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00HARARE3489
2000-06-26 15:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Harare
how-toThis record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 261554Z Jun 00 CONFIDENTIAL PTO7348 PAGE 01 HARARE 03489 261550Z ACTION AF-00 INFO LOG-00 NP-00 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 INL-01 DODE-00 DOEE-00 SRPP-00 DS-00 EAP-00 EUR-00 VC-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 IO-00 LAB-01 L-00 VCE-00 AC-01 NEA-00 NSAE-00 NSCE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 OPIC-01 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00 P-00 SP-00 IRM-00 SSO-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 /010W ------------------6711D1 261550Z /38 FM AMEMBASSY HARARE TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6443 INFO SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY RWANDA COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA AMEMBASSY ALGIERS AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY GABORONE AMEMBASSY KAMPALA AMEMBASSY KIGALI AMEMBASSY KINSHASA AMEMBASSY LAGOS AMEMBASSY LUANDA AMEMBASSY LUSAKA AMEMBASSY MAPUTO AMEMBASSY NAIROBI AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK AMEMBASSY LOME CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 03489 261550Z USMISSION USUN NEW YORK AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN AMEMBASSY TOKYO
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003489
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/10
TAGS: PGOV CG ZI
SUBJECT: NEXT STEPS ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE
REF: (A) STATE 120146
(B) HARARE 3465
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD REASONS 1.5 B/D.
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003489
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/10
TAGS: PGOV CG ZI
SUBJECT: NEXT STEPS ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE
REF: (A) STATE 120146
(B) HARARE 3465
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD REASONS 1.5 B/D.
1. (C) ON JUNE 26 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD DELIVERED REFTEL
DEMARCHE TO DR. MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, PERMANENT
SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AS THE
SIPDIS
CONVERSATION EVOLVED IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE DEMARCHE
WAS A NON-STARTER. MAPURANGA REPORTED THAT DURING A
MINI SUMMIT IN HARARE JUNE 25 NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT SAM
NUJOMA AND PRESIDENT MUGABE (ANGOLA'S DOS SANTOS DID NOT
COME AS REPORTED IN REF B) BOTH PRESSED CONGOLESE
PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA TO RECONSIDER HIS POSITION ON
SIR KETUMILE MASIRE AS FACILITATOR OF CONGOLESE NATIONAL
DIALOGUE. THE CONGOLESE PRESIDENT THANKED HIS ALLIES
FOR THEIR OPINIONS, BUT STATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY MADE
UP HIS MIND. WHILE STRONGLY COMMITTED TO THE NATIONAL
DIALOGUE KABILA SAID HE WAS DONE WITH MASIRE. THE SADC
ALLIES FAILED TO CONVINCE KABILA AND MUGABE NOW REGARDS
IT AS A DEAD ISSUE. KABILA SAID HE HAD ALREADY WRITTEN
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 03 HARARE 03489 261550Z
TO PRESIDENT CHILUBA AND OAU CHAIRMAN SALIM
COMMUNICATING HIS POSITION.
2. (C) THE PRESIDENTS ALSO DISCUSSED THE AMOUNT OF
TERRITORY THAT JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA OF THE MLC HAD SEIZED
SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE LUSAKA ACCORDS. THE SADC
ALLIES THOUGHT THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND
OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES WERE NOT APPLYING SUFFICIENT
PRESSURE ON BEMBA TO RETURN TO THE PRE-LUSAKA ACCORDS
LINES.
MCDONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
>
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/10
TAGS: PGOV CG ZI
SUBJECT: NEXT STEPS ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE
REF: (A) STATE 120146
(B) HARARE 3465
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD REASONS 1.5 B/D.
1. (C) ON JUNE 26 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD DELIVERED REFTEL
DEMARCHE TO DR. MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, PERMANENT
SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AS THE
SIPDIS
CONVERSATION EVOLVED IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE DEMARCHE
WAS A NON-STARTER. MAPURANGA REPORTED THAT DURING A
MINI SUMMIT IN HARARE JUNE 25 NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT SAM
NUJOMA AND PRESIDENT MUGABE (ANGOLA'S DOS SANTOS DID NOT
COME AS REPORTED IN REF B) BOTH PRESSED CONGOLESE
PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA TO RECONSIDER HIS POSITION ON
SIR KETUMILE MASIRE AS FACILITATOR OF CONGOLESE NATIONAL
DIALOGUE. THE CONGOLESE PRESIDENT THANKED HIS ALLIES
FOR THEIR OPINIONS, BUT STATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY MADE
UP HIS MIND. WHILE STRONGLY COMMITTED TO THE NATIONAL
DIALOGUE KABILA SAID HE WAS DONE WITH MASIRE. THE SADC
ALLIES FAILED TO CONVINCE KABILA AND MUGABE NOW REGARDS
IT AS A DEAD ISSUE. KABILA SAID HE HAD ALREADY WRITTEN
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 03 HARARE 03489 261550Z
TO PRESIDENT CHILUBA AND OAU CHAIRMAN SALIM
COMMUNICATING HIS POSITION.
2. (C) THE PRESIDENTS ALSO DISCUSSED THE AMOUNT OF
TERRITORY THAT JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA OF THE MLC HAD SEIZED
SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE LUSAKA ACCORDS. THE SADC
ALLIES THOUGHT THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND
OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES WERE NOT APPLYING SUFFICIENT
PRESSURE ON BEMBA TO RETURN TO THE PRE-LUSAKA ACCORDS
LINES.
MCDONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
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