USUN INSTRUCTION: LIFT HOLD ON 4 NAMES IN UNSC

UNCLAS STATE 131896 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SUBJECT: USUN INSTRUCTION: LIFT HOLD ON 4 NAMES IN UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REF: A. PARIS 1695 ¶B. USUN 808 ¶C. BRUSSELS 1346 ¶D. LONDON 2196 ¶E. STATE 90905 ¶F. KIGALI 568 ¶G. STATE 86006 ¶H. PARIS 1100 ¶I. STATE 60880 ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. -------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE -------------- ¶2. (SBU) The strategic objective is for the United States to join allies in lifting our holds on a Government of Rwanda request to the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("the DRC Committee") to list four individuals linked to the Forces Dmocratiques de Libration du Rwanda (&FDLR8). Once listed, these individuals will be subject to an asset freeze and travel ban. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- ¶3. (U) USUN is instructed to lift our hold as soon as possible in the DRC Committee on the four names in para 5. -------------- BACKGROUND -------------- ¶4. (SBU) The U.S., UK, Belgium, and France placed holds on the names submitted by the Government of Rwanda in June 2008 S/AC.43/2008/NOTE.13 to the DRC Committee. The United States thanked the Government of Rwanda for its extraordinary effort to produce a comprehensive submission, and we expressed our desire to work with them to list as many of the individuals included in their submission as possible. However, the original identifying information provided by the Government of Rwanda was insufficient. We coordinated in New York and in capitals to share information and to be able to jointly lift our holds. Given events on the ground in the DRC, allies have been anxious to take action as soon as possible. However, in order to ensure UN sanctions are implemented in as fair and transparent a manner as possible, we have attempted to ensure that each listing is supported by adequate identifying information and information demonstrating that each individual meets the listing criteria. The U.S. can now agree to the DRC Committee listing the four individuals from the Rwandan submission listed in paragraph 5. -------------- INDIVIDUALS -------------- ¶5. (U) Names (1) MBARUSHIMANA, Callixte (2) NTAWUNGUKA, Pacifique (3) MUJYAMBERE, Leopold (4) NZEYIMANA, Stanislas -------------- POC AND REPORTING DEADLINE -------------- ¶6. (U) IO/PSC (Erin Crowe, 202.736.7847) is the point of contact. ¶7. (U) Department appreciates Mission's efforts. RICE