- Home
- Authors
- Date
- Maps
-
Archives
French Parlementary Information Mission (1998) Belgium Senate Commission of Inquiry (1997) Belgium Justice Mitterrand's archives United Nations UNAMIR United States of America New Zealand Czech Republic United Kingdom Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Monique Mas (RFI) France : Ministers councils France : Restricted Defence councils Reports, books, thesis, memorandum Other archive's sites Duclert's commission
- The genocide
- Justice
- Themes
- Multimedia
- Search
- About
Last update :
August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
Pour éviter que certains miliciens hutu ne s'infiltrent dans la zone de sécurité, les militaires français multiplient les opérations de désarmement
Card Number 35294
Number
35294
Author
Ceylac, Catherine
Author
Duquesne, Benoît
Author
Normandin, Jean-Louis
Date
8 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940708
Time
24:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 24 heures
Title
Pour éviter que certains miliciens hutu ne s'infiltrent dans la zone de sécurité, les militaires français multiplient les opérations de désarmement
Subtitle
Alain Juppé a réuni les représentants de 17 ONG et leur réclame d'intensifier leur action.
Size
21633 bytes
Pages nb.
2
Source
Public records
Type
Transcription d'une émission de télévision
Language
en
Abstract
- Alain Juppé is sounding the alarm about Rwanda. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has brought together representatives of 17 non-governmental organizations to discuss the catastrophic situation in the country. He is calling on NGOs to step up their efforts. According to his estimate, 500 tons of food aid are needed every day.
- Edouard Balladur will echo this on Monday [July 11] in New York, where he will address the United Nations Security Council.
- On the ground, we are seeing a push by RPF soldiers, who are now only three kilometers from the most advanced French post. But for the moment, the humanitarian zone is being respected. Thousands of people are pouring into it. And to prevent certain Hutu militiamen from infiltrating, the French military is increasing its disarmament operations.
- In this small commune of Mubuga on the edge of the French security zone, the mission of Captain Hervé and his men is to collect weapons, to sort through the gendarmes, soldiers of the Rwandan Armed Forces fleeing with the refugees, and members of the civil defense. And then the others, all the others. Those to whom circumstances and the war have provided a weapon for their own safety or for the insecurity of others.
- A French soldier in a red beret: "Following our first visit, the message was sent to the population that we would search for armed civilians. We asked them to hide their weapons".
- These two clearly didn't hear the order. They were walking calmly among the crowd with their gear. Search, explanations. If they want all that back, they'll have to go to Gikongoro to explain themselves to the prefecture.
- And the harvest continues, more and more fruitful. Weapons, the refugees say, were distributed in large numbers before the capture of Butare. Now Butare has fallen, and for the French, if they want this area to become a place of security, it's time to give them back.
- Edouard Balladur will echo this on Monday [July 11] in New York, where he will address the United Nations Security Council.
- On the ground, we are seeing a push by RPF soldiers, who are now only three kilometers from the most advanced French post. But for the moment, the humanitarian zone is being respected. Thousands of people are pouring into it. And to prevent certain Hutu militiamen from infiltrating, the French military is increasing its disarmament operations.
- In this small commune of Mubuga on the edge of the French security zone, the mission of Captain Hervé and his men is to collect weapons, to sort through the gendarmes, soldiers of the Rwandan Armed Forces fleeing with the refugees, and members of the civil defense. And then the others, all the others. Those to whom circumstances and the war have provided a weapon for their own safety or for the insecurity of others.
- A French soldier in a red beret: "Following our first visit, the message was sent to the population that we would search for armed civilians. We asked them to hide their weapons".
- These two clearly didn't hear the order. They were walking calmly among the crowd with their gear. Search, explanations. If they want all that back, they'll have to go to Gikongoro to explain themselves to the prefecture.
- And the harvest continues, more and more fruitful. Weapons, the refugees say, were distributed in large numbers before the capture of Butare. Now Butare has fallen, and for the French, if they want this area to become a place of security, it's time to give them back.