The U.S. and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994
The Assassination of the Presidents and the Beginning of the "Apocalypse"
U.S. Department of State, Executive Secretariat, "Situation Report No. 6; Situation as of 1630 EDT, 04/08/94", April 8, 1994 (Freedom of...
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The U.S. and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994
The Assassination of the Presidents and the Beginning of the "Apocalypse"
U.S. Department of State, Executive Secretariat, "Situation Report No. 6; Situation as of 1630 EDT, 04/08/94", April 8, 1994 (Freedom of Information Act release)
By the close of April 8th, the situation was bad and getting worse in Rwanda, Western nations wanted out, and they acted decisively. This Rwanda task force situation report notes "the Belgian government has decided to evacuate its citizens", but is still "willing to keep their UNAMIR troops in Rwanda after the planned evacuation", while "the French have agreed to take control of the airport". This report also describes White House involvement in the crisis, recording "NSC has given approval to State and DoD to plan for a joint U.S.-Belgium-France operation to evacuate our respective nationals." It also reports that the Belgian Prime Minister and the UN Secretary General want to "strengthen" UNAMIR at leas
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