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Deposited Paper DEP2008-0612

Deposited by

Ministry of Defence

Type

Deposited papers

Date

26 February 2008

Reference

DEP2008-0612

House

House of Lords

Zaire

asked Her Majesty's Government:What information they had received from United States military sources by 21 November 1996 on the number of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi who were present in eastern Zaire.

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2008

Reference

1122; 697 c286WA

House

House of Lords

Zaire

asked Her Majesty's Government:Why photographs taken from Canberra overflights of eastern Zaire in November and December 1996 were not released; and to which agencies or Governments any information derived from the missions was communicated.

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2008

Reference

1121; 697 c286WA

House

House of Lords

Zaire: RAF Flights

asked Her Majesty's Government:What were the dates, times and purposes of flights by Royal Air Force aircraft over eastern Zaire in November and December 1996; and whether they will publish the photographs taken during those missions and the reports made on the findings.

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

15 November 2007

In November 1996, a Canberra PR9 photo-reconnaissance aircraft was sent to Entebbe to assist the humanitarian efforts being made in the Rwanda conflict. The flights over Zaire were part of this support. Details of the dates, times and remarks on the flights made by the Canberra PR9 from Entebbe are provided in the table below. They are taken from the operational record book of No. 39 Sqn RAF.

Date	Local time up	Local time down	Purpose and sortie comments
23 Nov	0515	0750	No refugees seen in Biluma, Katale, Rumango and Rugari.
	1015	1230	2,000 to 3,000 refugees in vicinity of Medaka. Mudaka to Karago and Hombo to Bunyakiri roads covered.
26 Nov	0505	0740	1,000 to 2,000 refugees travelling south on road between Kashewe and Mingasi. Four other areas cleared.
	0945	1205	Road from south of Walikale to Makote cleared.
27 Nov	0515	0805	Main road from Goma to Sake containing approx 3,000 refugees probably moving towards Sake refugee camp at Minova.
28 Nov	0515	0720	Minova refugee camp still occupied. 5,000 to 10,000 travelling north-west on road in river valley west of Lake Kivu.
	0950	1210	Shabunda and Walikale areas. 2,000 to 3,000 refugees on road moving towards Walikale. Checkpoint noted on road.
30 Nov	0525	0755	Three roads flown and cleared; no refugee activity seen.
1 Dec	0525	0735	Goma to Sake road cleared. Small number of people on road side near Lake Kivu.
2 Dec	0510	0740	The Lowa river valley area. Large number of refugees camped along the road in the valley. Total 150K+. Minova camp now unoccupied.
3 Dec	0500	0635	Volcano only.
4 Dec	0505	0805	Goma airfield. Nzibi area flown as a mini-survey. No refugees were located.
5 Dec	0500	0710	Due to cloud targets not covered. An area search (TGT [Target] of opportunity) found no refugee activity.
	0925	1105	Colour [photography?] of refugees in Lowa valley.
6 Dec	0630	0920	Lowa river valley. Refugees still present; however, new camps have been established and some of the older camps have been abandoned. General direction of drift is away from Rwanda.
8 Dec	0455	0705	No photography.
9 Dec	0630	0920	Road from Walikale to Lubutu. Small camp largely abandoned on side of road approx—500 occupants 2mm (sic) SE Lubutu.
10 Dec	0455	0710	PFO of volcano eruption.
11 Dec	0450	0750	Goma to Sake road cleared. Refugee camp 1,500 to 2,000 occupants in vicinity of Kingulubu. This camp has been in existence for several weeks but is probably getting larger.
12 Dec	0950	1250	Total camera failure. Crew report nil refugees seen along route Lubutu to Shabunda.
13 Dec	0435	0750	Roads from Lubutu to Kindu and around Shabunda cleared. No refugees were seen.

The MoD released Canberra PR9 imagery to the media illustrating a small group of probable refugees in an area to the north-west of Lake Kivu, which appeared in the Times on 3 December 1996. There are currently no plans to publish any further reports or photographs taken during these missions.

Date

15 November 2007

Reference

144; 696 c34-6WA

House

House of Lords

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount loaned by the UK to the governments of (a) Rwanda, (b) Zaire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and (c) Mozambique under new loan agreements made since 1st January 1968; what is the total sum repaid to...

