Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 251287 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AEMR ASEC AMGT AE AS AMED AVIAN AU AF AORC AGENDA AO AR AM APER AFIN ATRN AJ ABUD ARABL AL AG AODE ALOW ADANA AADP AND APECO ACABQ ASEAN AA AFFAIRS AID AGR AY AGS AFSI AGOA AMB ARF ANET ASCH ACOA AFLU AFSN AMEX AFDB ABLD AESC AFGHANISTAN AINF AVIATION ARR ARSO ANDREW ASSEMBLY AIDS APRC ASSK ADCO ASIG AC AZ APEC AFINM ADB AP ACOTA ASEX ACKM ASUP ANTITERRORISM ADPM AINR ARABLEAGUE AGAO AORG AMTC AIN ACCOUNT ASECAFINGMGRIZOREPTU AIDAC AINT ARCH AMGTKSUP ALAMI AMCHAMS ALJAZEERA AVIANFLU AORD AOREC ALIREZA AOMS AMGMT ABDALLAH AORCAE AHMED ACCELERATED AUC ALZUGUREN ANGEL AORL ASECIR AMG AMBASSADOR AEMRASECCASCKFLOMARRPRELPINRAMGTJMXL ADM ASES ABMC AER AMER ASE AMGTHA ARNOLDFREDERICK AOPC ACS AFL AEGR ASED AFPREL AGRI AMCHAM ARNOLD AN ANATO AME APERTH ASECSI AT ACDA ASEDC AIT AMERICA AMLB AMGE ACTION AGMT AFINIZ ASECVE ADRC ABER AGIT APCS AEMED ARABBL ARC ASO AIAG ACEC ASR ASECM ARG AEC ABT ADIP ADCP ANARCHISTS AORCUN AOWC ASJA AALC AX AROC ARM AGENCIES ALBE AK AZE AOPR AREP AMIA ASCE ALANAZI ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI AINFCY ARMS ASECEFINKCRMKPAOPTERKHLSAEMRNS AGRICULTURE AFPK AOCR ALEXANDER ATRD ATFN ABLG AORCD AFGHAN ARAS AORCYM AVERY ALVAREZ ACBAQ ALOWAR ANTOINE ABLDG ALAB AMERICAS AFAF ASECAFIN ASEK ASCC AMCT AMGTATK AMT APDC AEMRS ASECE AFSA ATRA ARTICLE ARENA AISG AEMRBC AFR AEIR ASECAF AFARI AMPR ASPA ASOC ANTONIO AORCL ASECARP APRM AUSTRALIAGROUP ASEG AFOR AEAID AMEDI ASECTH ASIC AFDIN AGUIRRE AUNR ASFC AOIC ANTXON ASA ASECCASC ALI AORCEUNPREFPRELSMIGBN ASECKHLS ASSSEMBLY ASECVZ AI ASECPGOV ASIR ASCEC ASAC ARAB AIEA ADMIRAL AUSGR AQ AMTG ARRMZY ANC APR AMAT AIHRC AFU ADEL AECL ACAO AMEMR ADEP AV AW AOR ALL ALOUNI AORCUNGA ALNEA ASC AORCO ARMITAGE AGENGA AGRIC AEM ACOAAMGT AGUILAR AFPHUM AMEDCASCKFLO AFZAL AAA ATPDEA ASECPHUM ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG
ETRD ETTC EU ECON EFIN EAGR EAID ELAB EINV ENIV ENRG EPET EZ ELTN ELECTIONS ECPS ET ER EG EUN EIND ECONOMICS EMIN ECIN EINT EWWT EAIR EN ENGR ES EI ETMIN EL EPA EARG EFIS ECONOMY EC EK ELAM ECONOMIC EAR ESDP ECCP ELN EUM EUMEM ECA EAP ELEC ECOWAS EFTA EXIM ETTD EDRC ECOSOC ECPSN ENVIRONMENT ECO EMAIL ECTRD EREL EDU ENERG ENERGY ENVR ETRAD EAC EXTERNAL EFIC ECIP ERTD EUC ENRGMO EINZ ESTH ECCT EAGER ECPN ELNT ERD EGEN ETRN EIVN ETDR EXEC EIAD EIAR EVN EPRT ETTF ENGY EAIDCIN EXPORT ETRC ESA EIB EAPC EPIT ESOCI ETRB EINDQTRD ENRC EGOV ECLAC EUR ELF ETEL ENRGUA EVIN EARI ESCAP EID ERIN ELAN ENVT EDEV EWWY EXBS ECOM EV ELNTECON ECE ETRDGK EPETEIND ESCI ETRDAORC EAIDETRD ETTR EMS EAGRECONEINVPGOVBN EBRD EUREM ERGR EAGRBN EAUD EFI ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ETRO