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Viewing cable 08DARESSALAAM159, ZIMBABWE: TANZANIA PRESSING FOR INTERNATIONAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08DARESSALAAM159 2008-03-05 20:52 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Dar Es Salaam 
VZCZCXYZ9733
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHDR #0159 0652052
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 052052Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7373
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY 3288
RUEHJB/AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA PRIORITY 2646
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY 3136
RUEHLGB/AMEMBASSY KIGALI PRIORITY 1082
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA PRIORITY 0254
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0371
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI PRIORITY 0920
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0280
RUEHDS/USMISSION USAU ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000159 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT AF/S FOR SHILL, AF/E FOR JLIDDLE, 
ALSO AF/RSA FOR MBITTRICK 
ADDIS ABABA FOR AU MISSION 
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE:  TANZANIA PRESSING FOR INTERNATIONAL 
MONITORS TO BE IN PLACE WELL IN ADVANCE OF ELECTION DAY 
 
REF: STATE 018257 
 
1. (SBU) Honorable Bernard Membe, Tanzania's Minister of 
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, assured 
Ambassador Green on February 27 that President Kikwete is 
working closely with President Mbeki of South Africa and 
within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as 
well as with African Union (AU) states to ensure that 
international monitors be allowed into Zimbabwe well in 
advance of the presidential, legislative and local elections. 
 
2. (SBU) Minister Membe understood that a SADC observer team 
was scheduled to arrive in Harare about three weeks before 
the March 29 elections.  However, he completely supported the 
need for AU, Commonwealth, the SADC Parliamentary Forum and 
other key international observer teams, including domestic 
civil society groups, to also be in place from the earliest 
possible date in order to monitor pre-election activities. 
Membe was clear that President Kikwete will continue to use 
all avenues to influence President Mugabe to agree that 
international election monitors be credentialed and allowed 
to enter Zimbabwe as quickly as possible. 
GREEN