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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07KHARTOUM104 | SUDAN: CONDEMNING THE JAN. 24 HIJACKING INCIDENT [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting of Charge Hume with Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail to discuss reftel demarche, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs asked that the USG condemn the January 24 hijacking of an Air West aircraft in Darfur (details covered in septel),because it was a t [...] | 2007-01-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KPAO PTER EAIR US SU |
07KHARTOUM1040 | PRESIDENT BASHIR ON HYBRID FORCE, CHAPTER SEVEN UN COMMAND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 at a press forum conducted by the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA),President Al-Bashir was reported to have "renewed Sudan's rejection to international forces in Darfur," while at the same time stating that Sudan had accepted the hybrid force. Al-Bashir remained vagu [...] | 2007-07-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1043 | DARFUR: MAINTAINING FOCUS IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (C) A recent African Union-sponsored conference on the Abuja talks and the current Darfur peace process provided insights into the direction of the UN/AU strategy. In the lead up to a July meeting of special envoys in Tripoli, Libya, the U.S. can exert leverage with the UN, AU, and key govern [...] | 2007-07-02 07:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU ER LY |
07KHARTOUM1044 | AFTER KHALIFA: WHO WILL BE THE GOS POINT MAN ON [...] (C) Summary: The death in a traffic accident of Presidential Advisor (and Darfur Peace Agreement negotiator) Dr. Magzoub al-Khalifa on June 27 has focused speculation that "the Darfur file" in the GOS is up for grabs. Confirmation of this came in the form of press reports in the local Arabic l [...] | 2007-07-02 08:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1047 | DARFUR POLITICAL PROCESS: UN/AU PLANS STILL LACK [...] (C) In advance of the Darfur summit meeting scheduled for Tripoli July 15-16, the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) are assessing the viability of two parallel efforts to energize the Darfur political process: a conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories hosted by the [...] | 2007-07-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU ER |
07KHARTOUM1049 | OUT WITH THE DINAR, IN WITH THE POUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 30, the Central Bank of Sudan came one step closer to converting its currency, announcing that the dinar is now invalid in commercial transactions. Although the general public can still trade in dinars at banks until September 1 of this year, vendors are no longer oblig [...] | 2007-07-03 09:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM105 | KHARTOUM CDA PRESENTS CASE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) On January 24 CDA Hume met Presidential Adviser Mustafa Ismail in the airport's VIP departure lounge to ask that President Bashir not submit his candidacy for AU Chairman. Hume explained that, with AU troops still in Darfur, a Bashir candidacy would present questions of a conflict of inte [...] | 2007-01-24 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1051 | BETWEEN DEFIANCE AND COMPLIANCE - THE KHARTOUM [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with a wide range of local players and observers reveal a Sudanese regime that is aggressively honing its survival strategy in the wake of its apparently real but very reluctant acceptance of the UN/AU Hybrid Force. Seeking to navigate a "middle path" between outrig [...] | 2007-07-03 11:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1053 | SLA/M REP ALLEGES IMPENDING ATTACKS [...] (S) Mahboub Idris Abdulrasool, chairman for the North Darfur Security Arrangements Committee and a member of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi, informed S/CRS Poloff on June 24 that National Congress Party (NCP) functionary Ismail Abdalla Barghouth had convened a recent meeting at his [...] | 2007-07-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1057 | JEM REPOSITIONS ITS FORCES, BUT IS READY FOR PEACE [...] (SBU) According to African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and Sudanese Government sources, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces are moving southward from Um Kedada to reclaim land held by the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi. Cease-fire Commission JEM representative General Mohamed [...] | 2007-07-03 15:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM106 | SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE [...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...] | 2007-01-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU |
07KHARTOUM1060 | DARFUR: IMPROVING AMIS UNDER AGWAI [...] (SBU) With the arrival of the new AMIS force commander, the international community has the opportunity to strengthen the security provisions of the DPA to increase stability on the ground. U.S. leadership could lead to substantive improvements in the operation of the Cease-fire Commission an [...] | 2007-07-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1063 | SPLM, SLM TO COOPERATE ON LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DPA [...] (SBU) During a July 3 meeting in Khartoum, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development Michael Makuei Lueth and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) legal counsel Abdulaziz Sam discussed the importance of developing a plan to integrate the Darfur Peac [...] | 2007-07-05 12:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1066 | UN ENVOY ELIASSON BRIEFING ON AU/UN ROADMAP [...] (SBU) In a July 6 briefing for chiefs of mission in advance of the upcoming Tripoli meetings (July 15-16),UN Secretary -General Special Envoy for Darfur Mr. Jan Eliasson discussed recent efforts made in support of the three-phased AU/UN roadmap. He described the "convergence" phase of the road [...] | 2007-07-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1080 | DARFUR - NEW IDPS OVERWHELM AL SALAM CAMP [...] Begin summary: Since early May, an influx of newly displaced persons arriving in Al Salam camp near Nyala, South Darfur, has created a localized humanitarian emergency. New arrivals are often in poor health, and relief agencies are providing much-needed humanitarian aid. USAID field staff r [...] | 2007-07-11 08:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1083 | FACILITATING SPLM DARFUR INITIATIVE: GAME PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Confusion over the UN/AU roadmap and SPLM initiative persists despite face-to-face meetings between SPLM and UN/AU officials. Both the UN/AU and the SPLM have not communicated their plans clearly enough to each other to eliminate misunderstandings. As a result, the SPLM plans t [...] | 2007-07-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1085 | S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH SOUTH DARFURIANS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) During a July 9 visit to Nyala, Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, and US Embassy Charg Alberto Fernandez conducted a series of meetings with IDP camp representatives, the Magdoum of the Fur and civil society activists, as well as an impromptu meeting with the d [...] | 2007-07-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1086 | SUDAN - FLOOD RESPONSE IN NORTHERN SUDAN [...] Summary: In July, unseasonably heavy rains and subsequent flooding have affected more than 28,000 households in Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, White Nile, Kassala, and Blue Nile states in northern Sudan, according to Sudanese government officials and humanitarian organizations. Government agen [...] | 2007-07-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1090 | SUDAN OFFICIALS DIFFER ON DARFUR PKO, POLITICAL [...] (C) On July 12, Special Envoy Natsios met separately with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie, and Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs (and UN/AU hybrid negotiator) Mutriff Siddiq to discuss deployment of the hybrid peace-keeping force and bolster UN/AU efforts to ach [...] | 2007-07-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US ER CD LY |
07KHARTOUM1092 | DARFUR: SE NATSIOS DISCUSSES POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: SE Natsios met with UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and EU Envoy Torben Brylle in Khartoum on July 12 to discuss the Darfur political process. Eliasson planned to use the upcoming Tripoli summit to declare an end to the first, "convergence" phase of the UN/AU roadmap and to launch the seco [...] | 2007-07-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU SU ER |
07KHARTOUM1094 | S/E NATSIOS VISIT TO NORTH DARFUR (CORRECTED COPY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 9-10 visit to El Fasher, North Darfur, Special Envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios, accompanied by CDA Alberto Fernandez and others, met with representatives from the AU and UN, IDP camps, civil society groups and the local branch of the Umma Party. He learned of the challen [...] | 2007-07-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU AU |
07KHARTOUM1095 | S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH ACTING UNMIS HEAD [...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 meeting with Special Envoy Natsios, CDA Fernandez and others, UNMIS Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Taye-Brooke Zerihoun stressed the need to focus on supporting the CPA, which was still vulnerable despite significant progress in some are [...] | 2007-07-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US ER CD LY |
07KHARTOUM1097 | MINAWI PROPOSES U.S.-NCP DIALOGUE, DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) Reporting on recent conversations with two senior National Congress Party (NCP) figures, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi has renewed a previous proposal to facilitate a regular dialogue between the CDA and the NCP on the Darfur c [...] | 2007-07-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SU UN AU |
