UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05 2014 IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 KIGALI 03855 01 OF 03 2514452 ACTION AF-01 INFO LOG-00 AID-01 DOEE-OO EUR-01 OIGO-01 FORE-01 HA-09 H-01 INM-02 TEDE-00 INR-OO IO-16 L-03 ADS-00 NSAE-OO NSCE-OO OIC-02 OMB-01 PA-02 PM-OZ PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SIL-OO SNP-OO SP-OO SR-OO SS-OO STR-16 TRSE-00 T-00 USIE-00 CORE-00 FD2C2C 2514542138 2514392 OCT 93 FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4913 INFO USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI AMEMBASSY KAMPALA AMEMBASSY KINSHASA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION USUN NEW YORK UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KIGALI 03855 STATE FOR RP AND UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 KIGALI 03855 01 OF 03 2514452 AID FOR AND OFDA GENEVA FOR RMA ADDIS ABABA FOR ROME FOR WFP YAOUNDE FOR E 0 12356 TAGS PREF PHUM PREL RW BY SUBJECT BURUNDI REFUGEES IN RWANDA AT 200 000 1 SUMMARY UNHCR REPORTED AN ESTIMATED 200 000 REFUGEES MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAD REACHED SOUTHERN RWANDA BY EVENING OCTOBER 23 WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION SOUTHEAST 0F BUTARE UNHCR WHICH HEADED A JOINT UN AGENCY-GOVERNMENT MISSION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS SAID INTERVIEWS SUGGEST MOST FLED FROM FEW SHOWED SIGNS OF INJURIES UNHCR WILL AUTHORITY Charles Daris Senior Reviewed UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05 2014 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05l2014 BRIEF DONORS AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 25 ON CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY SECTOR UN AGENCIES AND ALREADY IN COUNTRY TO ASSIST WAR-DISPLACED IN THE NORTH ARE ALREADY MOBILIZING TO USE STOCKS ON HAND TO MEET IMMEDIATE THESE RESOURCES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COVER ALL THE PEOPLE FOR LONG WITH ALL OF THESE AGENCIES STRETCHED THIN IN THE NORTH VEHICLES AND STAFF ARE URGENT NEEDS ALONG WITH FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS BELGIUM IS BRINGING IN FOUR PLANELOADS OF NON-FOOD ITEMS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE BELGIAN RED CROSS BELIEVE ROLE FOR USG AID WILL BE INDICATED AND WILL ADVISE SOONEST END SUMMARY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 KIGALI 03855 01 OF 03 2514452 2 UNHCR MOBILIZED ON THE DAY OF THE BURUNDI COUP 10 21 UNHCR ALERTED GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RWANDAN OFFICIALS AS WELL AS UN AGENCIES AND TO A POSSIBLE REFUGEE INFLUX IT ALSO CONTACTED ITS OFFICES IN NAIROBI ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF NON-FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS TENTS AND BLANKETS NONE ARE AVAILABLE UN AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MET 1012 TO POOL INFORMATION ICRC ESTIMATED 35 000 REFUGEES HAD ARRIVED BY 10 22 WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TOTAL OF 60 000 ON 10 23 A JOINT INTER-UN MISSION INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE MINISTER FOR LABOR AND SOCIAL SERVICES WHO COVERS REFUGEES FANNED OUT TO THE COMMUNES ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RWANDAN BORDER WITH BURUNDI TO ESTIMATE NUMBERS AND NEEDS OF ARRIVING REFUGEES 3 NUMBERS AS OF 10 23 UNHCR WAS USING A WORKING FIGURE OF 200 000 REFUGEES THE JOINT MISSION DETERMINED THAT IN THE BUTARE PREFECTURE ALONE UP TO 191 000 PERSONS HAD ARRIVED WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION IN THE COMMUNE OF KIBAYI A BIT NORTHEAST OF NGOZI IN BURUNDI NUMBERS HERE SOARED FROM AN ESTIMATED 30 000 TO 100 000 IN ONE DAY UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE CARLOS RODRIGUEZ TOLD DCM THAT HE SAW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AKANYARU RIVER TO CROSS WITH MORE WALKING TOWARD THE RIVER ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE JOINT MISSION DESCRIBED A SIMILAR SCENE AT A DIFFERENT POINT ALONG THE RIVER UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05 2014 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05 2014 PAGE 04 KIGALI 03855 01 OF 03 2514452 4 POPULATION PROFILE A PRELIMINARY READOUT FROM UNHCR INDICATES THAT WHILE