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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 000756 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
            UN, EUN 
SUBJECT:    Text of September 11 CNDP statement 
            announcing unilateral withdrawal 
 
REF:        KINSHASA 751 
 
¶1.  As indicated reftel, the CNDP issued a statement September 11 in 
the form of a letter addressed to SRSG Alan Doss in which it 
promises a unilateral withdrawal from territories occupied "in 
recent days."  Following are embassy's unofficial translation of the 
statement (para 2), as well as the original text in French (para. 
3). 
 
Note:  The statement is addressed to UN/SRSG Alan Doss, with info 
copies to a number of individuals from the international community 
involved in efforts to achieve peace in the east of the DRC. 
Curiously, Special Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley is 
not included.  End note. 
 
¶2.  Begin unofficial embassy translation of September 11, 2008 CNDP 
statement: 
 
CC copies to: 
-- President of the UN Security Council, New York; 
-- Secretary General of the United Nations, New York; 
-- Special Envoy of the European Union to the Great Lakes, 
   Brussels; 
-- Coordinator of MONUC activities in the eastern DRC, 
   Goma; 
-- Fr. Apollinaire Malu Malu, Coordinator of the Amani 
   Program, Kinshasa; 
-- Chief of MONUC Office, Goma. 
 
To: 
 
Ambassador Alan Doss, special representative of the UN Secretary 
General to the DRC, Kinshasa. 
 
Subject: Unilateral Withdrawal of the CNDP 
 
I have the honor to inform you herewith that the Political 
Directorate of the CNDP has just issued orders to its troops to 
conduct a unilateral and immediate withdrawal from all positions 
conquered on all fronts since the resumption of hostilities in the 
past few days. 
 
The order for this withdrawal is issued to permit the humanitarian 
community to have access to our compatriots most in need and to give 
peace a new chance in our province. 
Thus, we request that you direct MONUC units to allow safe passage 
to our troops as they return to their initial positions. 
 
We wish to insist that this withdrawal constitutes a final gesture 
of good will by our Movement and at the same time a last warning. 
Our Movement will no longer tolerate any provocation whatsoever from 
the FARDC or its proxy forces, whatever they may be.  The 
International Facilitation is forewarned:  if the aggressive actions 
of these past few days recur, in any form whatsoever, even the 
firing of a single bullet, the CNDP will respond with the greatest 
vigor and will only stop after having put a decisive end to any 
future threat. 
 
Please accept, Mr. Ambassador, the assurances of my highest 
consideration. 
 
For the Political directorate, the Chairman 
 
Laurent NKUNDA MIHIGO, Brigadier General 
 
End unofficial embassy translation 
 
¶3.  Original French text follows: 
 
TRANSMIS COPIE POUR INFORMATION A : 
--SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SECURITE DES 
NATIONS UNIES A NEW-YORK/MANHATTAN/USA ; 
-- SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR LE SECRETAIRE GENERAL DES NATIONS UNIES A 
NEW-YORK/MANHATTAN/USA ; 
-- SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'ENVOYE SPECIAL DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE 
DANS LES GRANDS-LACS A BRUXELLES/BELGIQUE ; 
MONSIEUR LE COORDONNATEUR DES ACTIVITES DE LA MONUC A L'EST DE LA 
RDC A GOMA ; 
-- MONSIEUR L'ABBE APOLLINAIRE MALU MALU, COORDONNATEUR DU PROGRAMME 
NATIONAL AMANI A KINSHASA/GOMBE ; 
-- MADAME LA CHEF DE BUREAU DE LA MONUC/NORD-KIVU A GOMA ; 
 
A SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR  ALAN DOSS 
REPRESENTANT SPECIAL DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL DES NATIONS UNIES EN RDC 
 
KINSHASA 00000756  002 OF 002 
 
 
A KINSHASA/GOMBE. 
 
OBJET : RETRAIT UNILATERAL DU CNDP. 
 
EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR, 
 
PAR LA PRESENTE, J'AI L'HONNEUR DE PORTER A VOTRE CONNAISSANCE QUE 
LA DIRECTION POLITIQUE DU CNDP VIENT D'ORDONNER A SES TROUPES 
D'OPERER UN RETRAIT UNILATERAL ET IMMEDIAT DE TOUTES LES POSITIONS 
CONQUISES SUR TOUS LES FRONTS DEPUIS LA REPRISE DES HOSTILITES DE 
CES DERNIERS JOURS. 
 
CE RETRAIT EST ORDONNE A LA FOIS POUR PERMETTRE A LA COMMUNAUTE 
HUMANITAIRE D'ACCEDER A NOS COMPATRIOTES QUI EN ONT LE PLUS BESOIN 
ET POUR REDONNER UNE CHANCE A LA PAIX DANS NOTRE PROVINCE. 
 
AINSI, NOUS VOUS DEMANDONS DE DONNER AUX UNITES DE LA MONUC LA 
CONSIGNE DE LAISSER LIBRE PASSAGE A NOS TROUPES QUI REGAGNENT LEURS 
POSITIONS INITIALES. 
 
NOUS TENONS A INSISTER SUR LE FAIT QUE CE RETRAIT CONSTITUE UN 
DERNIER GESTE DE BONNE VOLONTE DE NOTRE MOUVEMENT ET EN MEME TEMPS 
UNE DERNIERE MISE EN GARDE. NOTRE MOUVEMENT NE TOLERERA PLUS AUCUNE 
PROVOCATION NI DES FARDC NI DE LEURS FORCES SUPPLETIVES QUELLES 
QU'ELLES SOIENT. LA FACILITATION INTERNATIONALE EST PREVENUE : SI 
LES AGRESSIONS DE CES DERNIERS JOURS DEVAIENT REPRENDRE, SOUS 
QUELQUE FORME QUE CE SOIT, Y COMPRIS LE TIR D'UNE SEULE BALLE, ALORS 
LE CNDP Y REPONDRA AVEC LA PLUS GRANDE VIGUEUR ET NE S'ARRETERA 
QU'APRES MIS DEFINITIVEMENT FIN A TOUTE MENACE FUTURE. 
 
VEUILLEZ AGREER, EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR, L'EXPRESSION DE 
MA PARFAITE CONSIDERATION. 
 
POUR LA DIRECTION POLITIQUE, LE CHAIRMAN, LAURENT NKUNDA MIHIGO, 
GENERAL DE BRIG. 
 
End original text in French 
 
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