Rwanda Habyarimana Assassination and RPF killings
| Tracking # |
FL-2023-00047 FL-2023-00046 F-2023-02374 F-2023-02371 F-2023-02368 |
| Submitted | Dec. 2, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Benedict Moran
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents in the possession of the United States Department of State created between April 6, 1994 and October 1, 1994 related to the assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana; related to missiles fired in Rwanda on April 6, 1994; related to the a massacre in Byumba in April 1994; and any killings by the Rwandan Patriotic Front at Gabiro, Akagera, Kibungo, and Butare between April 6, 1994 and October 1, 1994.
This request includes the following categories of documents: cables to and from the U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”), and the State Department headquarters in Washington D.C.; reports prepared by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations; talking points prepared for U.S. diplomats at the United States Mission to the United Nations; talking points prepared by regional diplomats in U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”) for use with local and regional officials; field assessments or other reports completed by U.S. diplomats in U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”); communications between U.S. diplomats and officials at the White House, Department of Defense, or intelligence community; internal legal assessments or determinations by the NSC or State Department Office of the Legal Adviser; reports or other recommendations prepared by the State Department Office of Policy Planning; and any after the fact reviews conducted by the U.S. Department of State.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Benedict Moran
From: U.S. Department of State
Thank you for filing your FOIA request online on 12/4/2022. Here is a review of your request.
The records I request can be described as follows:
To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Documents in the possession of the United States Department of State created between April 6, 1994 and October 1, 1994 related to the assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana; related to missiles fired in Rwanda on April 6, 1994; related to the a massacre in Byumba in April 1994; and any killings by the Rwandan Patriotic Front at Gabiro, Akagera, Kibungo, and Butare between April 6, 1994 and October 1, 1994.This request includes the following categories of documents: cables to and from the U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”), and the State Department headquarters in Washington D.C.; reports prepared by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations; talking points prepared for U.S. diplomats at the United States Mission to the United Nations; talking points prepared by regional diplomats in U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”) for use with local and regional officials; field assessments or other reports completed by U.S. diplomats in U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”); communications between U.S. diplomats and officials at the White House, Department of Defense, or intelligence community; internal legal assessments or determinations by the NSC or State Department Office of the Legal Adviser; reports or other recommendations prepared by the State Department Office of Policy Planning; and any after the fact reviews conducted by the U.S. Department of State.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Benedict MoranUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
The time period of my request is from 04/06/1994 to 10/01/1994
I am An individual seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use.
I am willing to pay $25 for my request.
My additional comments are as follows:
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From: U.S. Department of State
**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** Mr.Moran: This email acknowledges receipt of your December 4, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State, Office ofInformation Programs and Services on December 5, 2022, regardingdocuments related to the assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana, missiles fired in Rwanda on April 6, 1994, the a massacre in Byumba in April 1994, and any killings by the Rwandan Patriotic Front at Gabiro, Akagera, Kibungo, and Butare between April 6, 1994 and October 1, 1994; cables to and from the U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”), and the State Department headquarters in Washington D.C., reports prepared by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, talking points prepared for U.S. diplomats at the United States Mission to the United Nations, talking points prepared by regional diplomats in U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”) for use with local and regional officials; field assessments or other reports completed by U.S. diplomats in U.S. Mission in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as “Zaire”); communications between U.S. diplomats and officials at the White House, Department of Defense, or intelligence community, internal legal assessments or determinations by the NSC or State Department Office of the Legal Adviser; reports or other recommendations prepared by the State Department Office of Policy Planning, and any after the fact reviews conducted by the U.S. Department of State (Date Range for Record Search: From 4/6/1994 To 10/1/1994). Unless you advise otherwise, we will treat as non-responsive any compilations of publicly available news reports and any publicly available documents not created by the U.S. government, such as mass-distribution emails from news media. This Office assigned your request the subject reference number and placed it in the complex processing track where it will beprocessed as quickly as possible. See 22 CFR § 171.11(h). This Office willnot be able to respond within the 20 days provided by the statute due to“unusual circumstances.” See 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6)(B)(i)-(iii). In this instance,the unusual circumstances include the need to search for and collect requestedrecords from other Department offices or Foreign Service posts. If you have any questions regarding yourrequest , would like to narrow the scope or arrange analternative time frame to speed its processing, or would like an estimated dateof completion, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIAPublic Liaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at202-261-8484. Additionally, youmay contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at theNational Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIAmediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government InformationServices, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS,College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**
From: U.S. Department of State