THERE ARE SOME MEN OF ALL AGES MOST OF THE REFUGEES ARE WOMEN CHILDREN AND OLD PEOPLE THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS OF THE POPULATION MOST ARE HUTU 5 REASONS FOR FLIGHT UNHCR SAID FEAR APPARENTLY TRIGGERED THE EXODUS MOST REFUGEES INTERVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE JOINT MISSION SAID THEY FLED FROM FEAR HAVING HEARD ABOUT INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 KIGALI 03855 02 OF 03 2514472 ACTION INFO LOG-00 AID-01 CIAE-00 DOEE-00 EUR-01 FORE-01 HA-09 H-01 TEDE-00 IO-16 L-03 ADS-00 NSAE-00 OMB-01 PA-02 PM-02 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SIL-00 SNP-00 SP-OO SR-OO STR-16 TRSE-00 T-00 CORE-00 ID74W FD2C76 2514552 I38 2514392 OCT 93 FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4914 INFO USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI AMEMBASSY KAMPALA AMEMBASSY KINSHASA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION USUN NEW YORK UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 03 KIGALI 03855 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-201401302 Doc No C05517271 Date 05 05 2014 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05l2014 STATE FOR RP AFIC AND AFIRA UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 KIGALI 03855 02 OF 03 2514472 AID FOR AND OFDA GENEVA FOR RMA ADDIS ABABA FOR ROME FOR WFP YAOUNDE FOR 12356 NIA TAGS PREFI PHUM PREL RW BY SUBJECT BURUNDI REFUGEES IN RWANDA AT 200 000 GENERALLY THE REFUGEES REPORTED INCIDENTS OF ETHNIC AND POLITICAL CLASHES AS WELL AS SCORE-SETTLING SOME SAID THEY HAD KILLINGS OR HEARD SHOOTING SOME WOMEN REPORTED SEEING HOUSES BURNING SOME SAID THEY ARE FRODEBU PARTY MEMBERS WHO FEARED REPRISALS 6 HEALTH SITUATION UNHCR JUDGES THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH OF THE REFUGEES TO BE FAIR IN EACH PREFECTURE VISITED HOWEVER JOINT MISSION MEMBERS SAW CASES OF MEASLES AND RADIO RWANDA REPORTED CHOLERA AND DYSENTERY AS WELL UNICEF THE BELGIAN RED CROSS AND CARITAS MET AFTERNOON OF 10 24 TO DETERMINE NEEDS AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING THEM 7 INJURIES UNHCR AND A WFP MEMBER OF THE JOINT MISSION TOLD DCM THEY HAD SEEN FEW INJURIES AMONG THE REFUGEES THREE REFUGEES WHO WERE INJURED WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL A COUPLE OF OTHERS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO KIGALI HOSPITAL JOINT MISSION MEMBERS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 KIGALI 03855 02 OF 03 2514472 AND RWANDAN AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS REPORTED SEEING BODIES IN THE AKANYARU RIVER WHICH REFUGEES MUST CROSS TO ENTER RWANDA DCM ON A HELICOPTER TRIP ORGANIZED 10 24 BY RWANDAN MILITARY FOR DIPLOMATS SAW 16 BODIES IN AN AREA DOWN-RIVER FROM THE AREA OF THE INFLUX BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM REPORTS OF 200 BODIES FROM THE DAY BEFORE THERE IS SOME SUSPICION THAT THE BODIES ARE THOSE OF TUTSIS KILLED BY FLEEING HUTUS FYI REFUGEES DID REPORT THAT THE HOSPITAL IN THE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc Date 05 05l2014 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No C05517271 Date 0510512014 COMMUNE OF BUGABERA IN THE PREFECTURE OF KIRUNDO IS FULL RADIO RWANDA REPORTED ATTACKS ON HOSPITALS IN BURUNDI BY GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS REPORTS REACHING THE EMBASSY VIA AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST WHO HAS TALKED WITH REFUGEES INDICATE A HOSPITAL AT KIREMBA ALONG THE MAIN ROAD NEAR THE RWANDA BORDER WAS ATTACKED BY GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS AND A GERMAN NURSE WAS INJURED END FYI 8 FOOD IMPENDING DROUGHT IN RWANDA AND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF BEANS ON THE LOCAL OR REGIONAL MARKET WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COMPLICATE THE PROVISION OF FOOD FOR THIS MASSIVE INFLUX OF REFUGEES THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES WILL BRIEF ON THIS AT THE AFTERNOON MEETING WHEN THE NUMBER WAS ESTIMATED AT 60 000 ON 10 23 WFP THOUGHT IT COULD HANDLE IMMEDIATE FOOD NEEDS WITH FOOD IN STOCK WFP IS NOW ESTIMATING THAT IT CAN PROVIDE OIL AND CSM FOR UP TO 300 000 PERSONS FOR ONE MONTH CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE