UN Rwanda Tribunal Special Investigations Unit

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The records I request can be described as follows:

To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Documents in the possession of the United States Department of State about the United Nations investigations into crimes allegedly committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Front before and during the Rwanda Genocide, between April 6, 1994 and December 31, 2003. This request includes memos, talking points, reports, inter-agency communications, legal assessments, policy recommendations, notes and other records of meetings with foreign officials, and other documents that document the position of United States State Department and the United States Mission to the United Nations on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's (“UN ICTR”) decision to investigate the RPF; the launching of a “Special Investigations Unit” within the UN ICTR to investigate the RPF; and the subsequent decision to shut down the Special Investigation Unit without pursuing any alleged crimes committed by the RPF. This request also includes memos, talking points, reports, inter-agency communications, legal assessments, policy recommendations, notes and other records of meetings with foreign officials, and other documents that state the position of the United States State Department and the United States Mission to the United Nations on the vote of the United Nations Security Council to remove Carla del Ponte as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1999-2003).The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Benedict MoranUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

The time period of my request is from 04/06/1994 to 12/31/2003

I am An individual seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use.

I am willing to pay $25 for my request.

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Mr. Benedict Moran
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