Identifier
Created
Classification
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07ASMARA492
2007-06-05 10:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Asmara
Cable title:  

SHARIF HARIR CLAIMS U.S. WEAPONS CONFISCATED IN DARFUR

Tags:  PREL PINR SU ER 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASMARA 000492 

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/04/2017
TAGS: PREL PINR SU ER
SUBJECT: SHARIF HARIR CLAIMS U.S. WEAPONS CONFISCATED IN DARFUR


CLASSIFIED BY: CDA Jennifer A. McIntyre, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L ASMARA 000492

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/04/2017
TAGS: PREL PINR SU ER
SUBJECT: SHARIF HARIR CLAIMS U.S. WEAPONS CONFISCATED IN DARFUR


CLASSIFIED BY: CDA Jennifer A. McIntyre, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) SLM leader Sharif Harir met with Poloff on May 29 to report the
confiscation of over 100 small arms from the Sudanese Armed Forces
(SAF) in Darfur in the past few weeks. These weapons, predominantly
handguns all bear markings identifying them as U.S. Property. To
support his claim, Sharif provided Poloff with the details of the
engravings of one confiscated handgun: on the right hand side is
engraved "U.S. property M 1911 A1 US Army No. 1286228 ANAD 575"; on the
left hand side, "Ithaca Gun Co. Inc Ithaca, NY". Sharif expressed
concern that U.S. policy had changed and that the U.S. was now
supplying weapons to the Sudan Armed Forces. Poloff responded by
informing Sharif that this was not the case and we do not provide
material support to the SAF.


2. (C) Comment: According to Post's DATT, the appearance of this
pistol, a composite of two different Colt 1911A pistols is no great
surprise. Since World War II, the USG has sold as surplus thousands of
these pistols. Pistols such as these have been sold and resold in many
parts of the African continent. End Comment.

MCINTYRE