Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE96693
2009-09-17 15:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Secretary of State
Cable title:
(C) SOUTHERN AFRICA: KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 096693
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2034
TAGS: PINR AO BC CG LT MA MI MP MZ SF WA WZ ZA ZI
SUBJECT: (C) SOUTHERN AFRICA: KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS FOR REPORTING ON SADC ENGAGEMENT (C-AL9-01947)
REF: GABORONE 000684
Classified By: MICHAEL P. OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 096693
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2034
TAGS: PINR AO BC CG LT MA MI MP MZ SF WA WZ ZA ZI
SUBJECT: (C) SOUTHERN AFRICA: KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS FOR REPORTING ON SADC ENGAGEMENT (C-AL9-01947)
REF: GABORONE 000684
Classified By: MICHAEL P. OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
APPRECIATION FOR GABORONE 000674, "THOUGHTS ON ENGAGING WITH
SADC." THE CABLE WAS INSIGHTFUL AND TIMELY, PARTICULARLY IN
LIGHT OF THE ONGOING SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
(SADC) SUMMIT IN GABORONE. ANALYSTS FOUND REFTEL,S
DISCUSSION OF MEMBER STATE OPINIONS OF SADC AND THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT MEMBER STATES WILL ACTIVELY PRESS FOR A MORE
EMPOWERED REGIONAL BODY PARTICULARLY USEFUL. GIVEN EXTENSIVE
WASHINGTON INTEREST IN SADC'S PROGRESS AND COMMITMENT TO
GREATER INTEGRATION, THESE INSIGHTS WERE EXTREMEMLY VALUABLE.
A. (C/NF) WE ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION FROM OTHER SADC
POSTS ON THEIR STATES' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SADC. UNDERSTANDING
MEMBER STATE INTEREST IN SADC WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE IN
DETERMINING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT SADC WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT
STRIDES TOWARD GREATER INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION IN THE
MEDIUM TERM. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD
APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHTS POSTS MAY PROVIDE ON THE QUESTIONS
BELOW. THANK YOU.
B. (C/NF) DO MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOW SIGNIFICANT
INTEREST IN WORKING WITHIN THE SADC FRAMEWORK, AND ARE THEY
COMMITTED TO GREATER POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AS
ENVISIONED BY SADC?
C. (C/NF) DO MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOW INTEREST IN
REGULARLY AND QUICKLY RATIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING SADC
PROTOCOLS?
D. (C/NF) ARE MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS WILLING TO COMMIT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES TOWARD THE ORGANIZTION?
E. (C/NF) WHAT ARE POSTS' OBSERVATIONS ON MEMBER STATES'
ATTITUDES TOWARD OVERLAPPING REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS
THE COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA)
AND THE EASTERN AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC)?
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-AL9-01947 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2034
TAGS: PINR AO BC CG LT MA MI MP MZ SF WA WZ ZA ZI
SUBJECT: (C) SOUTHERN AFRICA: KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS FOR REPORTING ON SADC ENGAGEMENT (C-AL9-01947)
REF: GABORONE 000684
Classified By: MICHAEL P. OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
APPRECIATION FOR GABORONE 000674, "THOUGHTS ON ENGAGING WITH
SADC." THE CABLE WAS INSIGHTFUL AND TIMELY, PARTICULARLY IN
LIGHT OF THE ONGOING SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
(SADC) SUMMIT IN GABORONE. ANALYSTS FOUND REFTEL,S
DISCUSSION OF MEMBER STATE OPINIONS OF SADC AND THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT MEMBER STATES WILL ACTIVELY PRESS FOR A MORE
EMPOWERED REGIONAL BODY PARTICULARLY USEFUL. GIVEN EXTENSIVE
WASHINGTON INTEREST IN SADC'S PROGRESS AND COMMITMENT TO
GREATER INTEGRATION, THESE INSIGHTS WERE EXTREMEMLY VALUABLE.
A. (C/NF) WE ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION FROM OTHER SADC
POSTS ON THEIR STATES' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SADC. UNDERSTANDING
MEMBER STATE INTEREST IN SADC WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE IN
DETERMINING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT SADC WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT
STRIDES TOWARD GREATER INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION IN THE
MEDIUM TERM. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD
APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHTS POSTS MAY PROVIDE ON THE QUESTIONS
BELOW. THANK YOU.
B. (C/NF) DO MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOW SIGNIFICANT
INTEREST IN WORKING WITHIN THE SADC FRAMEWORK, AND ARE THEY
COMMITTED TO GREATER POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AS
ENVISIONED BY SADC?
C. (C/NF) DO MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOW INTEREST IN
REGULARLY AND QUICKLY RATIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING SADC
PROTOCOLS?
D. (C/NF) ARE MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS WILLING TO COMMIT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES TOWARD THE ORGANIZTION?
E. (C/NF) WHAT ARE POSTS' OBSERVATIONS ON MEMBER STATES'
ATTITUDES TOWARD OVERLAPPING REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS
THE COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA)
AND THE EASTERN AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC)?
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-AL9-01947 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON