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1.
CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
2. SUMMARY: THE SC STILL HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION ON
WITHDRAWING UNAMIR OR ADDRESSING ITS MANDATE. THE
SECRETARIAT WAS CRITICIZED FOR NOT PRESENTING VIABLE
OPTIONS. TEXTS OF NAM DRAFT RESOLUTION AND LETTER FROM
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: JOHN L MILLS
DATE/CASE ID: 05 NOV 2008 200103014
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SYG BELOW. END SUMMARY.
3. AFTER A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE SITUATION IN RWANDA FROM
ACTING U/SYG FOR PEACEKEEPING RIZA, THE SC DISCUSSED THE
OPTIONS FOR UN PRESENCE IN RWANDA, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
DRAFT RESOLUTION PREPARED BY THE NON-ALIGNED CAUCUS
(NAM) (SEE TEXT BELOW), AND THE LETTER FROM THE SYG TO
THE SC PRESIDENT (SEE TEXT BELOW). THE SENTIMENT
PREVAILED THAT THE UN COULD NOT TAKE EITHER OF THE TWO
EXTREME OPTIONS -- IT COULD NOT TAKE ON CHAPTER VII
PEACE ENFORCEMENT DUTIES, AND IT COULD NOT ABANDON
RWANDA BY TOTAL WITHDRAWAL. ALMOST ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
CRITICIZED THE SECRETARIAT FOR NOT PRESENTING AN OPTIONS
PAPER WITH A FEW OPTIONS FOR PROCEEDING WITHIN THE
MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN THOSE TWO EXTREMES. THE COUNCIL
CALLED ON THE SECRETARIAT TO PRESENT OPTIONS BY APRIL 14
AFTERNOON. THE SECRETARIAT SAID THEY WOULD TRY, BUT
COULD NOT PROMISE TO DELIVER AN OPTIONS PAPER ON TIME,
SINCE THE SYG IS TRAVELING IN MADRID.
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4. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR
ALBRIGHT, CRITICIZED THE SYG'S LETTER OF 4/13 FOR LAYING
THE BLAME ON THE BELGIANS, RATHER THAN ON THE RWANDANS,
FOR THE INABILITY OF UNAMIR TO FULFIL ITS MANDATE.
5. NIGERIA, BRAZIL AND DJIBOUTI FAVOR THE IDEA OF
TASKING UNAMIR WITH PROTECTING RWANDAN CIVILIANS.
SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS NOTED THE NEAR
IMPOSSIBILITY OF THIS TASK, EVEN IF RESOURCES AND
ARMAMENT FOR UNAMIR WERE VASTLY INCREASED.
6. THE COUNCIL WILL MEET IN WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS
THE NAM DRAFT RESOLUTION 4/14 MORNING. THE MATTER OF
UNAMIR'S FUTURE, IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 5, WILL BE LEFT
OUT OF THAT DISCUSSION UNTIL THE SECRETARIAT HAS
PRESENTED ITS OPTIONS LATER IN THE DAY. THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOPES TO REACH AGREEMENT ON THE WORDING OF THE
REST OF THE RESOLUTION.
7. ACTION REQUESTED: DEPT PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON
THE DRAFT TEXT BELOW, EXCLUDING OP. PARA. 5.
B. BEGIN TEXT OF SYG LETTER DATED 13 APRIL 1994:
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DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT H.E. 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
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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 ITS CONTINGENT
SERVING WITH UNAMIR AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. THE
MINISTER ASSURED ME THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE THE
WITHDRAWAL OF ITS CONTINGENT TO TAKE PLACE IN A
COORDINATED MANNER.
IN THE LIGHT OF THIS DECISION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
BELGIUM, IT IS MY ASSESSMENT THAT IT WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT FOR UNAMIR TO CARRY OUT ITS TASKS
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EFFECTIVELY. THE CONTINUED DISCHARGE BY UNAMIR OF ITS
MANDATE WILL BECOME UNTENABLE UNLESS THE BELGIAN
CONTINGENT IS REPLACED BY ANOTHER, EQUALLY WELL EQUIPPED
CONTINGENT OR UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM
RECONSIDERS ITS DECISION TO WITHDRAW ITS CONTINGENT.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, 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 IN THIS
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REGARD. I SHALL KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED.