ENRGY EGAR ESSO EGAD ENV ENER EAIDXMXAXBXFFR ELA EET EINVETRD EETC EIDN ERGY ETRDPGOV EING EMINCG EINVECON EURM EEC EICN EINO EPSC ELAP ELABPGOVBN EE ESPS ETRA ECONETRDBESPAR ERICKSON EEOC EVENTS EPIN EB ECUN EPWR ENG EX EH EAIDAR EAIS ELBA EPETUN ETRDEIQ EENV ECPC ETRP ECONENRG EUEAID EWT EEB EAIDNI ESENV EADM ECN ENRGKNNP ETAD ETR ECONETRDEAGRJA ETRG ETER EDUC EITC EBUD EAIF EBEXP EAIDS EITI EGOVSY EFQ ECOQKPKO ETRGY ESF EUE EAIC EPGOV ENFR EAGRE ENRD EINTECPS EAVI ETC ETCC EIAID EAIDAF EAGREAIDPGOVPRELBN EAOD ETRDA EURN EASS EINVA EAIDRW EON ECOR EPREL EGPHUM ELTM ECOS EINN ENNP EUPGOV EAGRTR ECONCS ETIO ETRDGR EAIDB EISNAR EIFN ESPINOSA EAIDASEC ELIN EWTR EMED ETFN ETT EADI EPTER ELDIN EINVEFIN ESS ENRGIZ EQRD ESOC ETRDECD ECINECONCS EAIT ECONEAIR ECONEFIN EUNJ ENRGKNNPMNUCPARMPRELNPTIAEAJMXL ELAD EFIM ETIC EFND EFN ETLN ENGRD EWRG ETA EIN EAIRECONRP EXIMOPIC ERA ENRGJM ECONEGE ENVI ECHEVARRIA EMINETRD EAD ECONIZ EENG ELBR EWWC ELTD EAIDMG ETRK EIPR EISNLN ETEX EPTED EFINECONCS EPCS EAG ETRDKIPR ED EAIO ETRDEC ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ERNG EFINU EURFOR EWWI ELTNSNAR ETD EAIRASECCASCID EOXC ESTN EAIDAORC EAGRRP ETRDEMIN ELABPHUMSMIGKCRMBN ETRDEINVTINTCS EGHG EAIDPHUMPRELUG EAGRBTIOBEXPETRDBN EDA EPETPGOV ELAINE EUCOM EMW EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM ELB EINDETRD EMI ETRDECONWTOCS EINR ESTRADA EHUM EFNI ELABV ENR EMN EXO EWWTPRELPGOVMASSMARRBN EATO END EP EINVETC ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID ELTRN EIQ ETTW EAI ENGRG ETRED ENDURING ETTRD EAIDEGZ EOCN EINF EUPREL ENRL ECPO ENLT EEFIN EPPD ECOIN EUEAGR EISL EIDE ENRGSD EINVECONSENVCSJA EAIG ENTG EEPET EUNCH EPECO ETZ EPAT EPTE EAIRGM ETRDPREL EUNGRSISAFPKSYLESO ETTN EINVKSCA ESLCO EBMGT ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EFLU ELND EFINOECD EAIDHO EDUARDO ENEG ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EFINTS ECONQH ENRGPREL EUNPHUM EINDIR EPE EMINECINECONSENVTBIONS EFINM ECRM EQ EWWTSP ECONPGOVBN
KFLO KPKO KDEM KFLU KTEX KMDR KPAO KCRM KIDE KN KNNP KG KMCA KZ KJUS KWBG KU KDMR KAWC KCOR KPAL KOMC KTDB KTIA KISL KHIV KHUM KTER KCFE KTFN KS KIRF KTIP KIRC KSCA KICA KIPR KPWR KWMN KE KGIC KGIT KSTC KACT KSEP KFRD KUNR KHLS KCRS KRVC KUWAIT KVPR KSRE KMPI KMRS KNRV KNEI KCIP KSEO KITA KDRG KV KSUM KCUL KPET KBCT KO KSEC KOLY KNAR KGHG KSAF KWNM KNUC KMNP KVIR KPOL KOCI KPIR KLIG KSAC KSTH KNPT KINL KPRP KRIM KICC KIFR KPRV KAWK KFIN KT KVRC KR KHDP KGOV KPOW KTBT KPMI KPOA KRIF KEDEM KFSC KY KGCC KATRINA KWAC KSPR KTBD KBIO KSCI KRCM KNNB KBNC KIMT KCSY KINR KRAD KMFO KCORR KW KDEMSOCI KNEP KFPC KEMPI KBTR KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNPP KTTB KTFIN KBTS KCOM KFTN KMOC KOR KDP KPOP KGHA KSLG KMCR KJUST KUM KMSG KHPD