07KHARTOUM1100 | MINAWI TO S/E NATSIOS: IDP CAMPS POLITICIZED FROM [...] (C) During a meeting with Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi, Special Envoy Natsios solicited insights on the UN/AU political process, rival SLM leader Abdulwahid al-Nur, and widespread reports of the resettlement of Chadian Arab groups in [...] | 2007-07-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1102 | DARFUR: S/E NATSIOS DISCUSSES POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (SBU) In a July 13 meeting in Khartoum with ambassadors representing the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Special Envoy Natsios provided a concise analysis of the challenges facing the Darfur political process and exchanged views on the role of the African Union (AU),civil s [...] | 2007-07-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU SU UK FR CH |
07KHARTOUM1105 | SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS JULY 11 MEETING WITH SPLM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Special Envoy met with GOSS senior officials Luka Biong Deng, Paul Mayom, and Cirino Hiteng to discuss the status of CPA implementation, U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Abyei impasse, road development in the South, and the SPLM's efforts on Darfur. Despite the u [...] | 2007-07-16 06:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM EPET EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1109 | NCP OFFICIAL IMPLICATES U.S. IN ALLEGED COUP [...] (SBU) Influential regime hard-liner Nafie Ali Nafie has implicated the USG in a coup plot that the Sudanese Government claims to have disrupted on July 14. Speaking on Al Jazeera, the Presidential Assistant and former director of the security services accused the U.S. of supporting an attempt [...] | 2007-07-16 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM UN AU SU US |
07KHARTOUM1112 | Ceasefire Commission, July 4-11 [...] (SBU) Summary: Brigadier General Rurangwa continued to chair the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) from July 4 to 11. Several meetings focused on concerns about appropriate representation on the CFC at both the headquarters and the military group site (MGS) level. The new force commander of the Afri [...] | 2007-07-16 13:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM1116 | MFA U/S, CDA DISCUSS NCP VISIT TO U.S., NAFIE [...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Mutriff Siddiq, CDA Fernandez said that the U.S. would welcome the visit of Sudanese officials to Washington in the near future to discuss a "range of issues." This question had been raised by the Government with S/E Natsios duri [...] | 2007-07-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1119 | SUDAN - S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH NGOS [...] Summary: On July 12, Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Alberto Fernandez and others, met with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee in Khartoum to discuss issues facing the humanitarian community in Sudan. The NGOs noted that the Joint Communiq [...] | 2007-07-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1124 | SUDAN - DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN SUDAN [...] Summary: This cable declares a disaster due to flooding in Sudan and requests U.S. Government (USG) emergency assistance for those in need. Unseasonably heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding since late June have affected hundreds of thousands people in Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, White Nile [...] | 2007-07-19 16:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1129 | DARFUR: UN/AU PLANS FOR POLITICAL PROCESS SHOW [...] (C) A July 19 briefing by UN Envoy Jan Eliasson in Khartoum and subsequent conversations with two UN staffers shed light on the UN/AU's plans for the August 3-5 meeting in Arusha, the role of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),and internal deliberations on the format for negotiatio [...] | 2007-07-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1130 | SPLM DARFUR INITIATIVE CONTINUES, DIALOGUE NEEDED WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) intends to continue its regional consultations over the next few weeks with the Darfurians with the goal of still holding a conference in Southern Sudan in early August, as originally outlined by its Darfur Task Force (Task Force). [...] | 2007-07-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU EAID UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1132 | ARAB TRIBAL RESETTLEMENT IN DARFUR ISSUE MORE [...] (SBU) The much-anticipated report by the UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) on the influx of Arabs from Chad into Darfur will determine their legal status rather than assess whether the Sudanese Government has launched a program to resettle Chadian Arabs in the region, according to UNHCR D [...] | 2007-07-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM EAID SU CD UN |
07KHARTOUM1133 | DARFUR: MINAWI DESCRIBES SAUDI TRIP, PREVIEWS TRIP [...] (S) Buoyant after his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi described his visit to Jeddah--which had included a rare 40-minute private meeting with King Abdullah and promises of financial support for the SLM--as " [...] | 2007-07-22 15:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR SU SA UN AU |
07KHARTOUM1134 | SLM TRIAL BEGINS FOR DEADLY MARCH CONFRONTATION IN [...] (C) The trial of five members of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) involved in the Spring confrontation with Sudanese security services in Khartoum began July 2. SLM Legal Advisor Abdulaziz Sam told Poloff on July 19 that the five are accused of killing three policemen and wounding six afte [...] | 2007-07-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SU |
07KHARTOUM1135 | SPLM Diaspora Conference in Juba [...] Summary: Over 100 Sudanese Diaspora SPLM members participated in the First Sudan People's Liberation Movement Chapters' Conference. The purpose of the conference was to familiarize Sudanese Diaspora members with the reality in Southern Sudan, to mobilize resources and, if possible, to draw upon [...] | 2007-07-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO |
07KHARTOUM1136 | DELAYS RAISE CONCERNS AT AEC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 16 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) meeting at the National Assembly, the chairman, Mr. Tom Vraalsen, and international observers expressed their concerns and questions about delays in the formation of the Political Parties Commission and National Civil Service [...] | 2007-07-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU |
07KHARTOUM1137 | CENSUS DELAY LIKELY - POLITICS AND MONEY CAUSE [...] (C) Summary: The Census Technical Working Group is planning for the delay of the nation,s first nationwide census (and Comprehensive Peace Agreement milestone) by at least one month. The cause: continued delay in the release of long-promised funding by Khartoum to census programmers in both [...] | 2007-07-23 08:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PHUM KDEM EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1138 | OIL AND ABYEI - AEC PLENARY RAISES CONTENTIOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 17 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) plenary session, representatives from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP) addressed several unresolved and contentious issues including: the relationship between the National [...] | 2007-07-23 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU |
07KHARTOUM1141 | SPLA DEPLOYS NEW TACTICS IN REDEPLOYMENT QUAGMIRE [...] (C) Summary: The SPLM and NCP are renegotiating a redeployment deadline of 9 November 2007 for southern-deployed Sudanese Armed Forces. In contrast, the SPLA has commenced redeployment of SPLA forces north of the 1956 line in advance of standing CPA deadlines, despite significant hardship, in [...] | 2007-07-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1143 | SUDAN DENOUNCES UNMIS SPOKESWOMAN [...] (SBU) Sudan denounced United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) spokeswoman Radhia Achouri for stating that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) had not completed the withdrawal of its troops from Southern Sudan, in violation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). In a July 21 statement, SAF spokes [...] | 2007-07-23 12:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO KPAO MARR MOPS UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1144 | EGYPT VERIFIES COUP PLOT, "OBJECTS" TO UNSCR, [...] (C) Meeting with Poloff on July 22, Egyptian Deputy Chief of Mission Osama Shaltout (strictly protect) asserted that the alleged coup by Umma Reform and Renewal Party leader Mubarak Al Fadil and a group of retired military officers was a true attempt to destabilize the Sudanese Government (re [...] | 2007-07-23 12:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KPKO UN AU SU EG LY |
07KHARTOUM1150 | BASHIR IN DARFUR: UNITY, STABILITY, DEVELOPMENT, [...] (C) President Bashir and members of the Sudanese cabinet made an unprecedented trip to Darfur July 21-23 in an attempt to portray the region as stable, emphasize the unity of the Sudanese people, underscore the need for development, and call for the return of the internally displaced to their [...] | 2007-07-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1157 | DENG ALOR: NCP-SPLM AT LOGGERHEADS ON ABYEI, SAF [...] (U) This cable has an action request (see para. 11). 2. (C) The SPLM and the NCP have reached an impasse on the status of Abyei and the redeployment of the Sudanese Armed Forces from Southern Sudan, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told CDA Fernandez. Following senior-level internal c [...] | 2007-07-25 13:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN SU |
07KHARTOUM116 | DARFUR: COMMANDERS CONF INCHES FORWARD, THREAT [...] (C) The conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders in North Darfur is inching forward. In a meeting on January 25 with S/CRS Poloff, North Darfur Wali Yousef Kibir said that a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) general from Khartoum met with local military commanders and poli [...] | 2007-01-26 09:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1165 | BASHIR ADVISOR: SUDAN AT END OF TETHER WITH U.S. [...] (C) Meeting with CDA Fernandez on July 25, Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin mused about the deterioration of the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship. Recalling the last 18 years of National Congress Party (NCP) rule in Sudan, Salaheddin said that Khartoum was at "the end of its tether" in [...] | 2007-07-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SU |