PLEASE ACCEPT, MR. PRESIDENT, THE ASSURANCES OF MY
HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
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9. BEGIN TEXT OF DRAFT RESOLUTION:
DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE SITUATION IN RWANDA
THE SECURITY COUNCIL,
-- RECALLING ALL ITS PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONFLICT IN RWANDA, IN PARTICULAR ITS RESOLUTION 872
(1993) OF 5 OCTOBER 1993 BY WHICH IT ESTABLISHED THE
UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR RWANDA (UNAMIR);
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-- NOTING ITS RESOLUTION 909 (1994) OF 5 APRIL 1994
WHICH EXTENDED THE MANDATE OF UNAMIR UNTIL 29 JULY 1994
WITH A SIX-WEEK REVIEW PROVISION ON THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT PROGRESS WILL BE MADE IN ESTABLISHING ALL THE
TRANSITIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE ARUSHA PEACE
AGREEMENT;
-- RECALLING ITS STATEMENT OF 7 APRIL 1994 (S/PAST/1994
(16) WHICH, INTER ALIA, REAFFIRMED THE CENTRALITY OF THE
ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT TO THE PEACE PROCESS IN RWANDA;
-- EXPRESSING DEEP REGRET AT THE FAILURE OF THE PARTIES
TO IMPLEMENT FULLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARUSHA PEACE
AGREEMENT;
-- WELCOMING THE INITIATIVES OF THE LATE PRESIDENTS OF
RWANDA AND BURUNDI TO WORK TOWARDS A RESOLUTION OF THE
CONFLICT IN THEIR COUNTRIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A
NEGOTIATED POLITICAL SETTLEMENT AND IN COLLABORATION
WITH REGIONAL LEADERS;
-- SHOCKED AT THE TRAGIC INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE
DEATHS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF RWANDA AND BURUNDI ON 6
APRIL 1994;
-- APPALLED AT THE ENSUING LARGE SCALE VIOLENCE WHICH
HAS RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT
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CIVILIANS, INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND THE
DISPLACEMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THE RWANDESE
POPULATION;
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-- DEEPLY CONCERNED BY CONTINUING LOOTING,
THE BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER;
-- EXPRESSING ITS DEEP CONCERN ALSO AT THE
SECURITY OF UNAMIR AND OTHER UNITED NATIONS
WHO ARE ASSISTING IN IMPLEMENTING THE PEACE
IN DISTRIBUTING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF;
BANDITRY AND
SAFETY AND
PERSONNEL
PROCESS AND
-- DETERMINING THAT THE SITUATION IN RWANDA CONSTITUTES
A THREAT TO PEACE AND SECURITY;
-- 1. EXPRESSES REGRET AT THE TRAGIC INCIDENT IN WHICH
THE PRESIDENTS OF RWANDA AND BURUNDI LOST THEIR LIVES,
AND INVITES THE SECRETARY GENERAL TO COLLECT ALL
AVAILABLE INFORMATION WITH ALL MEANS AT HIS DISPOSAL AND
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE;
-- 2. EXPRESSES REGRET ALSO AT THE ENSUING VIOLENCE
WHICH HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF THE PRIME MINISTER,
CABINET MINISTERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THOUSANDS OF
OTHER CIVILIANS;
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JOINT STAFF FOR CHAIRMAN, DIR JS, J3;
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STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE ATTACKS AGAINST UNAMIR AND
-- 3.
OTHER UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL LEADING TO THE DEATHS OF
SEVERAL UNAMIR PERSONNEL AND CALLS UPON ALL CONCERNED TO
PUT AN END TO THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND TO RESPECT
FULLY INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW;
CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
-- 4.
AND AN END TO THE MINDLESS VIOLENCE AND CARNAGE WHICH
ARE ENGULFING RWANDA; AND IN THIS CONNECTION, DEMANDS
THAT THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF) AGREE WITHOUT
DELAY TO AN EFFECTIVE CEASEFIRE AND THAT BOTH PARTIES
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RETURN TO THE POSITIONS HELD BY THEM BEFORE THE PRESENT
HOSTILITIES;
-- 5. DECIDES, IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY
SITUATION IN RWANDA, TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF UNAMIR
AND TO REVISE ITS MANDATE TO ENABLE IT TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THE RESTORATION OF LAW AND ORDER AND THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE TRANSITIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF
THE ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT;
-- 6. REITERATES THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE FULL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT TO THE
SETTLEMENT OF THE RWANDAN CONFLICT AND URGES THE
ORGANIZATIONS OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) TO EXTEND ITS
COOPERATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN THIS REGARD;
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-- 7. URGES ALL COUNTRIES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE
REGION, TO REFRAIN FROM ANY ACTION THAT WOULD FURTHER
EXACERBATE THE SITUATION IN RWANDA;
-- 8. CALLS UPON THE PARTIES TO COOPERATE FULLY IN
ENSURING THE UNIMPEDED DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE TO ALL RWANDESE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND IN
THIS REGARD, APPEALS TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO
PROVIDE INCREASED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMENSURATE
WITH THE SCALE OF THE HUMAN TRAGEDY IN RWANDA;
-- 10. STRONGLY APPEALS TO BOTH PARTIES, IN PARTICULAR
THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF) TO COMMIT THEMSELVES
TO THE PEACE PROCESS LEADING TO A COMPREHENSIVE
POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN RWANDA ON THE BASIS OF THE
ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT;
-- 11. AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO PRESERVE THE UNITY AND
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF RWANDA;
-- 12. INVITES THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE SITUATION IN RWANDA AND TO REPORT TO COUNCIL
AS THE SITUATION WARRANTS, AT LEAST, NOT LATER THAN
FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION;
-- 13. DECIDES TO REMAIN ACTIVELY SEIZED OF THE MATTER.
END TEXT.
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