Cablegate: Kampala - 1991 Annual Terrorism Report

R 301209Z OCT 91
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0875

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KAMPALA 04929

FOR: S/CT

E.O. 12356: NA
TAGS: PTER
SUBJECT: KAMPALA - 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT

REF: STATE 346420

THE FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS TO PARAGRAPH 5 OF REFTEL:

A. THE GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED 5 DOMESTIC GROUPS
THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE INVOLVED IN TERRORIST OR
REBEL ACTIVITY THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVEMENT (ALSO
KNOWN AS THE HOLY SPIRIT OF ALICE LAKWENA OR HSM),
UNITED DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN ARMY (UDCA), NINTH
OCTOBER MOVEMENT, UGANDA PEOPLES ARMY (UPA) AND
UGANDAN PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN
MOVEMENT/ARMY (UPDCA). IN FACT THE UPDCA CAME INTO
BEING WHEN THE UDCA AND THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVEMENT
JOINED TOGETHER. THE UPDCA IS THE PRINCIPAL NORTHERN
REBEL GROUP AND IT IS STILL POPULARLY KNOWN AS
THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVEMENT. THE UPA CARRIES OUT
LOW INTENSITY ACTIONS IN EASTERN UGANDA, WHILE THE
NINTH OF OCTOBER MOVEMENT WHILE NOT AS ACTIVE AS
THE OTHER GROUPS IS STILL MENTIONED FROM TIME TO
TIME BY THE NEWS MEDIA. A FINAL NOTE, THE
RUWENZORURU SEPARATIST GROUP LOCATED IN THE WEST
CONTINUES AS THE OLDEST REBEL ORGANIZATION IN
UGANDA. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO
ACTS OF VIOLENCE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ORGANIZATION.

B. NO SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE ARISEN IN UGANDA.

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C. THERE ARE NO KNOWN IMPEDIMENTS TO EITHER HOST
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION OR EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED
TERRORISTS, AND THE ABSENCE OF AN EXTRADITION
TREATY/AGREEMENT WITH ANY PARTICULAR COUNTRY
LIKELY WOULD NOT PREVENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITIES FROM COMPLYING WITH A THIRD COUNTRY'S
REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION OF KNOWN TERRORIST.
HOST GOVERNMENT MOST LIKELY WOULD PERSIST HOWEVER
IN INSTITUTING LEGAL PROCEDURES AGAINST ANY
TERRORIST ACT WITHIN UGANDA, AND ESPECIALLY IF IT
RESULTED IN ACTUAL LOSS OF LIFE AND OR DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY/INSTALLATIONS.

D. HOST GOVERNMENT WOULD INVESTIGATE ANY SUCH
TERRORIST ACT THAT TOOK PLACE IN COUNTRY. THEY
WOULD MOST LIKELY COOPERATE WITH THOSE FOREIGN
ENTITIES/MISSIONS WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM
OF SAID ACTS. HOST GOVERNMENT PROBABLY WOULD
PROVIDE ANY REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION
WITH INVESTIGATIONS.

E. NOT KNOWN

F. POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TERRORISTS:
NONE

DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT THROUGH RECOGNITION: AT THE
PRESENT TIME CUBA, LIBYA, THE PLO AND NORTH KOREA
MAINTAIN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN UGANDA. IN
DECEMBER OF 1990 GADHAFI AND ARAFAT PAID STATE
VISITS TO THE UGANDAN PRESIDENT.

MISUSE OF DIPLOMATIC POUCH, ETC.: TO THE BEST
OF OUR KNOWLEDGE - NO.

SANCTUARY TO TERRORISTS: NONE KNOWN

HOST GOVERNMENT TRAINING OR PROVISION OF
TRAINING SITES: NONE KNOWN, UNLESS THE
MILITARY WING OF THE ANC (UMKHONTO WE SIZWE
- MK) IS STILL LISTED AS A TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.

POSITIONS TAKEN ON TERRORISM IN THE INTERNATIONAL
FORUM: NOT KNOWN.
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G. HOST GOVERNMENT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BROUGHT
TO ATTENTION OF LOCAL LIBYAN PEOPLE'S BUREAU (LPB)
AND DIRECTLY TO LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI THAT UGANDA
WOULD NOT TOLERATE ANY ACTS OF TERRORISM
PERPETRATED BY LIBYA AND WOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTIONS AGAINST LIBYANS INVOLVED IN ANY SUCH ACTS.

PRESUMABLY THE HOST GOVERNMENT HAS MADE KNOWN ITS
DETERMINATION TO OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES/SUSPECT
MISSIONS IN UGANDA THAT IT WOULD NOT TOLERATE SUCH
ACTS. ANY PUBLIC PRONOUNCEMENTS TO THAT EFFECT
ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS GOVERNMENT.

H. NO CHANGE.

REGARDS

CARSON

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