DRC: MOVING ON SECOND BATCH OF FDLR DESIGNATIONS

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000267 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO MARR SUBJECT: DRC: MOVING ON SECOND BATCH OF FDLR DESIGNATIONS REF: A. A. STATE 00731 ¶B. B. STATE 090905 ¶C. C. USUN NEW YORK 000908 ¶D. D. EMAIL FROM USUN RBLACKHURST TO JCLARK 10/01/08 ¶E. E. EMAIL FROM USUN WSUITER TO JCLARK 03/06/09 ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. ¶2. (SBU) USUN met, at the request of its counterparts, with the UK, French, Belgian Missions to the UN on March 7 to discuss designating a second batch of FDLR names from the list of 19 names that the Rwandans had submitted in May 2008 to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Committee pursuant to UNSCR 1533. The Europeans expressed appreciation for U.S. action to move forward on the first batch of four names on March 4 (Ref A),but conveyed that they are ready to move on a second batch as soon as possible. ¶3. (SBU) In August 2008, the Department instructed USUN to share the list of names in three tiers for action with the Europeans (Ref B). In October 2008, USUN worked with these European missions to compile tentative Statements of Case (SOC) for a list of 5 names for the second tier of designations (Ref C). USUN forwarded the list of 5 SOCs to Washington in October (Ref D). The UK, France and Belgium seek to work off this list. ¶4. (SBU) The European missions support moving forward on these names: a. Iyamuremye, Gaston (aka - Byilingiro, Victor; Rumli, or Rumuri) - (France is willing to designate, UK/US open to designation provided receipt of more information, Belgium open to designation and proposed another alias as "le Belge") b. Hakizimana, Apollinaire (US was willing to accept with more information and wondered if this was the same as Hakizimana, Bonaventure) c. Ruzindana, Emmanuel (France would accept, UK/US open to designation provided receipt of more information, Belgium wanted to check name against another name for FDLR commissioner for mobilization) d. Mugaragu, Leodomir e. Ngilinshuti (or Njilinshuti),Juma (France is willing to designate, UK open to designation provided receipt of more information, Belgium is open to designation) ¶5. (SBU) The French, UK and Belgian missions have proposed meeting sometime during the week of March 16 to determine next steps in the FDLR submissions (Ref E). USUN requests guidance on how to proceed with the next batch of FDLR names, specifically these five names and next steps, including a possible timeline, on gathering the necessary information to allow their timely designation. Rice