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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07DARESSALAAM637 2007-05-02 12:44 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Dar Es Salaam
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHDR #0637/01 1221244
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 021244Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6049
INFO RUEHJB/AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA PRIORITY 2526
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY 2990
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA PRIORITY 0232
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI PRIORITY 0620
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0429
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY
UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000637 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
KAMPALA FOR GEORGE FREDERICK; NAIROBI FOR BILL LEHMBERG; 
PRM FOR WENDY HENNING; AF/E FOR BARBARA YODER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM TZ
SUBJECT: FALSE HOPE AND TOUGH TALK; REFUGEE UPDATE FROM 
TANZANIA 
 
 
1.  (U)  SUMMARY:  As the UNHCR consolidates and closes 
refugee camps in western Tanzania, requests for assistance in 
host areas and in closed camps are increasing.  Repatriation 
to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on the upswing, 
while repatriation to Burundi has come to a halt, with 
perceived political insecurity the leading cause.  The 
process for resettling a pre-identified group of Burundians 
continues and is on schedule despite construction delays; 
other refugees continue to hope they also can be resettled in 
the United States.  END SUMMARY 
 
2.  (U)  Poloff participated in a UNHCR-organized mission to 
Kigoma, Kasulu and Kibondo April 18-21, 2007, to review 
repatriation and resettlement activities and camp 
consolidation in western Tanzania.  Poloff also consulted 
with implementing partners and Government of Tanzania (GOT) 
officials in the region.  Led by Ambassadors Wolfgang Ringe 
of Germany and German Zurita De Navarrete of Spain, the 
mission also included:  Reid Sirrs, Head of Development 
Cooperation, Canadian High Commission; Theo Kaspers, 
Governance Advisor, European Commission; and host Yaccoub El 
Hillo, Representative, UNHCR. 
 
Camp Infrastructure and Requests for Assistance:  Brace for 
Impact 
 
3.  (SBU)  The GOT is learning to "be careful what you ask 
for" as refugees return, camps close, and international 
assistance in the area decreases.  Accordingly, local 
goverment and community requests for donor assistance with 
projects in refugee host areas, and now also in closed camps, 
are on the rise.  Said R. Bwanamdogo, District Commissioner 
of Kasulu, presented the mission with a plan of how to 
utilize the structures which will be left in Muyovosi camp, 
and corresponding requests for assistance to improve them. 
The plan to use the inherited structures as education 
institutions, a health center and a police post included 
requests for construction of housing for teachers, hospital 
staff and police officers, as well as laboratories and 
student dormitories. 
 
Resettlement:  False Hope Continues 
 
4.  (U)  Processing is underway for the approximately 9,000 
refugees eligible for group resettlement to the United 
States--Burundians who fled in 1972 to either Rwanda or 
Zaire, and then to Tanzania in either 1994 or 1996-1998 due 
to conflict in those countries.  The resettlement facility in 
Kanembwa camp is operating, but not at full capacity due to 
construction delays.  The construction contract called for 
completion on April 17, but has been extended to the end of 
May.  The x-ray machine for medical clearances is installed, 
in use and needed repairs were completed successfully on 
April 20.  Projected departures to the US remain 400 refugees 
in June, 900 in July, 800 in August and 500 in September, for 
a total of 2,600 in FY07. 
 
5.  (U)  Refugees not in the group recommended for 
resettlement to the United States continue to maintain false 
hope their turn will come.  When addressing refugee leaders 
in Muyovosi camp in Kasulu, the GOT regional immigration 
officer concluded his remarks by saying that the USG is 
resettling Burundian refugees but did not clarify this is 
only for a limited, closed group.  Following the applause and 
cheers of the refugee leaders at this news, Poloff explained 
the process for, and limitations of, group resettlement and 
clearly stating the USG is not planning additional group 
resettlements of Burundian refugees, silencing the crowd of 
approximately 200. 
 
Repatriation to DRC:  Tough Talk from UNHCR 
 
6.  (U)  UNHCR Representative Yaccoub El Hillo spoke frankly 
to refugee leaders in the Congolese Lugufu camp, indicating 
UNHCR's shift from facilitated to promoted return in 
everything but name:  "Staying in Lugufu your whole life is 
not possible; resources were cut in 2007 and will be cut 
again next year; the solution is in Congo; going home is the 
best thing."  In response to refugee leaders requests for 
increased food distribution, shoes, school uniforms, medical 
treatment and non-food items, El Hillo said the people who 
came to Tanzania for protection should not stay for 
 
assistance; otherwise, they become economic immigrants.  El 
Hillo cautioned against falling into the trap of depending on 
assistance, stating "you can't be a refugee forever," and 
appealed to the refugee leaders to be advisors and examples. 
 
Repatriation to Burundi:  Politics Trump Food Insecurity 
 
7.  (U)  Burundian repatriation has come to a halt, despite 
urgings from the GOT and the international community.  At a 
gathering with Muyovosi refugee leaders, mission participants 
repeated that Burundian refugees should return home and El 
Hillo cited a survey of recently-returned refugees to 
alleviate fears of insecurity and scarce land.  The survey, 
released April 19, reveals that 93% of the returned refugees 
surveyed said the security situation was "very good," 89% 
owned their house, 82% owned their land, and 97% were "very 
happy" they returned home.  Time will tell if these numbers 
convince more refugees, including the high school student who 
told Poloff he is not considering returning to Burundi 
because he "knows in his heart there is no peace there." 
 
The 1972 Caseload:  Work Remains 
 
8.  (U)  GOT officials continue to request, and some 
officials expect, international assistance for the 1972 
Burundians living in settlements, not camps.  Mr. Steven 
Daniel, MHA regional representative in western Tanzania 
insisted that the international community must assist the GOT 
regarding this "1972 caseload."  When Poloff asked the basis 
for this position Daniel replied "because they are not 
Tanzanian." 
 
9.  (U)  UNHCR "hopes to develop a comprehensive solutions 
strategy" for the 1972 caseload as part of the end-game for 
Burundian refugees in Tanzania, according to UNCHR Deputy 
Representative Steven Corliss.  UNHCR hopes this strategy 
will include an opportunity for local integration, but the 
GOT has yet to commit to such an approach. 
COMMENT 
 
10.  (SBU)  To encourage repatriation and avoid contributing 
to the false hope that more refugees may qualify for group 
resettlement, the fact that the USG in not considering 
additional groups of Burundians for resettlement to the US 
needs to be communicated clearly by USG officials.  Post also 
recommends the USG nudge, not urge, the GOT to consider local 
integration for the 1972 caseload. 
 
11.  (SBU)  While the GOT's plans to make use of inherited 
structures is a step forward, we need to encourage local 
government officials to move forward with their plans to 
utilize inherited infrastructure in the closed camps without 
delay.  The structures can be used as they are, and waiting 
for assistance or the next GOT budget cycle will only result 
in lack of maintenance and possible destruction of the 
structures, most of which are temporary or semi-permanent. 
END COMMENT 
RETZER