TFUS01: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT MUGABE

UNCLAS HARARE 002686 SIPDIS NSC FOR WHITE HOUSE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC ZI SUBJECT: TFUS01: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT MUGABE TO PRESIDENT BUSH ¶1. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT ROBERT G. MUGABE TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH THAT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER 12. POST WILL POUCH THE ORIGINAL TO AF/S. ¶2. BEGIN TEXT: 12 SEPTEMBER, 2001 MR. GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WASHINGTON D.C. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEAR MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE LEARNT WITH A DEEP SENSE OF SHOCK, HORROR AND UTTER DISBELIEF OF THE GHASTLY ATTACKS ON THE PENTAGON, THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE AND OTHER TARGETS. THESE ATTACKS APPEAR TO BE THE ACTIONS OF WHAT CAN ONLY BE THE MOST REMORSELESS AND HARDENED ENEMIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE, AND INDEED, OF ALL THE PEACE- LOVING PEOPLE OF THE WIDER WORLD. MY GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE AND I PERSONALLY, SHARE THE SHOCK, ANGER AND ANGUISH OF YOUR GOVERNMENT, THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES, (AT HOME AND ABROAD), THE FAMILIES OF THE INJURED AND THE DECEASED AND YOUR OWN ANGUISH AND HEAVY SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, MR. PRESIDENT, AS YOU CONTEMPLATE WHAT REQUIRES TO BE DONE. MY GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE JOIN THE WHOLE WORLD IN WISHING YOU AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COURAGE AND WISDOM AS YOU PASS THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT PERIOD. YOURS SINCERELY, /S/ R.G. MUGABE PRESIDENT OF THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 HARARE 02686 121531Z REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE END TEXT. ROTH UNCLASSIFIED >