USUN INSTRUCTION: CALL P-3 MEETING REGARDING

S E C R E T STATE 094825

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/07/2018
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN SU UNSC
SUBJECT: USUN INSTRUCTION: CALL P-3 MEETING REGARDING
SUDAN SANCTIONS

REF: A. USUN 486

B. PARIS 1005

C. PARIS 1038

D. STATE 56630

E. STATE 61842

Classified By: IO Acting A/S Warlick for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (SBU) This is an action request. USUN is to request a P-3
meeting be held before COB Friday, 5 September. The U.S.
intends to propose the four names in para 2 be added to the
consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by
the Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council
Resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan (the UNSC Sudan
Sanctions Committee). The purpose of the P-3 meeting is to
inform the French of our intention and discuss concerns they
may have. USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 4 when
speaking to the UK and the French Missions in New York. USUN
may also draw on the points in paras 5 and 6 for use with the
French.

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INDIVIDUALS TO BE PROPOSED
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2. (U) The U.S. would like to submit the following four
individuals to the UNSC Sudan Sanctions Committee for
inclusion on the Consolidated Travel Ban and Assets Freeze
List maintained by that Committee:

- Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed Achar Foudail TAHA
a.k.a. Khalil IBRAHIM
a.k.a. Khalil Ibrahim MOHAMED
DOB: 15 June 1958
POB: El Fasher, Sudan
Nationality: Sudanese
Proposed for designation under UNSCR 1591 for impeding the
peace process, for constituting a threat to stability in
Darfur and the region, and for violating the ban on the sale
or supply of arms and related material to the region. Ibrahim
is leader of the Darfur-based rebel Justice and Equality
Movement (JEM),which launched violent attacks on Khartoum's
twin city of Omdurman on May 10 and has shown no interest in
achieving a peaceful settlement to the crisis in Darfur. He
was also co-founder of the now defunct National Redemption
Front. According to the 1591 Committee's Panel of Experts'
September 2007 report, Ibrahim shipped arms to a non-State
armed group commander in Northern Darfur.

- Awad Ibn AUF
a.k.a. Awad Muhammad Ibn AUF
a.k.a. Awad Ahmad Ibn AWF
a.k.a. Awad Mohammed Ahmed Ebni NAUF
a.k.a. Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn OAF
a.k.a. Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn OUF
DOB: circa 1954
Nationality: Sudanese
Proposed for designation under UNSCR 1591 for impeding the
peace process, constituting a threat to stability in Darfur
and the region, and committing violations of international
humanitarian or human rights law or other atrocities. Auf is
believed to be the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sudanese
Armed Forces. Formerly, Auf was Sudan's head of Military
Intelligence and Security and has acted as liaison between
the Sudanese government and the Government-supported
Janjaweed militias, which have attacked and brutalized
innocent civilians in the Darfur region. He has also
provided logistical support for the Janjaweed and directed
attacks.

- Ahmad Muhammed HARUN
a.k.a. Ahmed Mohamed HAROUN
a.k.a. Ahmed Mohammed HAROUN
a.k.a. Mawlana Ahmad Muhammad HARUN
DOB: 1964
POB: Kordofan, Sudan
Nationality: Sudanese
Proposed for designation under UNSCR 1591 for impeding the
peace process and for constituting a threat to stability in
Darfur and the region. Harun is Sudan's State Minister for
Humanitarian Affairs and has been accused of war crimes in
Darfur by the International Criminal Court in the Hague. He
has acted as liaison between the Sudanese government and the
Government-supported Janjaweed militias, which have attacked
and brutalized innocent civilians in the Darfur region. He
has also provided logistical support for the Janjaweed and
directed attacks. Previously, Harun was the coordinator of
the Popular Police Forces and also served as State Minister
for the Interior, playing a central role in coordinating and
planning military operations in Darfur between 2003 and 2005.