07KHARTOUM1167 | DARFUR - USAID AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS [...] Summary: Current USAID emergency agriculture interventions in Darfur have successfully improved the livelihoods and food security of small farming and agro-pastoralist households in many rural areas. However, ongoing conflict and insecurity make sustained agriculture and livestock interventi [...] | 2007-07-26 11:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1172 | DARFUR - ENGAGING CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Between July 12 and 19, USAID staff met with key civil society representatives in South and West Darfur to follow up on issues raised during the U.S. Special Envoy's visit to Nyala, gauge the views of civil society representatives in El Geneina, and assess possible areas of USG [...] | 2007-07-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1174 | MEDIA REACTION: DEFENSE MINISTER CLAIMS 24 JEWISH GROUPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 26 the Arabic pro-government "Al-Rai' Al-Aam" reprinted an interview with Sudanese Minister of Defense Abdelrahim Hussein in which he claims that 24 Jewish organizations are provoking the conflict in Darfur. In the article, reprinted from an earlier interview from the i [...] | 2007-07-29 11:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN KPAO SU |
07KHARTOUM1177 | PRIVATE OIL FIELD SECURITY TIED TO NISS, SAYS AL-JAZ AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A July 28 Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) special session on the oil sector revealed new information on the sensitive subject of oil field security. The session featured a presentation by and dialogue with the Minister of Energy and Mining, Mr. Awad Al- [...] | 2007-07-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS SU |
07KHARTOUM118 | U.S./SUDANESE RELATIONS: IN A LONG WAR, NO QUICK [...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy toward Sudan confronts a fundamental contradiction: although legally Sudan is organized as a nation-state, in reality Khartoum is an Arab capital struggling to rule a vast African hinterland. Ethnic conflict, economic change, and the declining legitimacy of Khartoum' [...] | 2007-01-26 10:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM SCUL AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM119 | CHINA IN SUDAN: RISING DRAGON OR PAPER TIGER? [...] (C) Summary: China has quickly become Sudan's most important market, absorbing nearly 70 percent of its total exports in 2004, and 96 percent of its oil exports in 2005. Chinese investment and immigration have risen sharply in the past five years, especially in Khartoum, creating a kind of Ch [...] | 2007-01-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SOCI SU CH |
07KHARTOUM1197 | MEDIA REACTION: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Most papers prominently featured news of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, but focused mainly on its details, and the reaction of the Sudanese Ambassador to the UN who stated that the resolution has "many positive aspects." On August 1, there were a limited numbe [...] | 2007-08-01 12:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN KPAO SU |
07KHARTOUM120 | SUDAN'S PRESIDENT BASHIR WILL NOT CONTEND AU [...] (C) On January 27, Presidential Adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Hume that President Bashir had decided not to contend the African Union (AU) chairmanship. Ismail said he would fly with Bashir later in the day to Addis Ababa for the AU summit. On behalf of President Bashir, he would enga [...] | 2007-01-27 10:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM1203 | MEDIA REACTION CONTINUED: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 2, Sudanese media focused on Foreign Minister Lam Akol's press conference "welcoming" UN Security Council Resolution 1769. Meanwhile, on Al-Jazeera broadcasts and in the Sudanese morning newspapers, the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) spokesperson called the res [...] | 2007-08-02 11:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN KPAO SU |
07KHARTOUM1210 | SUDAN FLOODING UPDATE [...] Summary. The Government of National Unity (GNU),Government of South Sudan (GOSS),and humanitarian community continue to respond to flooding that has affected hundreds of thousands of people throughout Sudan in July. The GNU Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) estimates that flooding has dama [...] | 2007-08-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1213 | DARFUR - EL GENEINA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR AT RISK [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent USAID visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, U.N. staff alerted USAID to serious security problems and human rights abuses in the northern corridor of West Darfur. Arab nomadic groups and armed militia are terrorizing the residents of Abu Sorug, Sirba, Silea, and Bir [...] | 2007-08-05 14:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1222 | MEDIA REACTION: CDA PRAISED FOR EFFORTS BY PRO-REGIME [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 2, the managing editor-in-chief of the pro-government "Akhbar Al-Youm," praised the U.S. Charge d'Affaires, the U.S. embassy's press release upon his arrival, and the anticipated return of the American scholarship program in 2008. In particular, the editor-in-chief, A [...] | 2007-08-06 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN KPAO SU |
07KHARTOUM1236 | SUDAN - USAID AIRLIFTS PLASTIC SHEETING FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED [...] On August 8, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Fernandez and Undersecretary for the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Charles Manyang welcomed the arrival of a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) airlift carrying plastic sheeting for flood-af [...] | 2007-08-09 06:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1261 | EMBASSY CONTINUES OUTREACH IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 9-10 visit to the northern town of Shendi in River Nile State, and also birthplace of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, CDA Fernandez met with the newly-appointed commissioner, presented books to the vice chancellor of Shendi University, and toured area farms and te [...] | 2007-08-13 06:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU EAID UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1262 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FLOOD RELIEF PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 8, the AmEmbassy held a press conference highlighting the U.S. contribution to Sudanese flood relief. The USG airlifted 1300 rolls of plastic sheeting valued at over one-half million U.S. dollars that will help provide shelter to 78,000 individuals in flood-affected a [...] | 2007-08-13 07:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN KPAO SU |
07KHARTOUM1271 | SUDAN - USAID FLOOD AND RETURNEE ASSESSMENT IN UNITY STATE [...] Summary. From August 7 to 9, a USAID staff member traveled to Unity State to assess the flood emergency. Three counties in Unity State are seriously flooded, and between 6,000 and 13,000 families displaced statewide. Aid agencies and local officials are concerned because flooding began in J [...] | 2007-08-14 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1288 | EMBASSY RECEIVES 1ST FORMAL REQUEST TO LIFT COMPANY FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 24, Embassy Khartoum received its first formal request from a company asking to be removed from the specially designated nationals (SDN) sanctions list issued on May 29, 2007. Osman El-Hadi of the Shiekan Insurance and Reinsurance Company contends that although the compa [...] | 2007-08-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1289 | INAUSPICIOUS RESUMPTION OF AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION [...] (SBU) After a nearly three week hiatus of Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings, proceedings in the First Chamber were dominated by continued SLA-Minawi protests regarding cuts in Monthly Subsistence Allowance (MSA). The rebel reps walked out of the CFC before its conclusion. There was no discu [...] | 2007-08-17 10:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1296 | SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT IN KASSALA STATE [...] Summary. From August 6 to 9, USAID/SUDAN staff traveled to Kassala State to assess the effects of recent flooding, following unseasonably heavy rainfall in early July. Flooding has affected an estimated 40,000 people, destroyed more than 2,600 homes, and resulted in 10 deaths and extensive d [...] | 2007-08-19 14:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1297 | DARFUR - MALNUTITION UPDATE [...] Summary: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that recent Darfur nutrition survey results indicate the first significant increase in malnutrition in the region since 2004. According to USAID partner the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF),six localized nutrition [...] | 2007-08-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1303 | SLM AWAITS SAUDI RESPONSE TO AID REQUEST [...] (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi is awaiting a response from the Saudi Arabian government to his request for financial assistance to maintain the loyalty of his forces, integrate SLM fighters into the civilian population, and treat t [...] | 2007-08-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID SU SA |
07KHARTOUM1308 | GITMO DETAINEE RELATIVES, ACTIVISTS PROTEST [...] (U) SUMMARY: About 25 demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum on August 19 to protest the continued detention of nine Sudanese citizens held in Guantanamo Bay. The demonstration included six relatives of the detainees who carried photographs of their family members. Appr [...] | 2007-08-21 07:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPAO PINS PTER SU |
