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The Rwandan Crisis Seen through the Eyes of France: Appendix

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Document 21 (French) Document 21 (English)

Date: March 30, 1990 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Presidential Advisor] Claude Arnaud Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: President of Rwanda’s Visit (Monday, April 2

Document 22 (French) Document 22 (English)

Date: October 13, 1990 To: French Embassies in Bangui, Kinshasa, and Bujumbura  From: [French Military Attaché] Colonel René Galinié and [French Ambassador to Rwanda] Georges Martres Source: French Parliamentary Commission Subject: General Situation on October 13, 1990, Local Time 12 P.M.

Document 23 (French) Document 23 (English)

Date: October 19, 1990 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Presidential Advisor] Jean Christophe Mitterrand Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Rwanda

Document 24 (French) Document 24 (English)

Date: November 14, 1990 From: Council of Ministers Notes Source: Mitterand Archive Subject: International Situation

Document 25 (French) Document 25 (English)

Date: December 14, 1990 To: French Foreign Ministry From: [French Ambassador to Rwanda] Georges Martres Source: French Parliamentary Commission Subject: President Habyarimana’s Meeting with General Varret

Document 26 (French) Document 26 (English)

Date: December 19, 1990 To: French Foreign Ministry From: [French Ambassador to Rwanda] Georges Martres Source: French Parliamentary Commission Subject: Joint Report of the Resident Ambassadors of the E.E.C. in Rwanda

Document 27 (French) Document 27 (English)

Date: January 2, 1991 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Chief of French Defense Staff] Admiral Jacques Lanxade Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Rwanda—Situation Update

Document 28 (French) Document 28 (English)

Date: January 30, 1991 To: President Juvénal Habyarimana From: President François Mitterrand Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: [Situation in Rwanda]

Document 29 (French) Document 29 (English)

Date: April 22, 1991 To: President Francois Mitterrand From: [Chief of French Defense Staff] Admiral Jacques Lanxade Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Rwanda Situation Update

Document 30 (French) Document 30 (English)

Date: August 10, 1991 To: French Foreign Ministry From: [French Defense Attaché in Kigali] Colonel Bernard Cussac Source: French Parliamentary Commission Subject: Circumstances of Detainees at Kigali Prison, Accused of Having Taken up Arms against Rwanda (Inkotayni)

Document 31 (French) Document 31 (English)

Date: November 20, 1991 To: [Presidential Advisor] Thierry de Beaucé From: [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General [Jean-Pierre] Huchon Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Rwanda Meeting of the Presidents

Document 32 (French) Document 32 (English)

Date: January 15, 1993 To: President of the United States, George Bush From: President François Mitterrand Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: [Funding Humanitarian Aid in Rwanda]

Document 33 (French) Document 33 (English)

Date: February 13, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General Christian Quesnot Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Rwanda

Document 34 (French) Document 34 (English)

Date: February 19, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Presidential Advisor] Dominique Pin and [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General Christian Quesnot Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Rwanda

Document 35 (French) Document 35 (English)

Date: February 26, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Presidential Advisor] Dominique Pin Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Mission of Mr. Debarge to Rwanda and Uganda—Talking Points

Document 36 (French) Document 36 (English)

Date: March 3, 1993 From: Council of Ministers Minutes Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Situation in Rwanda

Document 37 (French) Document 37 (English)

Date: March 3, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General Christian Quesnot Source: Mitterand Archive Subject: Rwanda

Document 38 (French) Document 38 (English)

Date: June 22, 1993 To: French Foreign Ministry From: French Delegation to the UN Source: French Parliamentary Commission Subject: Rwanda Resolution 846

Document 39 (French) Document 39 (English)

Date: August 4, 1993 From: Restricted Council Meeting Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Situation in Rwanda and Congo

Document 40 (French) Document 40 (English)

Date: August 28, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [President of the Rwandan Patriotic Front] Colonel Kanyarengwe Source: Mitterrand Archive Topic: [Letter of Thanks to the French Government for Role in Arusha]

Document 41 (French) Document 41 (English)

Date: September 27, 1993 To: President of the United States, Bill Clinton From: President François Mitterand Source: Mitterand Archive Subject: [Letter to President Clinton to Ask for Support in Plea for UN Mission in Rwanda]

Document 42 (French) Document 42 (English)

Date: October 11, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General Christian Quesnot Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Interview with President Habyarimana of Rwanda—Monday, October 11, 1993, at 6:30 P.M. Defense Issues

Document 43 (French) Document 43 (English)

Date: October 23, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Presidential Advisors] Dominique Pin and Rear Admiral de Lussy Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Situation in Burundi

Document 44 (French) Document 44 (English)

Date: November 15, 1993 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General Christian Quesnot Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Your Meeting with [Defense Minister] Léotard on November 15 at 17:00

Document 45 (French) Document 45 (English)

Date: February 11, 1994 To: President François Mitterrand From: [Military Advisor to Mitterrand] General Christian Quesnot Source: Mitterrand Archive Subject: Note to the Attention of the President of the Republic