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Sierra Leone: Document Two

PARAPHRASE OF CODED MESSAGE

FROM: REGPOL SOUTH

TO: POLINT

INFO: IGPOL SACPOL

DATE DESPATCHED 1/7/2000

DATE RECEIVED: 1/7/2000

TIME DESPATCHED: 1600 HOURS

TIME RECEIVED: 1935 HOURS

RUF MEETING HELD IN KONO STATES THAT ON 21/6/2000 WELL ARMED MEN ON BOARD NINE (9) TRUCKS WERE SENT BY CHARLES TAYLOR TO ATTACK FREETOWN (.)

HE ALSO GAVE THE REBELS A FORTY BARREL GUN THAT WAS ESCORTED BY TWO HUNDRED FULLY ARMED LIBERIAN REBELS FOR THE SAME PURPOSE USING THE WEST SIDE TOWARDS THE CITY (.)

THE ATTACK SHOULD TAKE PLACE BEFORE 5/7/2000 (.)

THAT THE TROOP MOVEMENT WOULD START FROM MAGBURAKA VIA MILE 91 THROUGHT BUSH PATHS TO THE PENNINSULAR THEN YORK AREA WHILE SOME TROOPS WITH MACHINE GUNS WILL USE THE MAIN HIGHWAY TO HOLD GBERAY JUNCTION AND MASIAKA THN SHELL THE CITY AS THEY ADVANCE (.)

THEIR AIM IS TO TAKE THE CITY, FREE FODAY SANKOH AND OTHER DETAINEES AT PADEMBA ROAD PRISON (.)

THEY WILL ALSO ATTACK BO AND KENEMA SIMULTANEOUSLY (.)

THAT ON 27/6/2000 THREE TRUCKS OF ARMED REBELS DRESSED IN JEANS MOVED FROM MASINGBI SAYING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO FREE THEIR LEADER (.)

IN ADDITION FOUR HUNDRED BAGS OF RICE LOADED ON TWO TRUCKS WERE SUPPLIED TO THE FIGHTERS IN MAKENI (.)

ALL SUPPLIES ARE COMING FROM THE KAILAHUN AXIS (.)

(This document has been slightly amended to protect the source)