07KHARTOUM1321 | UPDATE ON DETENTION OF UMMA PARTY LEADER MUBARAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 19, PolOff met with family members of detained Umma Reform and Renewal Party leader Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi. According to the family, Al-Fadil remains in solitary confinement in Khartoum's Kobeir Prison. Al-Mahdi was arrested along with some 20 others on July 14 (see r [...] | 2007-08-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1337 | DARFUR: USG CAN SET THE STAGE FOR SUCCESSFUL UN/AU [...] (SBU) The United Nations and African Union have developed a timetable for the Darfur political process that culminates in negotiations between the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories and the Sudanese Government in early October. However, unrealistic expectations of the outcome of thes [...] | 2007-08-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU SU LY ER CD CH |
07KHARTOUM1338 | RAISED VOICES AND HOSTILITY REVEALED AT AEC PLENARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The 23rd session of the Assessment and Evaluation's (AEC) plenary session led to many tense moments on peripheral issues such as: the approval of prior minutes; the AEC chairman's independence; and the status of the working groups' reports on 'the implementation of [...] | 2007-08-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN PINS SU |
07KHARTOUM134 | MFA UPDATE ON DELAYED NEC CONTAINERS [...] (C) During a January 29 meeting with MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi and Deputy Director Abdel Rahman Sharfi, Charge Powers again raised the issue of the Embassy's detained containers at the Port of Sudan (Refs B, C, and D). Noting that next week would represent a delay in their clea [...] | 2007-01-29 15:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU |
07KHARTOUM1341 | USAID/SUDAN DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY [...] USAID/Sudan requests AID/Washington approval to provide Delegation of Authority to the Acting Mission Director Charles Knight. Mr. Knight will serve as Acting Mission Director until the arrival of the Mission Director Patrick Fleuret o/a September 9, 2007. Mr. Knight will have all authoritie [...] | 2007-08-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC AMGT EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1342 | CANADA, EU TAKE DIFFERENT TACKS ON EXPULSION ORDER [...] (SBU) Canada and the European Commission (EC) are taking two different tacks on Sudan's threatened expulsion of their chiefs of mission. Both delegations had sent identical letters to National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Director General Salah Ghosh in early August to request inf [...] | 2007-08-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SU EUN CA |
07KHARTOUM1359 | AU ENVOY: CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES, COMPENSATION [...] (C) At the tail-end of his recent visit to Sudan, AU Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim told the international community in Khartoum that agreement on a cessation of hostilities and compensation between Sudan and Darfur's rebels were "doable" outcomes for the UN/AU-led negotiations scheduled to begin in [...] | 2007-08-29 15:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1366 | SUDAN - STATUS OF IDP RETURNS TO SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] Summary. In a recent meeting with USAID, the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported that 1.24 million former internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to the Three Areas and Southern Sudan since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in January 2005. Based on IDP surv [...] | 2007-08-30 13:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1368 | AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION STILL HAMPERED BY SLA/MM [...] (SBU) Although the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi representatives attended the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings at the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) headquarters in El Fasher, the majority of their representatives in the sectors stayed off the job, despite instructions to return [...] | 2007-08-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1369 | SLM/MINAWI COMMANDER VENTS ON AMIS AND DISCOUNTS [...] (SBU) S/CRS Field Officers met with Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)-Minawi General Commander Jumah Hagar and three of his staff to discuss security in areas of Darfur under his control, alleged SLA-Minawi involvement in carjackings, strained relations between the rebel group and AMIS, and prospect [...] | 2007-08-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1372 | CODEL JACKSON-LEE'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 28 courtesy call, Codel Jackson-Lee briefed Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol on their visit to Darfur. The delegation also urged the expeditious implementation of UNSCR 1769, full implementation of the CPA, unfettered access for humanitarian NGOs, expedited [...] | 2007-08-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1373 | ON THE ROAD AHEAD, MINAWI SEES ALL DEAD ENDS [...] (S/NF) Characterizing the DPA as "dead, except to the U.S.," predicting that the UN/AU political process will fail, doubting that NCP policies toward Darfur can be changed through the 2009 elections and yet convinced that a return to war is useless, SLM leader Minni Minawi is seeking to chart a [...] | 2007-08-31 12:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1384 | ON EVE OF UNSYG VISIT, UN CHIEF DISCUSSES NCP, [...] (C) Noting that the relationship between Sudan and the UN had improved in the last year, the UN Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General told CDA Fernandez that UNSYG Ban Ki Moon's September 4-8 visit comes at an ideal time to sustain momentum on the Darfur peace process, pave th [...] | 2007-09-04 06:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU ER |
07KHARTOUM1385 | SUDAN - FLOOD RESPONSE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] Summary. Since June, flooding has affected more than 91,000 people in Lakes, Warrab, Unity, Upper Nile, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, and Jonglei states in Southern Sudan, according to the U.N. It is unclear whether the floods are worse than in previous years; however, non-governmental organizati [...] | 2007-09-04 08:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1386 | MINAWI: "WE WILL NOT BE VICTIMIZED" [...] (U) See para. 10 for recommendation. 2. (S/NF) In a recent meeting with CDA Fernandez, SLM leader Minni Minawi lamented the loss of international support for the DPA and warned that "we will not be victimized." While supportive of enhancing the agreement in the context of upcoming negotiat [...] | 2007-09-04 09:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UN AU SU SA |
07KHARTOUM1387 | MEDIA REACTION: AL-WASILA VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sudanese press closely reported on the August 27-30 visit to Washington by Sudan's State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Samani Al-Wasila. Claiming that this visit was the first of its kind in over a decade, most papers included a daily update of every stage of [...] | 2007-09-04 10:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1389 | JEM/SLA-UNITY LAUNCH BRAZEN ATTACK AHEAD OF PEACE [...] (SBU) An estimated 250 rebel fighters allied with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Unity struck a police installation in North Kordofan on August 29, resulting in the death of nearly 50 policemen, according to a variety of credible Embassy sources. I [...] | 2007-09-04 13:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1390 | DARFUR - HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE [...] Summary: On September 1, the high-level committee that oversees the implementation of the Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur met in Khartoum. In the capacity of donor observer, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, accompanied by a USAID represen [...] | 2007-09-04 13:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1396 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SUDAN ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO SU |
07KHARTOUM1401 | SUDAN MOVES CLOSER TO RELEASE OF SULEIMAN JAMOUS [...] (SBU) Both the Arabic and the English press on September 5 reported widely President Omar Al bahshir's remarks following his meeting with visiting UNSYG Ban Ki Moon on September 3, reiterating the Sudanese Government's intention to allow the release of former Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) hu [...] | 2007-09-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1402 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE BUSINESSMAN OSAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese entrepreneur Osama Daoud asserted to the Charge that U.S. economic sanctions are having an effect on Sudan,s economy, but contended that the burden is being borne by private sector and its employees, rather than by the regime. He contended that his sanctioned company [...] | 2007-09-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1403 | IMF RESREP BRIEFS SUDAN DONOR COMMUNITY ON CURRENT [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF ResRep described 2006 as a &challenging8 year for Sudan, as the government, with only limited success, wrestled with a combination of growing expenditure commitments and disappointing revenues. As a whole the economy grew by a robust 12%. A one-time, 300% jump in inflati [...] | 2007-09-05 15:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF IBRD SU |
07KHARTOUM1411 | UN/AU, SPLM IRONICALLY OUT OF STEP ON DARFUR [...] (C) The UN/AU and the SPLM are proceeding along two parallel tracks in their political initiatives for Darfur. While the SPLM hopes to hold a meeting in Southern Sudan in the next two weeks to bring unity to the SLM and prepare the movement for negotiations, the UN/AU have positioned themselve [...] | 2007-09-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1415 | SAF/SPLA STAND-OFF COMES CLOSE TO EXPLODING [...] (C) Summary: The tank-supported SAF encirclement of an SPLA platoon in Muglad, Southern Kordofan, has reportedly been resolved. The Joint Defense Board convened an emergency session in Khartoum the morning of September 8, and the Ceasefire Political Commission met and ordered SPLA forces to im [...] | 2007-09-09 10:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS EPET SU |
07KHARTOUM1416 | AMIS FORCE COMMANDER ADAMANT ON HAVING CFC US AND [...] (C) Several days before the visit of the UN Secretary General to Darfur, the GoS announced on short notice that it was sending out a delegation to discuss the Janjaweed/Armed Militia Disarmament Plan in El Fasher with AMIS. Force Commander GEN Agwai met with the Ceasefire Commission (CFC),in [...] | 2007-09-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1417 | NO CFC FORMAL MEETINGS, BUT FOUR STOLEN LABADO VEHICLES [...] (SBU) Formal CFC meetings were cancelled this week due to a meeting with a Sudanese Government delegation to discuss the Janjaweed Disarmament Plan (septel) and the visit of the UN Secretary General. However, some progress was made on a key CFC SIPDIS case when some of the vehicles stolen f [...] | 2007-09-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM142 | Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Advance Team for [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for the advance team for former President and Mrs. Carter and delegation to Khartoum and Juba on February 3 to 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) U.S. citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas are now required for travel to all parts of Sudan. Th [...] | 2007-01-30 15:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP OTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM1427 | AU, UN, PARTNERS PLAN ACTION ON SECURITY [...] (SBU) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) called a long-awaited working group meeting in Khartoum on September 4 to invigorate discussion of the ailing security provisions of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). With the arrival of Joint Special Representative Rudolphe Adada and Force Comma [...] | 2007-09-11 09:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM143 | SO. SUDAN: UPDATE ON UNMIS PKO KILLING AND LRA [...] (C) Summary: A January 26 ambush of a UN peacekeeping convoy southeast of Juba left one Indian peacekeeper dead and one injured. The Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is suspected of responsibility for the attack. The incident follows a breakdown in peace talks between the LRA [...] | 2007-01-30 15:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM SU UG CG KE |
07KHARTOUM1432 | AL-SAMANI: SUDAN READY FOR THE HYBRID [...] (C) Summary: Reiterating Sudan's committment to the hybrid force in a September 11 meeting with CDA Fernandez, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Wasila al-Samani said the ball was now squarely in the UN's court. Appealing to the perceived close relationship between the US and the south, al-Sa [...] | 2007-09-11 15:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1436 | TRACK TO LIBYA TALKS FRAUGHT WITH HURDLES [...] (S) While the announcement of UN/AU-brokered negotiations between Sudan and Darfur's rebels is a very positive step toward ending the conflict, five hurdles obstruct the track to talks in Libya at the end of October: disunity within the rebel factions; ongoing hostilities on the ground; the Fur [...] | 2007-09-11 16:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US LY |
07KHARTOUM1438 | SUDAN - IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM [...] (S) Embassy Khartoum has identified a few &credible voices8 in Sudan,s Muslim community. The following information was requested in reftel: 2. (S) NAME: Tigani Hassan Al-Amin, chairman of the Center of Faith Research Center. INFLUENCE: Al-Amin is known for his open-mindedness. His influe [...] | 2007-09-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL KISL PINR SU |
07KHARTOUM1439 | VIOLENCE IN HASKANITA LINKED TO ATTACK IN KORDOFAN [...] (C) A Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) attack near Haskanita, South Darfur on September 9, which had included aerial bombardment, was in direct response to the August 30 rebel incursion into Kordofan led by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)-Unity (reftel). [...] | 2007-09-12 09:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM144 | AEC Plenary Minutes - Jan. 15, 2007 Meeting [...] Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 16th plenary session in Khartoum on January 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen sounded a pessimistic note regarding the slow pace of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),noting that implementation lagged far behind pr [...] | 2007-01-31 04:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM1442 | CDA DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, DARFUR WITH KEY NCP [...] (SBU) In a meeting with National Congress Party (NCP) Chair for Mobilization Ibrahim Ghandour on September 12, CDA Fernandez underscored the importance of a transition to democracy in Sudan under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),including free and fair elections in 2009. Despite the d [...] | 2007-09-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1446 | SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT RENK COUNTY, UPPER NILE [...] Summary. From August 28 to 30, USAID/OFDA staff visited Renk County in northern Upper Nile State, Southern Sudan, to assess the effects of recent flooding. Flooding caused severe damage to homes and livestock and affected an estimated 10,000 households, or approximately 50,000 people. Non-g [...] | 2007-09-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1453 | HAROUN SPEAKS OUT ON THE ICC AND DARFUR [...] (SBU) In a interview which appeared in the September 15 edition of independent Sudanese daily Al-Rai Al-Aam's special political supplement, war crimes suspect and State Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Ahmad Haroun lashed out at the International Criminal Court, calling his indictment a cynica [...] | 2007-09-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREC KPKO AU PHUM UN SU |
07KHARTOUM146 | Sudan's New Currency [...] Summary: Commencing January 9, Sudan started phasing in its new national currency, the pound, as a major step in implementing the North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and in promoting national unity. The par value is one pound per 100 dinars; the pound is subdivided into 100 piast [...] | 2007-01-31 04:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV AFIN AMGT PREL EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1461 | UN/AU UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACE PROCESS IN LEAD-UP TO [...] (SBU) One week before the September 21 meeting on Darfur in New York, the UN/AU provided an update on the peace process for representatives in Khartoum. With the exception of a proposed meeting of Darfur rebel leaders in N'djamena from September 16-17, the UN/AU provided few details on its pl [...] | 2007-09-17 12:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU CD LY SU |
07KHARTOUM1462 | MINISTER KOSTI: HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IMPROVING [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In a September 15 courtesy call with CDA Fernandez, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Kosti Manibe reported that humanitarian access inside Sudan was improving, and that no travel permits for NGO workers were required outside of Darfur. The case of the CARE country director was s [...] | 2007-09-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM US SU |
07KHARTOUM1464 | KHARTOUM: EUSR BRYLLE DISCUSSES CPA, DARFUR [...] (SBU) In a September 17 meeting in Khartoum, EU Special Representative for Sudan Thorben Brylle and CDA Fernandez agreed that the Darfur crisis should not detract from international attention on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Brylle noted that his current trip to S [...] | 2007-09-18 06:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN SU ER |
07KHARTOUM1469 | DEVELOPING PEACE DIVIDENDS IN DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, the Darfur Donors Coordination Group convened for the first time in several months to discuss criteria for resuming the DJAM and possible activities taking place in Darfur outside the DJAM framework. In addition to core donor representatives, non-traditional dono [...] | 2007-09-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREC PHUM EAID UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1470 | FORCE COMMANDER CHAIRS HIS FIRST CFC MEETINGS, MAKES [...] (SBU) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai took over Cease-fire Commission (CFC) meetings and is making positive changes (including some that we recommended). However, the inability to investigate the Haskanita violence highlights how weak the CFC will remain, despite internal reforms. [...] | 2007-09-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1472 | FM AKOL DISCUSSES UNGA, U.S.-SUDAN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Meeting with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, CDA Fernandez previewed two critical issues that would be raised during Akol's visit to New York on September 21: Sudan's cooperation on facilitating the deployment of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the hold put on the r [...] | 2007-09-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US |
07KHARTOUM1473 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE ON THE [...] (U) Summary: A letter from Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Finance Minister Mawien to Secretary Rice outlines objectives for the impending GoSS visit to Washington to explore ways to mitigate the impact of U.S. economic sanctions on Southern Sudan. End Summary. 2. (U) On the eve of [...] | 2007-09-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1476 | SPLA FORCES ENCOUNTER SAF FORCES IN EL-MUGLAD; [...] (SBU) On Sept 18, media reported that on September 17, elements of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) encountered Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops in El-Muglad for the second time in a month. The UN told embassy that SPLA Commander Hassan Hamed along with ten soldiers attempted to enter [...] | 2007-09-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1477 | NEW--AND GROWING--CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT DARFUR [...] (SBU) Calls for an independent Darfur--infrequent in the past--have now taken a more prominent place in the region's political discourse. In a recent television interview, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader Khalil Ibrahim warned that the failure of negotiations with the Sudanese Gover [...] | 2007-09-19 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN AU US SU |