**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** Mr.Moran: This email acknowledges receipt of your December 4, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State, Office ofInformation Programs and Services on December 5, 2022, regardingdocuments regarding the United Nations investigations into crimes allegedly committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Front before and during the Rwanda Genocide, between April 6, 1994 and December 31, 2003; including memos, talking points, reports, inter-agency communications, legal assessments, policy recommendations, notes and other records of meetings with foreign officials, and other documents that document the position of United States State Department and the United States Mission to the United Nations on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's (“UN ICTR”) decision to investigate the RPF; the launching of a, “Special Investigations Unit,” within the UN ICTR to investigate the RPF; and the subsequent decision to shut down the Special Investigation Unit without pursuing any alleged crimes committed by the RPF; also including memos, talking points, reports, inter-agency communications, legal assessments, policy recommendations, notes and other records of meetings with foreign officials, and other documents that state the position of the United States State Department and the United States Mission to the United Nations on the vote of the United Nations Security Council to remove Carla del Ponte as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1999-2003) (Date Range for Record Search: From 4/6/1994 To 12/31/2003). Unless you advise otherwise, we will treat as non-responsive any compilations of publicly available news reports and any publicly available documents not created by the U.S. government, such as mass-distribution emails from news media. This Office assigned your request the subject reference number and placed it in the complex processing track where it will beprocessed as quickly as possible. See 22 CFR § 171.11(h). This Office willnot be able to respond within the 20 days provided by the statute due to“unusual circumstances.” See 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6)(B)(i)-(iii). In this instance,the unusual circumstances include the need to search for and collect requestedrecords from other Department offices or Foreign Service posts. If you have any questions regarding yourrequest , would like to narrow the scope or arrange analternative time frame to speed its processing, or would like an estimated dateof completion, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIAPublic Liaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at202-261-8484. Additionally, youmay contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at theNational Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIAmediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government InformationServices, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS,College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**
From: U.S. Department of State
**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** Mr.Moran: This email acknowledges receipt of your December 4, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State, Office ofInformation Programs and Services on December 5, 2022, regardingdocuments related to engagements on Rwanda or the Rwandan Patriotic Front between any U.S. diplomats or government officials, on the one hand, and then-Executive Director of the U.S. Committee for Refugees, Roger Winter, on the other hand; including records of meetings and/or meeting notes and other memos, notes, or reports prepared either in advance of or following such meetings (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/1990 To 10/31/1994). Unless you advise otherwise, we will treat as non-responsive any compilations of publicly available news reports and any publicly available documents not created by the U.S. government, such as mass-distribution emails from news media. This Office assigned your request the subject reference number and placed it in the complex processing track where it will beprocessed as quickly as possible. See 22 CFR § 171.11(h). This Office willnot be able to respond within the 20 days provided by the statute due to“unusual circumstances.” See 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6)(B)(i)-(iii). In this instance,the unusual circumstances include the need to search for and collect requestedrecords from other Department offices or Foreign Service posts. If you have any questions regarding yourrequest , would like to narrow the scope or arrange analternative time frame to speed its processing, or would like an estimated dateof completion, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIAPublic Liaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at202-261-8484. Additionally, youmay contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at theNational Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIAmediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government InformationServices, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS,College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046, civil action number 23-cv-
00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
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U.S. Department of State
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 4, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F-2023-02374.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
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U.S. Department of State
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From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
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From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L'shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00046 and FL-2023-00047, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00047, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00047, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00047, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Moran,
Please find attached the production for FOIA case number FL-2023-00047, civil action number 23-cv-00395.
This mailbox is not monitored for replies; if you have any questions, you may contact L’shauntee Robertson, Assistant United States Attorney, at Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov<mailto:Lshauntee.Robertson@usdoj.gov>.
Thank you,
Office of Information Programs and Services
A/GIS/IPS/PP/LA
U.S. Department of State
SBU - LEGAL
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