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INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE

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SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/S - E. PELLETREAU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM PREL ZI MI
SUBJECT: MALAWI: PARTICIPATION IN SADC OBSERVATION MISSION 
IN ZIMBABWE 
 
REF: PELLETREAU-EASTHAM JUNE 10 EMAIL 
 
According to Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs 
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Undule Mwakasungula, 
Chairperson of the Human Rights Consultative Committee, 
Malawi will send a team of up to 18 people to participate in 
SADC observations of the Zimbabwe run-off elections. 
Chiunguzeni said the leader of Malawi's participants will be 
Dr. Benson Tembo, current Malawi High Commissioner to 
Zimbabwe.  The breakdown by organization will be: 
 
Malawian High Commission to Zimbabwe - 2 (including Dr. Tembo) 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 1 
Malawi Law Commission - 2 
Malawi Electoral Commission - 3 (including one election 
commissioner) 
Civil Society and Non-governmental Organizations - 10 
 
Mwakasungula, who is organizing civil society participants, 
commented that the number of non-government participants was 
still dependent upon organizations finding funding sources to 
pay for travel expenses and that the actual number who travel 
could be less than the proposed 10. 
EASTHAM