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CIA Reading Room 06859638: LIBERIA: IMPLICATIONS OF A UNOMIL PULLOUT

Approved for Release: 2026/06/08 C06859638 1 March 1994 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Liberia: Implications of a UNOMIL Pullout 1. The 325-man UN Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) is central to any chance of successfully implementing the Cotonou accord signed last July. Withdrawal of UNOMIL forces would probably return the negotiations process to square one and almost certainly would set off a new round of fighting between rival factions. UNOMIL Central to Peace Process 2. Without UNOMIL, prospects for disarmament and demobilization of the warring factions--a central component of the accord--are virt…