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### Viewing cable 09HARARE51, MILITARY PLANS TO DISPLACE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS

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09HARARE51 | 2009-01-23 09:09 | 2010-12-08 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Harare

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    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3957
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    RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 HARARE 000051

    SIPDIS

    AF/S FOR B. WALCH
    DRL FOR N. WILETT
    ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
    ADDIS ABABA FOR ACSS
    STATE PASS TO USAID FOR E. LOKEN AND L. DOBBINS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2019
    TAGS: EMIN ASEC PHUM ZI RS ECON PREL
    SUBJECT: MILITARY PLANS TO DISPLACE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS
    FROM XXXXXXXXXXXX
    REF: A. HARARE 49
    ¶B. HARARE 24
    ¶C. 08 HARARE 1035
    ¶D. 08 HARARE 1016

    Classified By: Ambassador James D. McGee for reason 1.4 (d)

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    SUMMARY
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    ¶1. (SBU) In mid-January, a local chief in the diamond rich
    and violence-ridden XXXXXXXXXXXX
    informed us of the Zimbabwean military's intention to
    displace as many as 25,000 villagers from their homes XXXXXXXXXXXX.
     The military operation is intended to establish
    control over the diamond fields as well as to provide
    village-based housing to troops. The plan was temporarily
    delayed due to the discovery of gold ore in the region where
    the villagers were to be relocated. END SUMMARY.

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    Military Operation to Displace Thousands
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    ¶2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX the local chief in
    the conflict-ridden XXXXXXXXXXXX diamond fields of XXXXXXXXXXXX
    Zimbabwe, met with poloff to describe a military operation
    intended to displace the region's 20,000 to 25,000 residents.
    He said that the military had informed them that XXXXXXXXXXXX
    had been named a "government reserve area" and consequently,
    it was authorized to displace all the local residents in and
    around the XXXXXXXXXXXX diamond fields. He estimated that the
    area in question encompassed several hundred square
    kilometers, which is well in excess of the 70 hectare site
    currently being hand-panned.

    ¶3. (C) Chief XXXXXXXXXXXX told us that the military's plan had
    been to move the residents in mid-January from their villages
    to a site near the town of XXXXXXXXXXXX, some 60 kilometers north XXXXXXXXXXXX.
    XXXXXXXXXXXX has a farm in XXXXXXXXXXXX where the villagers would be placed. While the area is within the boundaries of the
    XXXXXXXXXXXX farm, the land was described by XXXXXXXXXXXX
    as "just rough bush." The villagers were to be provided with tents
    for shelter, but no other accommodations were to be made for
    their benefit. However, the chief said that the plan was
    scuttled because an unnamed Russian gold mining group with
    operations in the area informed the military that they had
    recently discovered gold at XXXXXXXXXXXX. Consequently, the military is now seeking an alternate relocation site for the villagers.

    ¶4. (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX also explained that the operation was
    motivated by both a desire to control the area and a need to
    provide housing for the military brigades currently stationed
    in the Marange region. An independent NGO in the area, as
    well as the chief, reported that troops routinely force the
    local villages to provide them with food and shelter, while
    making residents dig for diamonds.

    ¶5. (C) Chief XXXXXXXXXXXX is establishing a trust intended to
    raise funds for the legal defense and protection of displaced
    people in the area and sought our help in the endeavor.

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    COMMENT
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    ¶6. (C) The relocation of these villagers, if it occurs, is
    the next preparatory step in the GOZ's plan to use the
    XXXXXXXXXXXX diamond fields to bail out the failed Zimbabwean

    HARARE 00000051 002 OF 002

    economy and prop-up the Mugabe patronage system (reftels).
    While we are highly skeptical of the success of that scheme,
    what is certain is that it would result in additional
    suffering for XXXXXXXXXXXX residents. END COMMENT.

    MCGEE

    SELECT * FROM `cable` WHERE `id` = '188474' ORDER BY `date` ASC

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