Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DAKAR985
2006-04-24 17:04:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dakar
Cable title:
SUDAN: LEVERAGING MORE SENEGALESE TROOPS TOWARDS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L DAKAR 000985
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/SPG, IO/PSC, AF/RSA AND AF/W
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2016
TAGS: PREL KPKO SG
SUBJECT: SUDAN: LEVERAGING MORE SENEGALESE TROOPS TOWARDS
DARFUR
REF: STATE 051778 (NOTAL)
Classified By: DCM Robert P. Jackson for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) When the Ambassador presented her credentials to
President Abdoulaye Wade and to Senior Minister for Foreign
Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, on April 14 and 7,
respectively, they discussed Darfur. When Director of West
African Affairs Phillip Carter was in Dakar, March 26-29, we
discussed Darfur with Armed Forces Chief of Staff (CHOD) LTG
P.K. Fall and with Ambassador Mankeur Ndiaye, the Director of
Cabinet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On April
21, DCM made reftel demarche to Ambassador Claude Absa
Diallo, the Acting Foreign Minister. The last three all
noted Senegal,s plan to increase its presence in Darfur from
538 to over 800.
JACOBS