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1. Following is text of Letter from Secretary-General to the
Security Council President: ,
Desr Mr President
I have the honour to inform you that HE Mr Willy Claes, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium, held a meeting with me
in Bonn on 12 April 1994 during which we reviewed the situation
in Rwanda. On behalf of the United Nations, I took the
opportunity to reiterate to the Minister sincere condolences on
the death of ten Belgian soldiers serving with the United
Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR) as well as deep
gratitude and appreciation for Belgium's contribution to
UNAMIR.
The Minister conveyed to me his assessment of the situation in
Rwanda which, according to him, has deteriorated drastically in
recent days and continues to grow rapidly worse. He informed
me that the Government of Belgium has decided to withdraw îts
contingent serving with UNAMIR at the earliest possible date.
The Minister assured me that his Government woutd Like the
wWithdrawal of its contingent to take place in a coordinated
manner.
In the Light of this decision by the Government of Belgium, it
îs my assessment that it will be extremely difficult for UNAMIR
To carry out îts tasks effectively. The continued discharge by
UNAMIR of its mandate will become untenable unless the Belgian
contingent îs replaced by another, equally well equipped
contingent or unless the Government of Belgium reconsiders its
decision to withdraw its contingent.
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In these cireumstances, I have asked my Special Representative
and the Force Commander to prepare plans for the withdrawal of
UNAMIR, should this prove necessary, and send their
recommendations to me în this regard. I shall keep the Council
informed.
Please accept, Mr President, the assurances of my highest
consideration.
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