KREC KIPRTRD KPREL KEN KCSA KCRIM KGLB KAKA KWWT KUNP KCRN KISLPINR KLFU KUNC KEDU KCMA KREF KPAS KRKO KNNC KLHS KWAK KOC KAPO KTDD KOGL KLAP KECF KCRCM KNDP KSEAO KCIS KISM KREL KISR KISC KKPO KWCR KPFO KUS KX KWCI KRFD KWPG KTRD KH KLSO KEVIN KEANE KACW KWRF KNAO KETTC KTAO KWIR KVCORR KDEMGT KPLS KICT KWGB KIDS KSCS KIRP KSTCPL KDEN KLAB KFLOA KIND KMIG KPPAO KPRO KLEG KGKG KCUM KTTP KWPA KIIP KPEO KICR KNNA KMGT KCROM KMCC KLPM KNNPGM KSIA KSI KWWW KOMS KESS KMCAJO KWN KTDM KDCM KCM KVPRKHLS KENV KCCP KGCN KCEM KEMR KWMNKDEM KNNPPARM KDRM KWIM KJRE KAID KWMM KPAONZ KUAE KTFR KIF KNAP KPSC KSOCI KCWI KAUST KPIN KCHG KLBO KIRCOEXC KI KIRCHOFF KSTT KNPR KDRL KCFC KLTN KPAOKMDRKE KPALAOIS KESO KKOR KSMT KFTFN KTFM KDEMK KPKP KOCM KNN KISLSCUL KFRDSOCIRO KINT KRG KWMNSMIG KSTCC KPAOY KFOR KWPR KSEPCVIS KGIV KSEI KIL KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KQ KEMS KHSL KTNF KPDD KANSOU KKIV KFCE KTTC KGH KNNNP KK KSCT KWNN KAWX KOMCSG KEIM KTSD KFIU KDTB KFGM KACP KWWMN KWAWC KSPA KGICKS KNUP KNNO KISLAO KTPN KSTS KPRM KPALPREL KPO KTLA KCRP KNMP KAWCK KCERS KDUM KEDM KTIALG KWUN KPTS KPEM KMEPI KAWL KHMN KCRO KCMR KPTD KCROR KMPT KTRF KSKN KMAC KUK KIRL KEM KSOC KBTC KOM KINP KDEMAF KTNBT KISK KRM KWBW KBWG KNNPMNUC KNOP KSUP KCOG KNET KWBC KESP KMRD KEBG KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KPWG KOMCCO KRGY KNNF KPROG KJAN KFRED KPOKO KM KWMNCS KMPF KJWC KJU KSMIG KALR KRAL KDGOV KPA KCRMJA KCRI KAYLA KPGOV KRD KNNPCH KFEM KPRD KFAM KALM KIPRETRDKCRM KMPP KADM KRFR KMWN KWRG KTIAPARM KTIAEUN KRDP KLIP KDDEM KTIAIC KWKN KPAD KDM KRCS KWBGSY KEAI KIVP KPAOPREL KUNH KTSC KIPT KNP KJUSTH KGOR KEPREL KHSA KGHGHIV KNNR KOMH KRCIM KWPB KWIC KINF KPER KILS KA KNRG KCSI KFRP KLFLO KFE KNPPIS KQM KQRDQ KERG KPAOPHUM KSUMPHUM KVBL KARIM KOSOVO KNSD KUIR KWHG KWBGXF KWMNU KPBT KKNP KERF KCRT KVIS KWRC KVIP KTFS KMARR KDGR KPAI KDE KTCRE KMPIO KUNRAORC KHOURY KAWS KPAK KOEM KCGC KID KVRP KCPS KIVR KBDS KWOMN KIIC KTFNJA KARZAI KMVP KHJUS KPKOUNSC KMAR KIBL KUNA KSA KIS KJUSAF KDEV KPMO KHIB KIRD KOUYATE KIPRZ KBEM KPAM KDET KPPD KOSCE KJUSKUNR KICCPUR KRMS KWMNPREL KWMJN KREISLER KWM KDHS KRV KPOV KWMNCI KMPL KFLD KWWN KCVM KIMMITT KCASC KOMO KNATO KDDG KHGH KRF KSCAECON KWMEN KRIC
PREL PINR PGOV PHUM PTER PE PREF PARM PBTS PINS PHSA PK PL PM PNAT PHAS PO PROP PGOVE PA PU POLITICAL PPTER POL PALESTINIAN PHUN PIN PAMQ PPA PSEC POLM PBIO PSOE PDEM PAK PF PKAO PGOVPRELMARRMOPS PMIL PV POLITICS PRELS POLICY PRELHA PIRN PINT PGOG PERSONS PRC PEACE PROCESS PRELPGOV PROV PFOV PKK PRE PT PIRF PSI PRL PRELAF PROG PARMP PERL PUNE PREFA PP PGOB PUM PROTECTION PARTIES PRIL PEL PAGE PS PGO PCUL PLUM PIF PGOVENRGCVISMASSEAIDOPRCEWWTBN PMUC PCOR PAS PB PKO PY PKST PTR PRM POUS PRELIZ PGIC