- Daoussa DEBY ITNO
a.k.a. Daoussa DEBY
a.k.a. Daussa DEBY ITNO
DOB: 1 January 1953
POB: Berdoba, Chad
Nationality: Chadian
Proposed for designation under UNSCR 1591 for impeding the
peace process, for constituting a threat to stability in
Darfur and the region, and for violating the ban on the sale
or supply of arms and related material to the region. Deby,
half brother to Chad's President Deby, has provided material
assistance to Darfur rebel groups, including Justice and
Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army. According
to the 1591 Committee's Panel of Experts' September 2007
report, Deby has played a central role in the provision of
support to non State armed groups, including facilitating the
provision of or directly providing weapons and military
vehicles.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
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3. (SBU) The goal is to impose multilateral targeted
sanctions on these four individuals in order to underscore
the seriousness with which we view the situation in Darfur
and the ongoing violence there. The UK previously agreed to
this approach. France is likely to continue to oppose the
listing of Daoussa DEBY, but we have requested they
reevaluate their position based on DEBY's destabilizing
activity in the region and support for rebel activity in
Darfur. The U.S. has made a policy decision to propose all
four names in the UNSC Sudan Sanctions Committee, with the
goal of achieving consensus. Some countries otherwise
inclined to oppose sanctions against Sudanese officials
(i.e., China) may calculate that their national interests are
better served by not opposing any of the four names in
Committee, which would avoid a very public vote in the
Security Council to designate the four individuals.


4. (SBU) The following points may be used to garner support
from the UK and France:

- The UNSC Sudan Sanctions Committee has the authority to
impose an asset freeze and travel ban against designated
individuals who impede the peace process, constitute a threat
to stability in Darfur and the region, commit violations of
international humanitarian or human rights law or other
atrocities, violate the arms embargo, or are responsible for
offensive military overflights in and over the Darfur region.

- The violence in Darfur continues. The continued bombing of
villages, such as the egregious May 4 bombing of villages
that killed innocent civilians in North Darfur by the
Government of Sudan, and the subsequent May 10 attack by
Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels on Omdurman are
representative of activities that need a response from the
international community. It is time to add the additional
individuals named above to the 1591 Committee list.

- In its report of 10 September 2007, the UNSC Sudan
Sanctions Committee Panel of Experts specifically recommended
adding Daoussa Deby and Khalil Ibrahim to the Committee's
consolidated list of designated individuals. The May 10 JEM
attack on Omdurman, under the direction of Khalil Ibrahim,
further substantiates the need to single him out as an
aggressor in the Darfur conflict. The United States
designated Ibrahim in 2007 out of our strong bilateral
concerns for his contribution to violence and instability in
Darfur and strongly encourages his designation now as his
militaristic acts and extremist views continue to chip away
at the prospects of peace in Darfur.

- The ties between Chadian authorities and Sudanese rebels,
their utility as proxy fighters in the ongoing conflict
between Chad and Sudan, and the impact of their activities on
the ground in Darfur should not be ignored. The designation
of suspected arms trafficker and half-brother to Chadian
President Deby, Daoussa Deby Itno, based on his destabilizing
activity in the region and support for rebel activity in
Darfur, is an important acknowledgment of his disastrous role
in the conflict.

- The Government of Sudan must be held accountable for its
actions on the ground, especially bombings that kill
civilians in Darfur such as the May 4 attacks. The United
States domestically designated Haroun and Auf in 2007 for
their egregious activities in Darfur and we believe that the
UNSC should undertake these additional designations.

- Designating these four individuals will make a strong
statement by demonstrating that the international community
takes the May 4 bombings in Darfur and the May 11 attack on
Omdurman seriously. The Security Council has designated only
four individuals under the Sudan sanctions regime thus far
(UNSCR 1672 in 2006); the Council, through its Sudan
Sanctions Committee, should take a proactive stance towards
another round of designations given recent events on the
ground.

- We are hopeful that UNSC action on Khalil Ibrahim will send
a clear message to other rebels that pursuing peace is the
only acceptable means of ending the crisis.


5. (C/Rel France) For USUN to use with French Mission in NY:

- We understand France's political concerns regarding Doussa
DEBY's ties to his brother, Chadian President Idriss Deby.
However, we strongly request France agree to listing DEBY.

- Daoussa DEBY is being proposed for designation under UNSCR
1591 for impeding the Darfur peace process, for constituting
a threat to stability in Darfur and the region, and for
violating the ban on the sale or supply of arms and related
material to the Darfur region and rebel groups operating
there. DEBY has provided material assistance to Darfur rebel
groups, including Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan
Liberation Army. According to the UNSC Sudan Sanctions
Committee's Panel of Experts' September 2007 Report (see para
81),DEBY plays a central role in the provision of support to
non-State armed groups, including facilitating the provision
of or directly providing weapons and military vehicles. This
information provides a sound factual basis for his
designation.