07KHARTOUM148 | SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - SUDAN [...] Per reftel, Embassy Khartoum has identified what we believe are the five most influential women in Sudan. Our list is geographically diverse and includes women from civil society and government. Names, titles, and contact information for each of the women follow: NAME: Mariam Al Sadig Al S [...] | 2007-01-31 15:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1480 | TO GO OR NOT TO GO: DARFUR REBELS DEBATE LIBYA [...] (C) Many Darfur rebel groups are ambivalent about attending the UN/AU-sponsored negotiations scheduled to begin in Libya on October 27. This ambivalence is a consequence of three factors, which have influenced each of the rebel factions in different ways: 1) Disunity within the Sudan Liberati [...] | 2007-09-20 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU SU ER LY |
07KHARTOUM1482 | CENTRAL BANK'S GOVERNOR GIVES OPTIMISTIC READOUT OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 19 visit with EconOffs, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Dr. Sabir Hassan, presented an optimistic outlook of the Sudanese economy. Although Hassan named U.S. sanctions, economic diversification, and poverty reduction as challenges, he stated that the Su [...] | 2007-09-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID PINR IMF SU |
07KHARTOUM1488 | WHAT'S IN A NAME? FOR MINAWI, EVERYTHING [...] (C) While flexible on many elements of the DPA--including a willingness to renounce his position as Senior Assistant to the President--SLM leader Minni Minawi will reject a change in the agreement's name or any result from the UN/AU negotiations that ignores the "courage" his movement showed i [...] | 2007-09-21 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US |
07KHARTOUM1492 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT STEADY BUT BIGGER TESTS STILL TO COME [...] (SBU) While obstacles to the deployment of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) exist--primarily at the local level--deployment of the force has been steady, and there are no indications that Sudan is blocking UNAMID as a matter of official policy. However, as CDA Fernandez explaine [...] | 2007-09-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1497 | U/S SIDDIQ: TRIPOLI IS THE LAST CHANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 23 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and the Sudanese government's UNSCR 1769 implementation coordinator Dr. Mutrif Siddiq called Sudanese support for the resolution "unanimous." Any delays or question regarding UNAMID deployment were [...] | 2007-09-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KREL AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM15 | GOS BOMBS VILLAGES AFTER AU OUTREACH TO REBEL [...] (C) Summary: As an outgrowth of the December 15 Cease Fire Commission and with the support of UNMIS, the AU Force Commander traveled to Um Rai in North Darfur to meet with non-signatory rebel commanders on December 28. He reportedly obtained an agreement by the rebels to join the second chamb [...] | 2007-01-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM1509 | SPLM TO PROCEED WITH DARFUR INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Despite the failure of recent overtures to Darfur rebel leader Abdulwahid al Nur, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) intends to proceed with an initiative in the next 10 days to prepare Darfur's rebel groups for negotiations scheduled to begin in Libya at the end of October, a [...] | 2007-09-26 12:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1510 | CEASE-FIRE COMMISSION: FRUSTRATION WITH HASKANITA WHILE [...] (SBU) Force Commander Martin Luther Agwai chaired meetings of both chambers and pushed to reduce each chamber to one formal meeting per week. No report on the Kalma IDP incursion has yet been received from the sector, nor have any AMIS officials been able to investigate the Haskanita fighting. [...] | 2007-09-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1511 | HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES WATCH SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) On September 20, a convoy of two humanitarian vehicles were ambushed by unknown assailants in South Darfur on the main road between Nyala and Kass. Eight members of the NGO World Vision International (WVI),a USAID funded NGO, were in the convoy. The vehicles, clearly marked as humani [...] | 2007-09-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1522 | SUDAN SANCTIONS: TELECOMS COMPANY AGAIN PRESSES [...] This is an action request ) see para. 8. 2. Summary: Executives of Sudanese telecoms company SUDATEL have repeated their request for information as to what action the company might take to be delisted as a Specially Designated National (SDN). They also provided additional insights on ho [...] | 2007-09-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1523 | DARFUR - HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE [...] Summary: On September 24, the high-level committee that oversees the implementation of the Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur met in Khartoum. In the capacity of donor observer, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, accompanied by a USAID represen [...] | 2007-09-30 12:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1526 | AMIS CAMP IN HASKANITA ATTACKED [...] (SBU) On the evening of September 29 the AMIS Military Group Site (MGS) in Haskanita came under brazen attack by an unidentified force using small arms fire, machine gun fire, and rocket-propelled grenades, but the attack was repulsed. In the early hours of September 30, the MGS was attacked [...] | 2007-09-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1532 | HAC: MORE DEVELOPMENT, LESS FOOD AID [...] (SBU) Summary: In a lengthy September 26 meeting with CDA Fernandez, deputy head of the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Hassabo Abdelrahman praised the U.S. role in humanitarian relief operations in Sudan, but maintained that the focus should shift to early recovery and development. There was [...] | 2007-10-01 13:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM AU EAID UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1535 | HASKANITA ATTACK PART OF INCREASED VIOLENCE IN [...] (SBU) One day after the September 29 attack on the its camp near Haskanita, South Darfur, AMIS evacuated 10 dead and 14 wounded peacekeepers with the help of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Reports abound on the number and identity of the assailants, ranging from two Darfur rebel factions to [...] | 2007-10-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1539 | S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH GOVERNOR OF SOUTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) Meeting with S/E Natsios in Nyala on September 30, South Darfur Governor Ali Mahmoud explained that the current conflict had exacerbated tribal divisions. He criticized the peace process for re-inforcing these divisions and warned that if the parties to the conflict participated in nego [...] | 2007-10-03 06:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1540 | MEETING WITH S/E NATSIOS, FUR LEADERS ENDORSE [...] (SBU) From the Fur stronghold in West Darfur, influential Fur leaders told S/E Natsios that Abdulwahid Al Nur remains their sole legitimate representative and that six maximalist conditions affecting security, compensation, and land must be met before they can participate in peace negotiations [...] | 2007-10-03 08:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1541 | CFC WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24: NO MEETINGS BUT WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Neither the First nor Second Chamber of the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) met the week of September 24 because Force Commander Agwai had left for Nigeria and Deputy Force Commander Karake was traveling the area of operation. The working group, however, addressed the two general topics of i [...] | 2007-10-03 10:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1548 | S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH SOUTH DARFUR'S WARRING ARAB [...] (SBU) In a visit to South Darfur, S/E Natsios met with representatives of two warring Arab tribes, the Turjum and the Rizeigat, to explore the antecedents to their internal-tribal conflict, discuss the prospects of reconciliation, and encourage a cessation of hostilities and support for the de [...] | 2007-10-04 13:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM155 | DARFUR: COMMANDERS CONFERENCE IN FLUX [...] (C) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) again postponed the conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders in North Darfur to February 5 due to logistical problems in transporting the commanders to the event site, having already moved 24 commanders to North Darfur on [...] | 2007-02-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AU SU CD UN |
07KHARTOUM1554 | SPLM TELLS S/E NATSIOS NCP IMMUNE TO PRESSURE, IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-06 13:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1556 | FUR SHURA COUNCIL TO S/E NATSIOS: WE NEED GUARANTEES BEFORE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with Special Envoy Natsios, members of the Fur Shura Council in Khartoum claimed that Darfur rebel leader Abdul Wahid Nur would attend negotiations in Libya if he had 'guarantees' that Fur rights, such as compensation, security and return, would be satisfa [...] | 2007-10-08 06:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM156 | Pres. Advisor Claims U.S. Seeks to Undermine Sudan from [...] (U) The United States seeks to dismantle Sudan, said Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail, according to a January 31 account in the Sudan News Agency, a state-operated media outlet. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs also is quoted as stating that the U.S. strategy towards Sudan had s [...] | 2007-02-02 13:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV US SU |
07KHARTOUM1563 | S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH UN ENVOY ON EVE OF STRATEGY [...] (SBU) On the eve of a UN and AU retreat in Addis Ababa to strategize on the Darfur political process, UN Envoy Jan Eliasson told S/E Natsios that the first order of business for the Darfur peace negotiations will be achieving a cessation of hostilities. It is important to "stay the course" de [...] | 2007-10-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU SU LY |
