NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002523

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/15/2015
TAGS: PGOV PREL SU NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR
REBELS

REF: SECSTATE 168722

Classified By: POLCOUNS Andrew Schofer for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d).


1. (C) On September 14, POLOFF shared reftel points with
Stella Kloth, Sudan Desk Officer at the MFA and member of the
Dutch Government's Sudan Task Force, and requested contact
information for SLM representatives in the Netherlands.
Kloth provided this information on September 15.


2. (C) On September 15, POLOFF contacted Salih Rizgalla,
member of the SLM Chapter of the Netherlands, and presented
reftel points. Rizgalla promised to share the points with
his colleagues when he resumes participation in the Abuja
talks on September 21. Rizgalla also plans to participate in
the SLM conference in Darfur. He voiced optimism about the
progress of the talks and said he would pursue a close
dialogue with Ambassador Yates.


3. (C) POLOFF subsequently received a phone call from Nasrah
Adin, referred to POLOFF by Rizgalla. Adin is an SLM member
based in Riyadh and will attend the Abuja talks and the
Darfur conference. POLOFF presented points. Adin conveyed
his enthusiasm for the planned workshops, echoed Rizgalla's
interest in working with Yates, and emphasized the importance
of SLM unity.

BLAKEMAN