- Despite DEBY's substantial influence within the Government
of Chad (GOC),his current honorary title of "grand
ambassador" belies French views that he is not a senior
government official on par with those on the Sudanese side
which are being proposed or were accepted for sanction under
UNSCR 1591.

- Furthermore, we remain concerned over intelligence and
eyewitness reports that both JEM and Chadian rebel groups may
already be planning renewed offensives in advance of the end
of the rainy season in October. A strong sanctions
resolution now would put pressure on those groups planning
destabilizing attacks to reconsider and/or refrain from
future actions. The absence of new violence at the end of
the rainy season would likely also increase support for the
renewal of MINURCAT.

- Assistant Secretary Frazer has made a number of attempts
over last two months to speak to her counterpart at the
Elysee, Deputy
Diplomatic Advisor Bruno Joubert, regarding our proposal to
designate these four individuals. Unfortunately, Assistant
Secretary Frazer has not been given the opportunity to
discuss this with Joubert, which is why we feel compelled to
push ahead and propose these names in the Sudan Sanctions
Committee. We would like to move forward with French
support. In addition to underscoring the aforementioned
points, Assistant Secretary Frazer would specifically like to
address directly with Joubert political concerns regarding
France's engagement with President Deby and EUFOR.


6. (C/Rel France) IF RAISED by the French, USUN may use the
following points with the French Mission in NY regarding the
French counter-proposal to designate six Chadian rebels:

- We understand that the Government of France is willing to
pursue sanctions on Chadian rebels, specifically Mahamat
Nouri (UFDD-F),Abdelwahid Aboud Mackaye (UFDD-F),Timane
Erdimi (RFC),and Tom Erdimi (RFC),for their roles in the
attack on N'Djamena in February 2008, and on JEM members
Gibril Ibrahim (whom Paris described as JEM's silent
second-in-command),and Ali al Hajj Mohamed (JEM financier).

- The U.S. would be willing to work with the French to
designate some (one or two) of these Chadian rebels if that
ensures French support for the inclusion of Daoussa DEBY in
our proposal of four names now.

- Given the framing of the existing U.S. domestic sanctions
legislation with respect to Darfur, if France would like to
propose these individuals for designation, we request they
provide the kind of information for each target that is found
in para 2 above, which includes identifiers and information
demonstrating that each targets meets the criteria for
designation under UNSCR 1591 (2005).

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BACKGROUND
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7. (U) On May 29, 2007 Awad Ibn AUF, Ahmad Muhammed HARUN,
and Khalil IBRAHIM were domestically designated in the U.S.
under Executive Order 13400, which blocks assets of persons
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to have
constituted a threat to the peace process or stability of
Darfur; to be responsible for conduct related to the conflict
in Darfur that violates international law; or to be
responsible for committing violence in Darfur. The United
States determined that these three individuals sufficiently
met the designation criteria and that their designation was
necessary to underscore our commitment to holding accountable
those responsible for violence in Darfur. To date, the
United States has domestically designated seven individuals
responsible for violence in Darfur; four of those individuals
have also been designated at the UN under UNSCR 1672 and
added to the list maintained by the UNSC Sudan Sanctions
Committee.


8. (S/NF) The continued violence in Darfur, including the
egregious May 4 bombing of villages in North Darfur by the
Government of Sudan (GOS),the subsequent May 10 attack by
Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels on Omdurman, and
continued reports of bombings in Darfur justify these renewed
efforts to push through the UN Security Council a sanctions
package that "multilateralizes" our domestic sanctions on
Sudan. Khalil IBRAHIM, leader of the JEM and already
designated under U.S. law for his actions in Darfur, and
Daoussa Deby, brother to Chad,s President Deby and suspected
arms trafficker, are included in this effort for their
deleterious activities taking place in or having a negative
impact on Darfur. Officials from the Government of Sudan
also bear responsibility for recent violence against
civilians and should be included in any multilateral effort
to designate individuals for violence in Darfur. Thus, we
are also proposing the listing of the two GOS officials
previously designated by President Bush in May 2007 - Awad
Ibn AUF and Ahmad Muhammed HARUN.

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POC AND REPORTING DEADLINE
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9. (U) Jean Clark (clarkjt@state.sgov.gov; 202-736-7736) in
IO/PSC is the Point of Contact. Response is requested by
Monday, September 8.


10. (U) Department appreciates Mission's efforts.
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