HEREWITH SUPPORT CABLE FOR MIDDLE EAST BRIEF OCPAS MEA 92-130 FOR 04 JUNE 1992

Created: 6/4/1992

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(RPF) GOna.II.LA MOVEMENT MARK THE FIRST STHP TOWARDEARLY TWO-YEAR-OLD CIVIL WAR./

N AFHTL HAS TRIED TO HfO THE FIGHTING BY OPENING DIRECT TALKS WITH THB RPF AND BY BASING TENSIONS MTU UGANDA, MUTCH KIGALI ACCUSED OF HARBORING THE REBELS, I 1

HUTU HARDLINERS OPPOSING ANY [CAL DB40NSTRATIOK9 IN KIGALI

LAST WEEK, WHILE THIS WEEK SOME MILITARY UNITS. FEAR INS

^^MOBILIZATIONEACE ACCORD IS SIGHED. LOOTED SEVERAL TOWNS

COMMENT: BOTH KIGALI AND THE RPP PROBABLY HOP8 THAT FRENCHUS PARTICIPATION IN THB TALKS HILL LEGITIMIZE THEIRSIDES ARB LIKELY TO AGREEEASE-FIRS AND SOMETUTSI REFUGEES. BUT IP TUB RPF INSISTS ON POWER SHARINGTHB OUSTER OF PRESIDENT HABYARTMANA THE TALKSWILL COLLAPSE.

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RWANDA RPF DEMANDS

ABOUTWANDAN PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF) GUERRILLAS INVADED RWANDA FROM UGANDA IN0 HOPING TO OVERTHROW PRESIDENTEGIME AND INITIATE TUTSI-LED POLITICAL REFORMSOPULATION THAT ISPERCBNT HUTU. AFTER IT FAILED TO 9EIZB THE CAPITAL. THB RPP SHIFTED TO GUERRILLA-STY LB TACTICS. ATTACKS, WHICH INCREASINGLY INCLUDED CIVILIAN TARGETS. HAVE GIVEN THE RPF CONTROLORRIDOR ALONG THEGANDA BORDER. THE RPF IS SEEKING PARTICIPATIONEW TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT, INTEGRATION INTO THB RWANDAN ARMY, THBRETURN OF ALL RWANDANATIONAL CC.VFSRKNCB TO DETERMINE FUTURE MULTIPARTY AND ESTABLISH NEW POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS.

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