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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6767
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AMEMBASSY GABORONE 
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY MAPUTO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS 
AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK

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NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
LONDON FOR PFLAUMER 
 
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2010 
TAGS: PREL MOPS CG SF RW UG ZI
SUBJECT: RWANDA AND UGANDA TO BE INVITED TO THE 
WINDHOEK SADC SUMMIT 
 
 
CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES EARL M. IRVING FOR 
REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
¶1. (C) ON AUGUST 3 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDER 
SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TOLD S/E HOWARD 
 
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WOLPE THAT, IN THE COURSE OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN 
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI AND PRESIDENT MUGABE 
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE IDEA OF INVITING RWANDA AND UGANDA 
FOR MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE SADC SUMMIT IN 
WINDHOEK EMERGED.  MUGABE REPORTEDLY WAS RECEPTIVE TO 
THE INITIATIVE, THE ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMAT STATED.  S/E 
WOLPE WELCOMED THE DEVELOPMENT, NOTING THAT IT WOULD BE 
A GOOD CONFIDENCE BUILDING STEP. 
 
¶2.  (C) SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER VICTOR 
MDITSHWA TOLD CHARGE LATER IN THE DAY THAT MBEKI PRESSED 
MUGABE TO SPEED UP THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS.  MDITSHWA 
ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT THE CONGO CONFLICT WILL HAVE A 
PROMINENT POSITION ON THE SADC SUMMIT AGENDA.  IN THIS 
CONNECTION, MBEKI TOLD THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT THAT HE 
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HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH RWANDAN PRESIDENT KAGAME AND UGANDAN 
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI ON THE SUBJECT OF THEIR ATTENDANCE IN 
WINDHOEK FOR THE SUMMIT.  THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY HIGH 
COMMISSIONER DID NOT CONFIRM THAT AN INVITATION HAD BEEN 
EXTENDED TO THEM, HOWEVER. 
 
¶3.  (U) S/E WOLPE DID NOT CLEAR THIS MESSAGE PRIOR TO 
HIS DEPARTURE. 
 
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