
POLITICAL PARTIES TO MEET AND BEGIN TALKS ON INSTALLING
THE BROAD-BASED TRANSITION GOVERNMENT PROVIDED FOR IN THE
ARUSHA ACCORD .
WE WILL REQUIRE FOR THE PRESENT THE CESSATION OF RWANDA'S
DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITIES IN WASHINGTON AND THE WITHDRAW L OF
MISSION PERSONNEL. CHRISTOPHER
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