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### Viewing cable 08KINSHASA189, CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP

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08KINSHASA189 | 2008-02-22 14:02 | 2010-12-08 21:09 | SECRET//NOFORN | Embassy Kinshasa
Appears in these articles: http://www.spiegel.de/

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    VZCZCXRO4862
    OO RUEHDU RUEHMR RUEHRN
    DE RUEHKI #0189/01 0531446
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    O 221446Z FEB 08
    FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7579
    INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
    RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
    RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA IMMEDIATE 4044
    RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA IMMEDIATE 0043
    RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
    RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
    RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK IMMEDIATE
    RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 0026
    RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC IMMEDIATE

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    <<142612>>
    2/22/2008 14:46
    08KINSHASA189
    Embassy Kinshasa
    SECRET//NOFORN
    07KINSHASA798
    VZCZCXRO4862
    OO RUEHDU RUEHMR RUEHRN
    DE RUEHKI #0189/01 0531446
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    O 221446Z FEB 08
    FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7579
    INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
    RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
    RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA IMMEDIATE 4044
    RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA IMMEDIATE 0043
    RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
    RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
    RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK IMMEDIATE
    RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 0026
    RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC IMMEDIATE
    TAGS: EMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
    SUBJECT: CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP
    REF: 07 KINSHASA 798

    S e c r e t section 01 of 02 kinshasa 000189

    Sipdis

    Noforn
    sipdis

    Department for isn/ness dfenstermacher
    af/c

    E.o. 12958: decl: 02/22/2018
    Tags: emin, enrg, etrd, knnp, pgov, pinr, pins
    Subject: congolese uranium: gdrc looks to china for help

    Ref: 07 kinshasa 798

    Classified By: Acting DCM Craig Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b), (c), and (f)

    ¶1. (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on
    possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the
    DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary.

    ¶2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with
    Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met
    with him the previous week, along with Management Officer
    xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx to the United
    States, xxxxxxxxxxxx, to discuss recent complaints from
    Washington DC community groups concerning the advanced state
    of decay of the GDRC properties in Washington. We assumed
    that the subject of the follow-on meeting would be the same.
    It was not.

    ¶3. (SBU) xxxxxxxxxxxx emphasized that he was delivering a demarche
    at the request of President Kabila. He said the GDRC was
    very sensitive as to how the USG perceived the relationship
    between the GDRC and the Chinese Government, and he had
    requested the meeting in the interest of transparency. xxxxxxxxxxxx
    presented a rather lengthy description of the poor state of
    affairs in the Congo, recently emerged from a dictatorship
    that had stagnated development, closely followed by two civil
    wars, lack of infrastructure, education and capacity.

    ¶4. (SBU) He said the DRC,s sole means of escaping this
    situation was by trading on its only assets -- natural
    resources. He reeled off a litany of recent infrastructure
    agreements with China that aimed to construct 3600 km (2200
    miles) of paved roads, 3200 km (2000 miles) of railway lines,
    two universities, 51 105-bed hospitals, and 32 150-bed
    hospitals, all in return for mineral rights to copper and
    cobalt that the Chinese are willing to pay more for than
    western nations.

    ¶5. (S/NF) xxxxxxxxxxxx said that the reason for our meeting was to
    let the USG know that the GDRC was very concerned about its
    uranium deposits. He noted two problems facing the GDRC in
    this regard: 1) the size of uranium deposits and their
    locations are unknown and present a grave national security
    problem; and 2) what to do with all of the uranium once the
    locations and quantities are known. To address the first
    problem, xxxxxxxxxxxx said the GDRC is negotiating an agreement to
    allow Chinese geological studies aimed at pinpointing the
    location and size of uranium deposits. He stressed that the
    negotiations are only tentative, and that they are strictly
    to study uranium distribution, not/not extraction.

    ¶6. (S/NF) To address the second problem, xxxxxxxxxxxx stated that
    once the quantity and location of the uranium reserves is
    determined the GDRC might approach the "nuclear club" to
    determine their interest in buying the uranium. (Note: The
    GDRC currently has a law on the books that absolutely
    prohibits the mining of uranium within its borders.
    According to open sources there are at least two companies
    already engaged in Uranium exploration in the DRC, Brinkley
    Mining Plc, and Elemental Minerals, Ltd. End Note.)

    ¶7. (S/NF) xxxxxxxxxxxx said the GDRC would welcome our advice on
    this uranium matter and requested that we treat the
    conversation as confidential. The Ambassador said he would
    report back to Washington and might have more questions and
    comments at a later date.

    ¶8. (S/NF) Comment: xxxxxxxxxxxx is a long-time political
    ally of both Joseph and Laurent Kabila, and has been closely
    involved in negotiations with the Chinese on infrastructure
    improvements. The timeframe for reaching an agreement for
    uranium exploration by the Chinese is unknown, but we believe
    that negotiations have already begun. With the recent sharp
    increases in uranium prices on the world market, partly due
    to renewed interest in new nuclear power generating stations,
    the GDRC may well be interested in not only knowing where its
    uranium deposits are, but in making the moves necessary now
    to cash in on the potential demand for uranium (reftel). End

    Kinshasa 00000189 002 of 002

    Comment.
    Garvelink

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