VZCZCXRO0033
PP RUEHGI RUEHMA RUEHROV
DE RUEHLGB #0769 3051207
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 311207Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5729
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0211
RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0042
RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 0032
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0172

UNCLAS KIGALI 000769 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KPKO RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS: REPORT #6 
 
REF: KIGALI 754 
 
(SBU)  VIM Airlines began its airlift of Rwandan soldiers to 
Darfur on October 27.  It has contracted to fly two of the 
four battalions scheduled for rotation to Darfur, and will 
take approximately two weeks to do so, flying 17 flights with 
88 soldiers per flight.  While it does not yet have a 
contract in place from the UN to do the follow-on rotation of 
the remaining two battalions, it believes it is 
well-positioned to do so.  It is also seeking to add 
additional soldiers for each flight. 
SYMINGTON