PHUMS PAL PNUC PLO PMOPS PHM PGOVBL PBK PELOSI PTE PGOVAU PNR PINSO PRO PLAB PREM PNIR PSOCI PBS PD PHUML PERURENA PKPA PVOV PMAR PHUMCF PUHM PHUH PRELPGOVETTCIRAE PRT PROPERTY PEPFAR PREI POLUN PAR PINSF PREFL PH PREC PPD PING PQL PINSCE PGV PREO PRELUN POV PGOVPHUM PINRES PRES PGOC PINO POTUS PTERE PRELKPAO PRGOV PETR PGOVEAGRKMCAKNARBN PPKO PARLIAMENT PEPR PMIG PTBS PACE PETER PMDL PVIP PKPO POLMIL PTEL PJUS PHUMNI PRELKPAOIZ PGOVPREL POGV PEREZ POWELL PMASS PDOV PARN PG PPOL PGIV PAIGH PBOV PETROL PGPV PGOVL POSTS PSO PRELEU PRELECON PHUMPINS PGOVKCMABN PQM PRELSP PRGO PATTY PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PGVO PROTESTS PRELPLS PKFK PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PARAGRAPH PRELGOV POG PTRD PTERM PBTSAG PHUMKPAL PRELPK PTERPGOV PAO PRIVATIZATION PSCE PPAO PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PARALYMPIC PRUM PKPRP PETERS PAHO PARMS PGREL PINV POINS PHUMPREL POREL PRELNL PHUMPGOV PGOVQL PLAN PRELL PARP PROVE PSOC PDD PRELNP PRELBR PKMN PGKV PUAS PRELTBIOBA PBTSEWWT PTERIS PGOVU PRELGG PHUMPRELPGOV PFOR PEPGOV PRELUNSC PRAM PICES PTERIZ PREK PRELEAGR PRELEUN PHUME PHU PHUMKCRS PRESL PRTER PGOF PARK PGOVSOCI PTERPREL PGOVEAID PGOVPHUMKPAO PINSKISL PREZ PGOVAF PARMEUN PECON PINL POGOV PGOVLO PIERRE PRELPHUM PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PBST PKPAO PHUMHUPPS PGOVPOL PASS PPGOV PROGV PAGR PHALANAGE PARTY PRELID PGOVID PHUMR PHSAQ PINRAMGT PSA PRELM PRELMU PIA PINRPE PBTSRU PARMIR PEDRO PNUK PVPR PINOCHET PAARM PRFE PRELEIN PINF PCI PSEPC PGOVSU PRLE PDIP PHEM PRELB PORG PGGOC POLG POPDC PGOVPM PWMN PDRG PHUMK PINB PRELAL PRER PFIN PNRG PRED POLI PHUMBO PHYTRP PROLIFERATION PHARM PUOS PRHUM PUNR PENA PGOVREL PETRAEUS PGOVKDEM PGOVENRG PHUS PRESIDENT PTERKU PRELKSUMXABN PGOVSI PHUMQHA PKISL PIR PGOVZI PHUMIZNL PKNP PRELEVU PMIN PHIM PHUMBA PUBLIC PHAM PRELKPKO PMR PARTM PPREL PN PROL PDA PGOVECON PKBL PKEAID PERM PRELEZ PRELC PER PHJM PGOVPRELPINRBN PRFL PLN PWBG PNG PHUMA PGOR PHUMPTER POLINT PPEF PKPAL PNNL PMARR PAC PTIA PKDEM PAUL PREG PTERR PTERPRELPARMPGOVPBTSETTCEAIRELTNTC PRELJA POLS PI PNS PAREL PENV PTEROREP PGOVM PINER PBGT PHSAUNSC PTERDJ PRELEAID PARMIN PKIR PLEC PCRM PNET PARR PRELETRD PRELBN PINRTH PREJ PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEMEX PRELZ PFLP PBPTS PTGOV PREVAL PRELSW PAUM PRF PHUMKDEM PATRICK PGOVKMCAPHUMBN PRELA PNUM PGGV PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PBT PIND PTEP PTERKS PGOVJM PGOT PRELMARR PGOVCU PREV PREFF PRWL PET PROB PRELPHUMP PHUMAF PVTS PRELAFDB PSNR PGOVECONPRELBU PGOVZL PREP PHUMPRELBN PHSAPREL PARCA PGREV PGOVDO PGON PCON PODC PRELOV PHSAK PSHA PGOVGM PRELP POSCE PGOVPTER PHUMRU PINRHU PARMR PGOVTI PPEL PMAT PAN PANAM PGOVBO PRELHRC

