ASSETS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR GOZ AND

S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 HARARE 002547 SIPDIS NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR JENDAYI FRAZER LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS NAIROBI FOR TERRY PFLAUMER E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/29/11 TAGS: PGOV PINR PGOV PINR ZI SUBJECT: ASSETS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR GOZ AND RULING PARTY LEADERS (C-TN1-01067) REF: A) HARARE 2379, B) STATE 141230 SECRET PAGE 02 HARARE 02547 01 OF 02 291300Z CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER TODD FAULK FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). ¶1. (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REF B TASKING QUESTIONS: ¶A. (S) THE FULL EXTENT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ASSETS ARE UNKNOWN, BUT ARE RUMORED TO EXCEED US$1 BILLION IN VALUE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE LIKELY INVESTED OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE. INSIDE ZIMBABWE, THE BULK OF MUGABE'S ASSETS ARE REPORTED TO BE IN THE FORM OF REAL PROPERTY -- HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE SIX RESIDENCES, INCLUDING A MULTI- STORY MANSION STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN HARARE, IN ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF FARMS AROUND THE COUNTRY. MUGABE'S NEPHEW, LEO, IS CHAIRMAN OF INTEGRATED ENGINEERING GROUP, A FIRM THAT RECEIVED THE MULTI- MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO BUILD THE NEW INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AT HARARE AIRPORT (THE TERMINAL OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN APRIL 2001). WE CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT LEO MUGABE MADE SEVERAL MILLION US DOLLARS, AT LEAST, FROM THE DEAL. ¶B. (S) POST HAS NO RELIABLE INFORMATION ON, NOR THE RESOURCES OR EXPERTISE TO DETERMINE, THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF MUGABE'S OVERSEAS ASSETS. THEY ARE RUMORED TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM SECRET ACCOUNTS IN SWITZERLAND, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, AND THE BAHAMAS TO CASTLES IN SCOTLAND. ¶C. (S) POST HAS NO FIRM INFORMATION ON THE ASSETS OF SECRET PAGE 03 HARARE 02547 01 OF 02 291300Z MUGABE'S ASSOCIATES. SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT MNANGAGWA, JOHN BREDENKAMP AND BILLY RAUTENBAUCH ARE KNOWN TO BE MAJOR BENEFICIARIES OF ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY CONTRACTS AND MINING CONCESSIONS IN THE DRC, AND THEY ARE PRESUMED TO CHANNEL SOME OF THAT WEALTH TO MUGABE. HOW MUCH WEALTH IS GENERATED OR HELD BY THESE INDIVIDUALS IS UNKNOWN. MNANGAGWA IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CONGO AND LIKELY HAS A STAKE IN THE BANK'S MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH A ZIMBABWEAN FIRM. BREDENKAMP'S COMPANY TREMALT IS REPORTED TO HAVE A 20 PERCENT STAKE IN THE DRC MINING PARASTATAL GECAMINES, WHICH HAS GRANTED SUBSTANTIAL MINING CONCESSIONS TO ZIMBABWEAN COMPANIES CONTROLLED BY ZANU-PF. ¶D. (S) WE HAVE NO INDICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS OF ASSETS INTO OR OUT OF ZIMBABWE BY GOZ OR ZANU-PF OFFICIALS. ¶E. (S) WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON MONEY LAUNDERING THROUGH BANKS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE. ¶F. (S) MUGABE HAS THREE YOUNG CHILDREN (TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER) BY HIS CURRENT WIFE GRACE, AND THEY ALL ATTEND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS IN HARARE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE GRACE'S CHILDREN FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE ATTEND SCHOOL. JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA HAS A DAUGHTER IN A MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE, AND ANOTHER CHILD IS SOON PLANNING TO ATTEND AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. MNANGAGWA HAS TWO DAUGHTERS ATTENDING A TEXAS COLLEGE, AND POLICE COMMISSIONER AUGUSTINE CHIHURI HAS A DAUGHTER IN A TEXAS COLLEGE AND A SON IN A CALIFORNIA SCHOOL. HOME AFFAIRS SECRET PAGE 04 HARARE 02547 01 OF 02 291300Z MINISTER AND ZANU-PF CHAIRMAN JOHN NKOMO REPORTEDLY HAS TWO CHILDREN STUDYING IN THE U.S. MUGABE'S CHIEF OF PROTOCOL IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, AMBASSADOR MUNYARADZI SAM KAJESE (AND FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER),HAS THREE CHILDREN ATTENDING U.S. COLLEGES. WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHETHER OTHER SENIOR GOVERNMENT OR RULING PARTY OFFICIALS HAVE CHILDREN IN U.S. SCHOOLS. WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT A GREATER THAN NORMAL EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO SEND SENIOR OFFICIALS' CHILDREN TO SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. OR EUROPE. ¶G. (S) THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCREASE IN VISA APPLICATIONS BY SENIOR OFFICIALS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR TRAVEL TO THE WEST. ¶H. (S) WE HAVE NO DETAILS ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHERE GOZ OR ZANU-PF OFFICIALS MAY HOLD ASSETS. ¶2. (C) COMMENT: WE ADMIT THIS IS VERY THIN GRUEL, BUT WE BELIEVE IT WILL TAKE EXTRAORDINARY MEANS -- BOTH SOURCES AND METHODS -- TO DEVELOP THE DETAILED RESPONSES SOUGHT IN REF B. WE LEAVE IT TO WASHINGTON TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF DEPLOYING ADDITIONAL ASSETS -- BOTH COMMERCIAL AND INTELLIGENCE ONES -- TO ACQUIRE THIS SECRET SECRET PTQ2522 PAGE 01 HARARE 02547 02 OF 02 291300Z ACTION AF-00 INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 DOTE-00 SRPP-00 DS-00 EB-00 EUR-00 FAAE-00 FBIE-00 VC-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 L-00 VCE-00 MMP-00 AC-01 NSAE-00 OIG-03 OMB-01 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00 P-00 SP-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 LBA-00 PRM-01 DRL-02 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /009W -------------- 1842AA 291300Z /38 P 291249Z AUG 01 FM AMEMBASSY HARARE TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9579 INFO NSC WASHDC PRIORITY SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AMEMBASSY NAIROBI S E C R E T SECTION 02 OF 02 HARARE 002547 SIPDIS NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR JENDAYI FRAZER LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS NAIROBI FOR TERRY PFLAUMER E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/29/11 TAGS: PGOV PINR PGOV PINR ZI SUBJECT: ASSETS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR GOZ AND RULING PARTY LEADERS (C-TN1-01067) INFORMATION. WE THINK THAT A FIRM LIKE KROLL ASSOCIATES SECRET PAGE 02 HARARE 02547 02 OF 02 291300Z COULD BEGIN TO UNCOVER SOME ADDITIONAL ASSETS LINKED TO THE ZIMBABWE LEADERSHIP, BUT DOUBT THAT MUCH WOULD SHOW UP IN THE U.S. END COMMENT. ROTH SECRET >