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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