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 07PARIS3147, DJIBOUTI AND RWANDA: LEGAL ISSUES CONTINUE TO

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #07PARIS3147.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PARIS3147 2007-07-23 15:52 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Paris
VZCZCXRO0083
RR RUEHRN RUEHROV
DE RUEHFR #3147/01 2041552
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 231552Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9093
INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE
RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 6403
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 2835
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1300
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 003147 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/20/2017 
TAGS: PREL PGOV ICJ RW DJ FR
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI AND RWANDA:  LEGAL ISSUES CONTINUE TO 
CLOUD RELATIONS 
 
REF: A. PARIS 1785 
 
     B. DJIBOUTI 778 
 
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, 1.4 (b/d 
). 
 
1.  (C)  SUMMARY:  MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on June 
19 said that legal issues concerning the death of French 
magistrate Bernard Borrel continued to aggravate relations 
with Djibouti.  Le Gal confided that she was beginning to 
believe that Borrel's death may have been the result of foul 
play (as opposed to suicide) and that parties other than the 
Djiboutian government (i.e., members of the French expat 
community) may have been responsible.  She reported that 
there had been no movement to restore relations by the 
Rwandans (the ball being in their court, in GOF eyes).  Le 
Gal said that Rwanda had formally requested the extradition 
of Isaac Kamali, accused of crimes committed during the 1994 
genocide.  Kamali remained in French custody, with the 
extradition request now pending before a French judge.  Le 
Gal did not know whether Kamali's extradition, should it 
occur, would lead to an improvement in France-Rwanda 
relations, which remain completely severed.  The French on 
July 20 arrested two other Rwandans wanted by the ICTR; they 
remain in custody as their cases are being processed.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (C)  Helene Le Gal, MFA DAS-equivalent for East and 
Central Africa, met with Deputy NIO for Africa Eric Silla and 
INR/AA Bernadette Graves on July 19.  Among a number of 
topics, Le Gal provided an update on France's relations with 
Djibouti and Rwanda. 
 
