Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08KIGALI769
2008-10-31 12:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kigali
Cable title:
RWANDA UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS: REPORT #6
VZCZCXRO0033 PP RUEHGI RUEHMA RUEHROV DE RUEHLGB #0769 3051207 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 311207Z OCT 08 FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5729 INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0211 RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0042 RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 0032 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0172
UNCLAS KIGALI 000769
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KPKO RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS: REPORT #6
REF: KIGALI 754
(SBU) VIM Airlines began its airlift of Rwandan soldiers to
Darfur on October 27. It has contracted to fly two of the
four battalions scheduled for rotation to Darfur, and will
take approximately two weeks to do so, flying 17 flights with
88 soldiers per flight. While it does not yet have a
contract in place from the UN to do the follow-on rotation of
the remaining two battalions, it believes it is
well-positioned to do so. It is also seeking to add
additional soldiers for each flight.
SYMINGTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KPKO RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS: REPORT #6
REF: KIGALI 754
(SBU) VIM Airlines began its airlift of Rwandan soldiers to
Darfur on October 27. It has contracted to fly two of the
four battalions scheduled for rotation to Darfur, and will
take approximately two weeks to do so, flying 17 flights with
88 soldiers per flight. While it does not yet have a
contract in place from the UN to do the follow-on rotation of
the remaining two battalions, it believes it is
well-positioned to do so. It is also seeking to add
additional soldiers for each flight.
SYMINGTON