C0 5 5 7 6 7 US Department of State Case No Doc No C05507670 Date 04 28 2014 IN J CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 STATE 057946 2519082 ORIGIN INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 0-01 OASY-OO DODE-OO EB-01 EUR-01 HA-09 H-01 IO-19 LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 NEA-01 NSCE-OO OMB-O1 PM-02 RPCS-01SIL-00 SP-OO SS-00 STR-17 1072R 4320 DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY RGHOUDEK RMPRINGLE RCPORTER A 03955 25191 OZ 38 2519092 FEB 93 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY KIGALI PRIORITY INFO AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS PRIORITY AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM PRIORITY AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA USMISSION GENEVA USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 057946 2519082 CONFIDENTIALSTATEO57946 E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS MOPS PREL PHUM RW SUBJECT AF DAS HOUDEK MEETS WITH RPF REPRESENTATIVE 1 - ENTIRE TEXT 2 SUMMARY DAS HOUDEK CALLED IN RPF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 22 TO REVIEW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND CONCERNS FOR THE NEARLY ONE MILLION PERSONS DISPLACED BY THE RECENT FIGHTING RUDASINGWA REAFFIRMED RPF WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH THE RWANDAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL PARTIES BUT STRESSED HARDLINE RPF POSITIONS THAT HABYARIMANA AND THE FRENCH PRESENCE ARE THE MAIN OBSTACLES TO PEACE HE ARDENTLY DENIED UGANDAN SUPPORT FOR THE RPF WE HOPE THAT KAGAME SHOWS MORE FLEXIBILITY AND TAKES A MORE PRAGMATIC APPROACH REVIEW AUTHORITY Charles Daris Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005507670 Date 04 28 2014 0 5 5 7 6 7 US Department of State Case No 3-03677 Doc No 005507670 Date 04 28 2014 THAN HIS SPOKESMAN END SUMMARY RECENT EVENTS 3 REVIEWING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN A MEETING FEBRUARY 22 WITH REPRESENTATIVES THEOGEN RUDASINGWA AND CHARLES MURIGANDE DAS HOUDEK URGED THE RPF TO GET ON THE CEASEFIRE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE BUJUMBURA MEETING WITH THE FIVE POLITICAL PARTIES HE NOTED THE DEPARTURE OF COLONEL MARLEY TO THE REGION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BOTH SIDES IN REESTABLISHING THE CEASEFIRE AND TO PARTICIPATE WHEN THE ARUSHA TALKS RESUME RUDASINGWA REPLIED THAT THE RPF IS ALWAYS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN TALKS THAT TITUS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 STATE 057946 2519082 RUTAMERARA THE NUMBER 3 IN THE RPF CHAIN OF HAS BEEN IN BUJUMBURA FOR A WEEK AND THAT KANYARENGWE WILL PARTICIPATE DEPENDING UPON THE LEVEL OF PARTY PARTICIPATION HUMAN RIGHTS 4 TURNING TO ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY BOTH SIDES IN THE RECENT FIGHTING HOUDEK URGED THE RPF TO FACILITATE INVESTIGATIONS IN THOSE CASES AND AREAS WHERE IT IS ACCUSED RUDASINGWA IMMEDIATELY INVOKED STRONG RPF FEELINGS ABOUT THE INADEQUACY OF RESPONSE BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN JANUARY CITING THIS AS AN INCENTIVE FOR THE RPF ATTACKS EXTENSIVE DISINFORMATION BY THE GOR IS AIMED AT SHIFTING BLAME TO THE RPF TO JUSTIFY BRINGING IN MORE FRENCH TROOPS TO SHORE UP THE REGIME AS AN EXAMPLE HE POINTED TO THE REUTERS REPORT OF FEBRUARY 21 THAT AN MRND SPOKESMAN IN BRUSSELS HAD ACCUSED THE RPF OF EXTERMINATING ON THE ORDERS OF PRESIDENT MUSEVENI MORE THAN 1 600 PEOPLE WITH CHEMICAL PRODUCTS BROUGHT FROM THE US AND LIBYA VIA ENGLAND IN FACT RUDASINGWA RPF HAD WARNED VILLAGERS PARTICULARY IN KINIGI AND KIDAHO TO FLEE EVEN TO UGANDA AS THE FIGHTING BROKE OUT SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE HARMED OR USED AS HUMAN SHIELDS BY THE GOR HE APOLOGIZED FOR CASES WHERE THE POPULATION MISUNDERSTOOD RPF INTENTIONS AND PANICKED 5 HOUDEK EMPHASIZED THAT REGARDLESS OF REASONS FOR THE RPF ATTACKS UP TO ONE MILLION DISPLACED PERSONS ARE NOW CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2013-03677 Doc No 005507670 Date 04 28 2014 39198 019109900 OOCI 933C 31918 40 IUBUJIJBCIQCI CI3 L8VO8 3H NVCINVEDH CINV NI IdtI NVCINVOFI 30N3838d 3H L VMONISVGHEI IcltI NI NVCINVOFI CINV VHN HI3HJ 803 3HJ O L 380W CIVH JSW SOCI J V A88VIN3 33NVHOX3 NV J VHJ VMONISVGFIEI G3GNIW3H 80 133818 '8 NVCI NVOH J ON TIINI 3HJ 8V 3HJ 338 3HJ SIH NI OJ NI 3ITIVA ON NIVS 3H CINV ON CIIV8 VMSNISVCIFIH NI 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