DJIBOUTI 
-------- 
3.  (C)  BACKGROUND:  As reported reftels and in numerous 
Paris Points (available at Embassy Paris's SIPRNET site, 
http://199.56.188.37/search?search=djibouti&s ources=PARIS), 
the case of French magistrate Bernard Borrel's death in 
Djibouti in 1995 continues to fester, an irritant to both 
France and Djibouti, with potentially damaging consequences 
should on-going investigations reveal that he died as a 
result of criminal behavior, especially if involvement by the 
Government of Djibouti or its officials can be demonstrated. 
 
4.  (C)  BACKGROUND CONT'D:  Mrs. Borrel has been diligent 
through the years in attempting to overturn the "official" 
determination of suicide, without, until recently, succeeding 
in changing the GOF's view that her husband had committed 
suicide, although she drew significant media attention and 
elicited public sympathy.  However, the case began taking a 
new direction when Sarkozy's administration took power in 
May.  Soon thereafter, Sarkozy met with and expressed 
sympathy toward Mrs. Borrel, with French prosecutorial 
authorities stating the day of the Sarkozy-Borrel meeting 
that the evidence showed that Mr. Borrel had been murdered. 
This was a change in France's "official" position that the 
case was a suicide and that efforts to prove otherwise were 
senseless. 
 
5.  (C)  BACKGROUND CONT'D:  A number of lawsuits continue to 
be litigated, among them Mrs. Borrel's attempt to reverse the 
finding of suicide (with Investigative Judge Sophie Clement 
conducting the investigation), and Mrs. Borrel's suit against 
the MFA and other parties for allegedly trying improperly to 
pressure Clement when an MFA spokesperson (Herve Ladsous, 
present Ambassador to China) publicly "promised" to give 
Clement's case files to Djibouti (which Clement refused to 
do) and to otherwise cover up the circumstances of Borrel's 
death.  Unable to obtain Clement's files, the Djiboutians 
brought suit at the ICJ to obtain the files.  All of these 
cases remain active.  Pursuant to the local cases, the MFA, 
MOD, MOJ, and certain personal residences, including the 
Paris and country homes of Michel de Bonnecorse, former 
Africa Counselor to President Chirac, were searched during 
the past few weeks for documents pertaining to Borrel's death 
and any subsequent cover-up, with a quantity of documents 
seized. The French Presidency refused to allow searches of 
the Presidency's offices to take place, claiming executive 
privilege.  Some of the documents reportedly raised questions 
about the original finding of suicide.  Clement has issued 
warrants against several Djiboutians for alleged involvement 
in Borrel's death and subpoenaed Djibouti President Guelleh, 
among others, to testify as witnesses, which Guelleh has not 
honored, citing immunity from process as chief of state. 
Djiboutian officials have consistently claimed that Borrel 
killed himself, citing several earlier GOF "official" 
findings that such was the case. 
 
PARIS 00003147  002 OF 003 
 
 
 
6.  (C)  BACKGROUND CONT'D:  Investigative Judge Clement has 
recently held hearings that have included the testimony of a 
French military officer (Loic Lucas) who served in Djibouti 
when Borrel died.  (See July 19 Paris Points.)  Lucas 
reportedly told Clement that there were rumors that Borrel 
was investigating "trafficking" involving Guelleh (who had 
not yet become president), although Lucas reportedly offered 
no concrete evidence.  Lucas stated his belief that Borrel 
was murdered, but reportedly told Clement that he did not 
believe the Djiboutian government, Guelleh, or other 
Djiboutian officials were involved.  Lucas said that the 
killing bore the marks of a mafia-style Corsican hit, and 
that the French expatriate community in Djibouti, some of 
whom were involved in nefarious activities, could have had 
Borrel killed.  END BACKGROUND. 
 
7.  (C)  MFA DAS-equivalent Le Gal, at the July 19 meeting 
with Deputy NIO Silla, noted that the most recent GOF 
declaration of "murder" was in fact the fourth judicial 
declaration since 1995, each by a different judicial 
authority.  Earlier determinations had included findings of 
suicide.  Le Gal said that the most recent "finding" was 
therefore not necessarily dispositive, especially since 
Clement's investigations and the other lawsuits had not run 
their course.  That said, Le Gal confided that the 
accumulation of evidence was beginning to persuade her that 
perhaps Lucas was correct, that Borrel had stumbled upon 
criminal activity not connected to Djiboutian authorities and 
was killed as a result.  She added that she would not be 
surprised if Lucas's comment that the killing was an entirely 
"franco-francais" affair turned out to be correct.  (COMMENT: 
 This is the first time to our knowledge that a GOF official 
not associated with the French judiciary has conceded, even 
in private discussion, that perhaps Borrel had been murdered. 
 END COMMENT.) 
 
