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Cablegate: Ruling Party Criticizes Zimbabwe Democracy And

Published: Thu 23 Aug 2001 02:18 PM
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
231418Z Aug 01
UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8202
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ACTION AF-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 DS-00 UTED-00
VC-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 LAB-01 VCE-00 NSAE-00 TEST-00
USIE-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /003W
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9538
INFO SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
NSC WASHDC
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
UNCLAS HARARE 002497
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/PD (C0X, ROBERTSON), AF/S (DELISI, KRAFT),
AF/P, INR/R/MR
NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER
LONDON FOR GURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM ZI
SUBJECT: RULING PARTY CRITICIZES ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND
UNCLASSIFIED
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ECONIMIC RECOVERY ACT
1. THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" REPORTS
ON AUGUST 23 THAT THE RULING ZANU PF PARTY WILL PRESENT A
MOTION IN PARLIAMENT ON AUGUST 28 TO "CONDEMN AND OPPOSE"
THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT.
2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "GUMBO TO MOVE MOTION ON ZIMBABWE
DEMOCRACY BILL," ZANU-PF CHIEF WHIP AND MBERENGWA WEST
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT JORAM GUMBO IS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT
THE ZDERA IS "RACIST AND BENT ON UNDERMINING THE
SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE OF ZIMBABWE."
ROTH
UNCLASSIFIED
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