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08STATE36015
2008-04-07 21:15:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

GUIDANCE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON

Tags:  CD KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC 
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TAGS: CD KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON
MINURCAT

PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department
asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the
United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations
on the MINURCAT Operation in Chad and the Central African
Republic on April 9th.

- We welcome the SYG's report on the United Nations
Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
(MINURCAT). We are pleased to see the significant progress
that has been made on the
deployment of the European Union Force (EUFOR) as well as
the signing of the Status of Mission Agreement for
MINURCAT.

We remain deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation
as well as the continued potential
for cross-border insecurity. Today, I wish to discuss both of
these concerns.

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EUFOR/MINURCAT DEPLOYMENT
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- We welcome MINURCAT's progress toward deployment,
including the signing of the Status of Mission Agreement and
the
agreement on the payment of the Chadian police. We urge
MINURCAT to complete its deployment as quickly as possible
so that it can fulfill its crucial humanitarian mission.

- We are pleased that the first group of
Chadian police officers, with the assistance of MINURCAT,
is preparing to assume its duties in eastern Chad; it is our
hope that these officers can begin to take on their vital
mission of protecting civilians by the beginning of the rainy
season.

- We regret the death of a French EUFOR soldier on March 3.

- We welcome the progress that has been made on EUFOR
deployment, and are pleased that it reached initial
operating capability on March 15.

- We support MINURCAT in its humanitarian mission to train
and assist Chadian National police to better protect
refugees, internally displaced and other vulnerable
populations in eastern Chad. We are pleased to announce
that we are also providing direct support to the Chadian
National Police for this essential humanitarian mission.
We
are contributing USD 2,000,000 in bi-lateral funding for
the training of the Chadian police.

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SECURITY SITUATION
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- This humanitarian mission is jeopardized by continued
fighting in the region, which threatens to displace even
more vulnerable civilians.

- We welcome the signing of the Dakar Accord by the
Governments of Chad and Sudan and their pledge to end
support for each other's rebel groups. We urge both Chad and
Sudan to implement their agreement promptly and fully.

- We call on Chad and Sudan to immediately stop
any actions that may violate the sovereignty of the other
or escalate tensions along the border. We urge the
international community to assist Chad and Sudan in
implementing this agreement, under the terms
established in the Dakar Accord.
RICE