A/S FRAZER VISITS TRIPARTITE PLUS FUSION CELL

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000592 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MARR PINR CG SUBJECT: A/S FRAZER VISITS TRIPARTITE PLUS FUSION CELL ¶1. (U) A/S for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer on April 4 during a brief stopover in Kisangani visited the Tripartite Plus Fusion Cell (TFC),where she received a general briefing on the work of TFC participants. Along with Ambassador Meece and SRSG William Swing, the A/S visited the USG-funded fusion cell with Congolese officials including Orientale province's Governor and Vice Governor, the Kisangani Vice Mayor, and 5th Military District Commander General Padiri. Despite the notable absence of the Ugandan delegation, the TFC's other members were eager to showcase the project's development, and their active participation presented a competent, professional image. ¶2. (U) Utilizing a jointly prepared PowerPoint presentation, a Rwandan officer at the TFC briefed A/S Frazer on behalf of the combined teams on the various "negative forces" they are following and the general location of each. While acknowledging the unfortunate absence of the Ugandans, the other members demonstrated that they were committed to their joint work and hopeful that higher quality intelligence input would result in more meaningful analysis. DOUGHERTY