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UNITED NATIONS, April 21 (Reuter) - Secretary-General Boutros
Boutros-Ghali Thursday recommended that the Security Council either
increase U.N. forces in Rwanda by several thousand or reduce them to
about 270.
But Security Council members said privately that the force, originally
2,500, would probably be cut to 270 with a provision for an early
review in case a ceasefire is established in the country's bloody civil
war.
In a report to the council, Boutros-Ghali also gave a third option of
completly withdrawing the U.N. Assistance Mission For Rwanda, known as
UNAMIR, but rejected it outright.
The council is expected to work on a resolution late Thursday with a
view to adopting it on Friday, diplomats said.
Boutros-Ghali said the council had the option of a massive
reinforcement of UNAMIR
and a change in its mandate so it would be
equipped to coerce combatants into a ceasefire.
(c) Reuters Limited 1994
