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U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, "SPOT Intelligence Report as of 13:00 EDT, April 7, 1994: Rwanda/Burundi: Violence Update, No. 2", April 7, 1994 (Freedom of Information Act release) U.S. defense attaché Lt. Col. Charles Vuckovic USA was...   [Plus]

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, "SPOT Intelligence Report as of 13:00 EDT, April 7, 1994: Rwanda/Burundi: Violence Update, No. 2", April 7, 1994 (Freedom of Information Act release)

U.S. defense attaché Lt. Col. Charles Vuckovic USA was posted to the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon, but he also had responsibility for Rwanda-thousands of miles across the African continent. Coincidentally, Vuckovic had arrived in Rwanda on April 5th. Given his background, his reporting proved useful to Washington policymakers and his presence contributed to the evacuation of American citizens. This heavily censored appraisal from later in the afternoon of April 7th conveys information from Lt. Col. Vuckovic that Rwandan Army Headquarters "reports that the Presidential Guard is "out of control" on the streets of Kigali while all other military units remain in their barracks". Lt. Col. Vuckovic saw "no effort by other military units to stop the presidential guard". His report, while again identifying the Presidential Guard as key perpetrators of the violence, otherwise suggests control, organization and discipline among the regular army.
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