Asked by

Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 February 1998

For answer on

4 March 1998

Answered on

4 March 1998

Mr. Timms: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount loaned by the UK to the Governments of (a) Rwanda, (b) Zaire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and (c) Mozambique under new loan agreements made since 1 January 1968; what is the total sum repaid to date by (a) to (c) to the UK in respect of these agreements in terms of (i) principal and (ii) interest; and what is the remaining sum due to be repaid as currently scheduled in terms of (1) principal and (2) interest. [31773] Mrs. Liddell: [holding answer 27 February 1998]: Amount loaned by ECGD to the Governments of (a) Rwanda, (b) Zaire and The Democratic Republic of The Congo and (c) Mozambique under new loan agreements made since 1 January 1968 is nil. 1. Total sum (in pounds sterling) repaid to date under the Paris Club rescheduled debt agreements is as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Past principal due Paid Past interest due Paid Rwanda 0 0 0 0 Mozambique 1,352,131 1,352,131 8,178,195 8,178,195 DRC/Zaire 58,888,097 12,853,115 74,607,438 21,126,780 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2. Remaining sums (in pounds sterling) due to be repaid as currently scheduled: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Future principal due Future interest due Rwanda 0 0 Mozambique 90,806,268 Not known DRC/Zaire 36,046,189 Not known _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures for "Future Interest" are not known as amounts of interest payable under current Agreements. These will depend on movements in the six month LIBOR rate.

Date

4 March 1998

Reference

31773; 307 c662-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the total official debt owed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and what was the amount spent by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the former Zaire on (a) debt service, (b) health...

Asked by

Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 February 1998

Reference

31669; 307 c378W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the total level of aid paid to the Congo in the current financial year (a) directly and (b) via other agencies; what amount is planned for 1998-99. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 December 1997

Reference

18072; 302 c3-4W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what new measures he will propose to the EU to deal with the situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 November 1997

Reference

17151; 301 c399W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will propose the convening by the UN Secretary General of a conference on the problem of displaced people in the Great Lakes region.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 November 1997

Reference

17152; 301 c399W

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

20 November 1997

Reference

583 c645-6

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

20 November 1997

Reference

583 c645-6

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

1st supplementary on need to achieve coordinated response to world problems such as debt and arms control, particularly through EU response

Asked by

Lord Judd (Labour)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 1997

Reference

583 c645-6

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Following the downfall of President Mobutu in Zaire, what arrangements they are making for an integrated policy towards the Great Lakes region of Africa. -

Asked by

Lord Judd (Labour)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 1997

Reference

583 c645-6

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will investigate human rights abuses relating to the disappearance of refugees from the camps south of Kisangari in rebel-held Congo-Zaire. ement.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 1997

Reference

13976; 300 c167W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

If she will list the credit export guarantees given by the British Government to private companies in order to promote exports to Zaire since 1967. - (Holding answer 11 June 1997).

Asked by

Paul Goggins (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 1997

Reference

2572; 296 c123W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

When Her Majesty's Government intends to recognise the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 June 1997

Reference

1029; 295 c79W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

What investigations are planned into possible holdings and assets of the former Mobutu regime in the United Kingdom and dependent territories; and if steps will be taken to return them to the people of Congo.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 June 1997

Reference

1028; 295 c79W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

What diplomatic contacts have been made with the new regime in Zaire. - Ref to 295 c78-9W.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 June 1997

Reference

1747; 295 c85W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

If he will comment on recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

2 June 1997

Answered on

2 June 1997

Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1035] Mr. Tony Lloyd: The end of the Mobutu regime and the advent of a new government in the former Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, brings important new opportunities and possibilities for the people of that country and our relations with it. We welcome the fact that the changeover of power in the capital has been achieved without widespread violence. We hope and expect that Laurent Kabila and his forces will ensure discipline and stability and promote reconciliation in the difficult days ahead. We have urged Mr. Kabila to ensure decent treatment for the refugees in his country and full access to them by humanitarian agencies now that the fighting is over. We are deeply concerned by the situation in the eastern part of the country and reports of the killing of refugees. We are addressing this serious problem bilaterally and with our partners in the EU and at the UN. We look forward to establishing a constructive relationship with the incoming administration. We welcome Mr. Kabila's commitment to convene a constituent assembly and to hold elections and his stated commitment to human rights. We hope the transitional authority will be as broadly based as possible and that it will bring with it the much needed respect for human rights and the rule of law so long denied to the people of the country. The support of the international community will be essential if these hopes and plans are to be speedily realised. The British Government will play its full part, with its partners in the United Nations and the European Union, in helping to construct a better future for all the people.

Date

2 June 1997

Reference

1035; 295 c78-9W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

If he will comment on refugees and asylum seekers from the Congo and neighbouring states.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 May 1997

Reference

1053; 294 c109W

House

House of Commons

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