Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07THEHAGUE746
2007-04-20 15:02:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S.
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C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 000746
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2017
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC SU NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S.
REF: A. STATE 52648
B. STATE 51828
Classified By: CDA Chat Blakeman; reasons 1.4 (b and d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 000746
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2017
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC SU NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S.
REF: A. STATE 52648
B. STATE 51828
Classified By: CDA Chat Blakeman; reasons 1.4 (b and d).
1. (C) Charge d'Affaires and POLOFF delivered reftel
demarches to MFA interlocutors April 19 and 20. Laurent
Stokvis, MFA Director of the Americas Department, told CDA
that the U.S. and the Netherlands were "in sync" on Sudan.
He added that Development Minister Bert Koenders' meeting
last week with U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios
went extremely well.
2. (C) POLOFF spoke separately with Huub Buise, head of the
Horn of Africa office of the Dutch MFA. Buise thanked us for
the detailed troop support suggestions, ref B. While he was
not prepared to offer specifics, his initial reaction was to
agree entirely with the approach. He underlined the
importance the Dutch attach to recruiting as many additional
African ground troops as possible.
ARNALL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2017
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC SU NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S.
REF: A. STATE 52648
B. STATE 51828
Classified By: CDA Chat Blakeman; reasons 1.4 (b and d).
1. (C) Charge d'Affaires and POLOFF delivered reftel
demarches to MFA interlocutors April 19 and 20. Laurent
Stokvis, MFA Director of the Americas Department, told CDA
that the U.S. and the Netherlands were "in sync" on Sudan.
He added that Development Minister Bert Koenders' meeting
last week with U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios
went extremely well.
2. (C) POLOFF spoke separately with Huub Buise, head of the
Horn of Africa office of the Dutch MFA. Buise thanked us for
the detailed troop support suggestions, ref B. While he was
not prepared to offer specifics, his initial reaction was to
agree entirely with the approach. He underlined the
importance the Dutch attach to recruiting as many additional
African ground troops as possible.
ARNALL