07KHARTOUM1564 | SLM SEEKS TO BE PART OF SOLUTION TO DARFUR, MINAWI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-08 10:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1565 | DARFUR - BRAZEN CARJACKINGS BRING NGOS TO TIPPING POINT [...] (U) Recent attacks on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working throughout Darfur, including USAID partners CARE and World Vision, have impacted the delivery of humanitarian services. Brazen daytime carjackings in Nyala town, the capital of South Darfur, have prompted the UN to impose a 14 [...] | 2007-10-08 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1567 | RIZEIGAT: WE CAN EITHER BE WITH YOU...OR AGAINST YOU [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 8 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Abd al-Raheem Hamdan Dagalo, a son of the notorious and influential Rizeigat umda Juma Dagalo, described the marginalization of the Arab tribes in Darfur as worse than that of those in IDP camps. The Arab tribes were an integral part of [...] | 2007-10-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1569 | S/E NATSIOS, MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) S/E Natsios and Presidential Advisor Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie agreed that they have low expectations for the initial Darfur peace talks in Tripoli, but hope that it may start a process that will eventually bear fruit. Nafie responded defensively to S/E Natsios, proposal for a package of confi [...] | 2007-10-08 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM157 | SO. SUDAN: SOUTH'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE WRACKED BY [...] (C) Summary: The troubled finance ministry in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) has been hit by new allegations of corruption. The latest dispute concerns $60 million in interim payments from Khartoum to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),most of which the SPLM believes was [...] | 2007-02-04 11:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KCRT SU |
07KHARTOUM1570 | SUDAN: ALLEGED SANCTIONS VIOLATION [...] (SBU) Embassy has received an apparently bogus email (text in para. 6),purporting to be from the Legal Department of the Bank of Sudan, originally addressed to Diebold, Inc., charging that ATM machines manufactured by Diebold in the United States have been shipped to Sudanese commercial banks [...] | 2007-10-09 06:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM158 | CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: UPDATE ON UN SUPPORT FOR AMIS [...] (SBU) Summary: 37 out of 105 military staff, 29 out of 33 civilian police, and four out of 48 civilian staff have deployed to El Fasher and Khartoum as part of the UN light assistance package to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). UN officers hope to have the entire contingent in place [...] | 2007-02-05 03:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PREL AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1581 | UNMIS HEAD TO S/E NATSIOS: SPLM MUST EMPOWER ITSELF [...] (SBU) The SPLM must develop strategies that empower the party within the Government of National Unity over the next three years or risk irrelevance, UNMIS head Taye Brooke-Zerihoun told S/E Natsios. Support for the SPLM is "wide and deep" in Northern Sudan and the movement must "flex its musc [...] | 2007-10-09 09:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1585 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ARAB DONORS CONFERENCE ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) Note: This cable contains an action request. Please see para 4. End note. The Arab League, the government of Sudan and other regional entities are planning an Arab donors conference on Darfur to be held October 30-31 in Khartoum. Foreign Minister Lam Akol and presidential advisor Mustafa [...] | 2007-10-09 12:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1587 | AS DARFUR VIOLENCE SPREADS, SLM THREATENS RETURN [...] (C) Violence in South Darfur--set off by an August 30 rebel incursion into Kordofan--continues to escalate with the onset of an attack on Muhajeria that began October 8 (Ref. A). The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi, which controls Muhajeri [...] | 2007-10-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1588 | GENERAL AGWAI: MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES A [...] (C) On October 9, CDA met with African Union (AU) force commander Lt. General Martin Agwai Also present were DATT and poloff (notetaker). Agwai said that problems with the MSA could spark future unrest amongst rebel forces, that he believed that the Haskanita attack may have been the result [...] | 2007-10-09 14:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1589 | `S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with S/E Natsios, Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail charged that a hostile United States has poisoned the atmosphere, and that the U.S. must prove itself a neutral partner before Sudan can accept its proposals to reduce tensions between North and South. S/ [...] | 2007-10-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM159 | Darfur: AMIS CivPol Killed in Feb. 1 Hijacking in Kutum [...] (U) On February 1, unidentified assailants shot and killed an African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) civilian police (CivPol) officer during a hijacking of an AMIS vehicle in Kassab internally displaced persons camp in Kutum, North Darfur, on the morning of February 1. 2. (U) AMIS condemned [...] | 2007-02-05 03:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PREF PHUM AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1593 | Turabi to S/E Natsios: NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT ON ROCKY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 6 meeting with Special Envoy Natsios, Dr. Hassan al-Turabi of Sudan's Popular Congress Party talked about North/South relations and Darfur possible developments. End of summary. 2. (SBU) Al-Turabi claimed that people expected improvements in their lives after th [...] | 2007-10-10 10:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1596 | SUDAN, AU IMPLICATED IN SOUTH DARFUR ATTACK [...] (U) Please see para. 10 for an action request. 2. (C) A Sudanese Government representative, the UN, and the SLM have reported that AMIS requested SAF intervention in Muhajeria, South Darfur, precipitating an attack that has left at least 30 civilians dead and an equal number missing. SLM of [...] | 2007-10-10 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1599 | SUDAN'S UNSCR 1769 COORDINATOR SIDDIQ: AMIS ASKED [...] (C) Summary. In an October 9 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Mutriff Siddiq said that AMIS asked the GoS to intervene militarily in the wake of the attack on the Haskanita MGS. On other topics, Siddiq said he would consult with the GoS on the U.S. offer to speed [...] | 2007-10-11 06:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM16 | UNMIS POLICE AND MILITARY CONTINGENTS STRUGGLE TO [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and CDA Hume met with UNMIS Darfur Military Staff Chief and UNMIS Civ/Pol Director on January 1 and 3 to gain a very early assessment of the UN-AU lash-up. The picture for Civ/Pol is encouraging, for the military far less so. Civ/Pol Director reported a smooth integration [...] | 2007-01-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM1600 | SUDAN - DISASTER REDECLARATION [...] The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to warrant U.S. Government (USG) assistance to meet the emergency requirements of conflict-affected civilian populations throughout the country. USG humanitarian assistance in Sudan saves lives, mitigates the economic impact of conflict on livelih [...] | 2007-10-11 06:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1602 | SUDAN - UNHCR FUNDING SITUATION AND PLANS FOR DARFUR [...] On October 2, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) Deputy Representative for Sudan Craig Sanders briefed international donors, including USAID, on UNHCR's funding situation for the remainder of 2007. In addition, UNHCR discussed progress in expanding Darfur operations a [...] | 2007-10-11 07:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1608 | HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 4 report, the Chief of Plans for UNAMID Transition, Colonel Johnstone, in El Fasher, North Darfur, described current UNAMID deployment status. He termed GOS cooperation to date as "reasonable," noted the complexity of the transition, provided a rundown of troop con [...] | 2007-10-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1609 | HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 4 report, the Chief of Plans for UNAMID Transition, Colonel Johnstone, in El Fasher, North Darfur, described current UNAMID deployment status. He termed GOS cooperation to date as "reasonable," noted the complexity of the transition, provided a rundown of troop con [...] | 2007-10-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1610 | UN ENVOY, AU BRIEF ON DARFUR VIOLENCE, POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (U) Please see action request para. 13. 2. (SBU) Briefing the "Tripoli Format" on October 12, UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU officials called for "maximum restraint" among the belligerents and international condemnation as violence escalates in Darfur in advance of peace talks, with one diplom [...] | 2007-10-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN KPKO SU |