8.  (C)  Le Gal said that France and Djibouti continued to 
try to conduct business as usual, with both sides eager to 
minimize the effect of the Borrel case on shared long-term 
interests.  She noted a recent favorable press report on good 
cooperation concerning France's military base in Djibouti, 
for example.  The case nonetheless was a regular intrusion 
creating friction, and Le Gal expressed concern about 
possible adverse effects if the investigations and lawsuits 
demonstrate convincingly that Borrel was murdered and if the 
identity of his killers is determined.  She noted that the 
Djiboutians had developed a better understanding of the 
French judiciary's independence but remained frustrated that 
the GOF could not simply "order a stop" to the investigations. 
 
9.  (C)  COMMENT:  France places great value on its military 
installation in Djibouti, which presently numbers about 2,818 
French military personnel and which will continue to serve as 
one of France's military hubs in Africa.  Maintaining 
sufficiently good relations with the Djiboutian government, 
and thus continued base rights and privileges, is a high 
priority for France.  The Borrel case could jeopardize this 
arrangement, which is why the MFA and Presidency remain 
concerned about it.  French officials are anxious as well 
about the fierce independence Judge Clement and the judiciary 
have displayed and about the conclusions the investigations 
and lawsuits may yield in terms of how Borrel died.  END 
COMMENT. 
 
RWANDA 
------ 
10.  (C)  Le Gal was downbeat about Rwanda, as she had been 
in May (ref A).  She said that France would be receptive to 
any outreach from Rwanda but that there had been none since 
the formal severance of relations in November 2006.  Neither 
side had any official connection or presence and all official 
activities had ceased.  She indicated that it was incumbent 
on Rwanda to make the first overture because Rwanda had 
severed relations.  Le Gal noted, however, that the GOF was 
trying to indicate its willingness to improve relations.  She 
said that the GOF had responded positively in the case of 
Isaac Kamali, wanted for crimes related to the 1994 genocide 
and taken into custody by the GOF after his expulsion from 
the U.S.  She commented on the quick and rapid cooperation 
all sides had shown in response to Kamali's appearance in the 
U.S. 
 
11.  (C)  The only recent official contact between France and 
Rwanda occurred when Rwanda formally requested that France 
extradite Kamali to Rwanda.  Here again, Le Gal said with a 
tone of regret, the French judiciary would play a large role. 
 A French court was considering the extradition request and 
 
PARIS 00003147  003 OF 003 
 
 
Kamali's efforts to resist it.  Le Gal could not predict the 
outcome of this process, stressing again the judiciary's 
independence.  The uncertainty about what the court would do 
prevented France from exploiting with Rwanda its "positive" 
handling of the Kamali case.  His extradition to Rwanda would 
likely (but not certainly) ease relations.  Le Gal said that 
the result of any judgment quashing the extradition request 
would be bad for relations "but not that bad, since relations 
are already non-existent." 
 
12.  (C)  Le Gal said that Belgium continued to watch over 
French interests in Rwanda but that this arrangement was not 
entirely satisfactory for the GOF.  Although well intentioned 
and generally reliable, such protecting powers "often had 
their own agendas," Le Gal commented, with obvious reference 
to Belgium.  Even if the Kamali case were not a factor, Le 
Gal indicated, it was not clear what either side could to do 
improve relations (and still maintain face), or whether 
Rwanda even had any interest in doing so. 
 
13.  (U)  NOTE:  The MFA announced on July 23 that French 
authorities had taken into custody on July 20 two other 
Rwandans (P. Wenceslas Munyeshyaka and Laurent Bucyibaruta) 
wanted by the ICTR.  The MFA spokesperson said on July 23 
that "after the taking of M. Kamali into custody a few weeks 
ago, these new arrests demonstrate the willingness of French 
authorities to cooperate fully with the ICTR. . . . 
Concerning the handling of these cases, the judicial process 
must now run its course . . . ."  END NOTE. 
 
 
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm 
 
 
STAPLETON