The World : Rebels Get Ugandan Offer

Uganda’s government offered the country’s main guerrilla group an equal say on the ruling military council and the vice chairmanship of the body. The offer to Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda National Resistance Army was cited by the new military leaders as proof of their commitment to end 4 1/2 years of intermittent civil strife in which thousands of people have been killed or displaced in the East African nation. There was no immediate word on whether the rebels would accept the offer, but its seriousness was underlined by the presence at the Nairobi discussions of top leaders--Gen. Tito Okello, Uganda’s chief of state, and Museveni. The talks continue today.