AVAILABLE SOME OF THE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 KIGALI 03855 02 OF 03 2514472 FOOD IT HAS EN ROUTE TO RWANDA FOR WAR-DISPLACED 9 SHELTER REFUGEES ARE NOW STAYING IN THE OPEN AIR UNHCR HAS NO TENTS OR BLANKETS IN STOCK IT EXPECTS TO HAVE TO PROCURE TENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET ALTHOUGH EMBASSY HAS ADVISED UNHCR THAT A LOCAL COMPANY IS MAKING TENTS IN ANTICIPATION OF MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION BLANKETS CAN BE PROCURED LOCALLY BUT NOT IN THE QUANTITY THAT WILL BE NEEDED THE SWISS HAVE ALREADY PROMISED SOME FUNDING FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF RELIEF ITEMS 10 AID AGENCIES UNHCR ICRC UNICEF BELGIAN RED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 KIGALI 03855 03 OF 03 2514482 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05l05l2014 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No C05517271 Date 05 05 2014 ACTION AF-01 INFO LOG-00 AID-01 CIAE-00 C-01 OASY-00 EUR-01 FORE-01 HA-09 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 IO-16 L-03 ADS-00 NSAE-00 NSCE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 PA-02 PM-02 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SIL-OO SNP-OO SP-00 SR-OO SS-00 TRSE-00 T-OO USIE-OD RPE-01 CORE-00 --FD2CA5 2514572 38 2514392 OCT 93 FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4915 INFO USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI AMEMBASSY KAMPALA AMEMBASSY KINSHASA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION USUN NEW YORK UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 03 KIGALI 03855 STATE FOR RP AFIC AND AFIRA UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 KIGALI 03855 03 OF 03 2514482 AID FOR AND OFDA GENEVA FOR RMA ADDIS ABABA FOR ROME FOR WFP YAOUNDE FOR E O 12356 NIA TAGS PREF PHUM PREL RW BY SUBJECT BURUNDI REFUGEES IN RWANDA AT 200 000 CROSS CARITAS AND THE RWANDAN RED CROSS ALL INVOLVED IN ASSISTING THE WAR-DISPLACED HAVE THUS FAR BEEN INVOLVED IN ASSESSING NEEDS OF THE REFUGEES MSFIHOLLAND MSFIBELGIUM CARE INTERNATIONAL OXFAM AND OTHER ALSO WORKING WITH THE WAR-DISPLAED WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE PICTURE AT THE BRIEFING AFTERNOON OF 10 25 UNHCR DOES NOTINOT PLAN AT THIS TIME TO ACTIVATE ITS NEW EMERGENCY CAPACITY GIVEN THE WEALTH OF EXPERTISE ALREADY IN COUNTRY HOWEVER ADDITIONAL UNHCR STAFF UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05 05 2014 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No 005517271 Date 05l05 2014 FOR LOGISTICS AND FOR MANNING A IN BUTARE ARE EXPECTED UNHCR SAID THAT VEHICLES AND ADDITIONAL STAFF ARE URGENTLY NEEDED FOR ALL THE AID AGENCIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY STRETCHED THIN MEETING THE NEEDS IN THE NORTH 11 COMMENT UNHCR HAS RESPONDED RAPIDLY AND SO FAR EFFECTIVELY TO THIS MASSIVE INFLUX OF MORE THAN 200 000 REFUGEES IN THREE DAYS THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS TO PUT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INTO PLACE PROVIDING FOOD AND MEDICINES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE INITIALLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 KIGALI 03855 03 OF 03 2514482 FROM STOCKS ALREADY IN COUNTRY THIS WILL BE ONE REFUGEE POPULATION THAT WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT THREE MONTHS FOR ASSISTANCE 12 COMMENT CONTINUED WHILE THE INFLUX MAY HAVE SLOWEDI THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS ON THE POLITICAL FRONT THAT WOULD SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF IMMEDIATE RETURN THE REFUGEES MAY WANT TO MAKE IT BACK TO THEIR HOMES AT LEAST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT PLANTING SEASON IN EARLY 1994 AS HAPPENED IN 1988 WHEN BURUNDIANS FROM THE SAME REGION FLED ARMY MASSACRES HOWEVER UNLESS THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN BUJUMBURA CAN BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND SECURITY RESTORED IN THE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE MAY HAVE A LONG-TERM EMERGENCY ON OUR HANDS END COMMENT- FLATEN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-01302 Doc No C05517271 Date 05 05 2014 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu