TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DARFUR HYBRID OPERATION

UNCLAS JAKARTA 001785 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR IO/PSC HANKINS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU ID SUBJECT: TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DARFUR HYBRID OPERATION REF: STATE 90022 ¶1. On June 28, we conveyed U.S. support for the proposed UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur to Deputy Director for International Security Fikri Cassidy at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs and asked whether Indonesia planned to contribute to the mission. Cassidy, who has recently returned to Jakarta from Indonesia's UN Mission in New York, said no final decision had been made yet. However, it was his understanding that Indonesia planned to contribute one or two Formed Police Units. A UNDPKO delegation was scheduled to visit Jakarta in the next week or two to facilitate that step. He noted Indonesia currently had about 15 Military Observers at UNMIS in Sudan. ¶2. Cassidy said he expected to have further details soon and would inform us once a decision had been made. HEFFERN