07KHARTOUM1612 | GOS MINISTERS URGE SPLM TO RETURN TO DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13, the MFA convoked the diplomatic community in Sudan to a briefing at the MFA focusing on the Government's reaction to the Communique issued on October 4 by the SPLM Interim Political Bureau (IPB). The briefing was chaired by State Minister Ali Karti with the parti [...] | 2007-10-15 05:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1619 | U/S MUTRIFF SIDDIQ: GOS RECEPTIVE TO C-17; WANTS [...] (SBU) On October 16, CDA Powers and DLO representative met Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Mutriff Siddiq to inquire about GoS flight clearances for USAF C-17s that the U.S. proposed to airlift the scheduled deployment of Rwanda troops to Darfur. CDA Powers noted that since CDA Fernandez ha [...] | 2007-10-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1620 | SPLM RESOLUTIONS AND COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) This cable conveys the text of the SPLM Interim Political Bureau (IPB) resolutions and communiqu from the IPB's October 4 to 11 Meeting. SPLM Interim Political Bureau Resolutions: ----------------------------------------- BEGIN TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS Â [...] | 2007-10-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1626 | NO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OIL SHOULD SOUTH SECEDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of interviews conducted between September 24 to October 6, petroleum industry insiders and officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mining told EconOffs and visiting Washington analysts that there is no contingency planning for the oil sector in the event the south [...] | 2007-10-17 12:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1639 | AFTER CONVINCING CFC REPS, AGWAI PRESENTS MSA PLAN TO [...] (SBU) AMIS Force Commander Martin Luther Agwai and Joint Special Representative Rudolphe Adada have requested donor assistance to pay CFC representatives four months of arrears of the monthly subsistence allowance (MSA) and then suspend the CFC. While the CFC representatives expressed no oppos [...] | 2007-10-22 15:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1640 | HUMANITARIAN AGENCY DRIVERS KILLED; AGENCIES WATCH FOR [...] In two separate incidents, three U.N. World Food Program (WFP) contracted drivers were killed in the past week. On October 16, media reported that two drivers were killed in South Darfur while on their way back to El Obeid after delivering their food supplies. On October 12, on the road betwe [...] | 2007-10-22 15:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1646 | SLM ADOPTS LEGALISTIC APPROACH TO LIBYA TALKS, [...] (SBU) Despite UN and African Union efforts to invite the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi to the upcoming Darfur peace negotiations in Libya as a member of the Government of National Unity (GNU),the SLM characterizes this formulation as "political suicide," three senior SLM leaders told [...] | 2007-10-22 16:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1648 | UN/AU CONFRONT CHALLENGES TO PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) The UN/AU are confronting myriad challenges in securing inclusive participation in the upcoming Darfur peace negotiations, the UN/AU told the Khartoum diplomatic corps on October 21. The majority of rebel factions have since announced that they will either abstain from the talks or atte [...] | 2007-10-23 11:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1649 | SOUTH SUDAN GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO CONSTRUCT A [...] (SBU) Budgetary planning by the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) is hampered by excessive personnel costs and dependence on unreliable revenue sources. The GoSS is working to correct these deficiencies, but faces an uphill struggle given a lack of institutional capacity and likely resistance [...] | 2007-10-23 12:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1652 | SPLM MINISTERIAL SUSPENSION OF PARTICIPATION ESCALATES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 11 Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Ministerial level suspension of participation in the Government of National Unity (GoNU) continues, with each side resorting to a war of words, through press statements and in public fora. The SPLM remained firm in their r [...] | 2007-10-24 04:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1653 | SPLM TO DIPLOMATS: NCP MUST ACT ON OUR DEMANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLM leaders, principally Deputy Chairman Malik Agar, told members of the diplomatic community that the SPLM believed that they had no choice but to suspend ministerial level participation in the GoNU in order to pressure the NCP to act on SPLM core issues. The SPLM blamed NCP [...] | 2007-10-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1659 | SUDAN - UN/DONOR PRINCIPALS MEETING RESUMES [...] On October 21, the UN reinstated the UN high-level donor coordination meeting in Khartoum. The UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in Sudan (D/SRSG) and the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) in Sudan, Ameerah Haq, chaired the meeting. At this f [...] | 2007-10-25 11:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM166 | Fiscal Federalism Comes to Sudan [...] (U) Summary: The Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC),created under the CPA, has the responsibility to establish an entirely new, decentralized, federal, financial system. The first transfers to the 25 state governments under this new fiscal federalism are to tak [...] | 2007-02-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM1660 | SPLM STRATEGY FOCUSED ON NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] (C) Summary. October 25, CDA Fernandez and poloff (notetaker) met with GOSS President Affairs Minister Luka Biong Deng, SPLM Deputy Secretary General Yasir Arman, and SPLM Deputy Chairman Malik Agar. Luka expressed satisfaction that the SPLM successfully raised the alarm about the non-implemen [...] | 2007-10-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1661 | MUTRIFF DENIES GOS INVOLVEMENT IN KALMA CAMP [...] (C) Summary. October 25, CDA Fernandez met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Mutriff Siddiq. Siddiq categorically denied that the GOS has a policy of forced relocation at the Kalma IDP camp and suggested measures to improve international community confidence in the GOS role at [...] | 2007-10-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1663 | BANK OF SOUTHERN SUDAN: LABORING TO BUILD A [...] (U) Summary: The Bank of Southern Sudan is struggling to establish the foundation for an independent financial system in the South in the face of physical difficulties and passive resistance from the authorities in the North. End summary. ---------------------------------- One Country, Tw [...] | 2007-10-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL PINR SU |
07KHARTOUM1664 | OIL COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS REBEL ATTACK [...] (SBU) On October 25, the Vice President of the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC),Dr. Yousif Mohamed Ahmed, confirmed that a rebel force took two GNPOC contractors and two Sudanese drivers hostage on October 24. Ahmed was not able to confirm that the rebels were tied to the Jus [...] | 2007-10-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1669 | DARFUR - HAC PROPOSES TO DIVIDE IDP CAMPS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1670 | JEM CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFRA ATTACK AND CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) On October 28, Abdulaziz Nur Ushar, who claimed to be the Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM,) told EconOff that his movement is responsible for the October 24 attack on the Defra oil facility where JEM fighters allegedly captured five hosta [...] | 2007-10-29 10:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SU |
07KHARTOUM1673 | FORMER DARFUR GOVERNOR SUGGESTS POSSIBLE NCP PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires and Pol/Econ Chief met October 27 with the Governor of Khartoum State Dr. Abdel Halim Mutaafi. The Governor provided insights on the Darfur conflict and made suggestions on how it might be resolved. Mutaafi is the former Governor of Darfur State and is married t [...] | 2007-10-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM168 | AMIS FORCE COMMANDER REACHES OUT TO DPA NON-SIGNATORIES IN [...] (SBU) African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander Luke Aprezi, accompanied by United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Regional Head of Office, Ceasefire Commission (CFC) participants, S/CRS Poloffs, and other members of the international community, met February 4 in West Darfur with r [...] | 2007-02-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1680 | UNREST AND TURMOIL IN CAMPS CREATE SUSPICIONS OF GOS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1684 | AMIS INVESTIGATION REPORT ON HASKANITA ATTACK [...] (SBU) Summary: An informal Ceasefire Commission (CFC) report on the Haskanita attack blames SLA/Unity and JEM for the unprovoked assault. Rebel superior firepower and AMIS poor readiness and communications capability contributed to the worst battlefield loss since the deployment of AMIS. End s [...] | 2007-10-31 07:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PMIL KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1689 | SUDAN - RIFT VALLEY FEVER [...] On October 28, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been confirmed in three states in northern Sudan. RVF is a viral zoonosis that primarily affects animals but also can infect humans. WHO reported that out of 70 known human cases 40 deaths had occu [...] | 2007-10-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1690 | ACTING FM KARTI ON GUANTANAMO, DARFUR, AND CPA [...] (C) Summary: Charge Fernandez and Pol Chief met October 27 with acting Foreign Minister Ali Karti. Regarding the Sudanese detainees in Guantanamo, the Charge encouraged the Minister to accept the text of the certification in order to expedite their return to Sudan as soon as possible. On Dar [...] | 2007-10-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1692 | AEC PLENARY MEETING - October 27, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen convened a special session of the AEC plenary on October 27 to discuss how the AEC can best move forward. The AEC Coordinators proposed this meeting to address the changed playing field after the SPLM suspended its participation in the Government in mid Oct [...] | 2007-10-31 14:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1696 | CPA Fiscal Oversight Chairman shows independence [...] Summary: As Coordinator of the Wealth Sharing Working Group, Embassy organized a special AEC plenary October 24 featuring Dr. Mohammed Osman Ibrahim, Chairman of the GOS's Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC). The presentation was organized to seek additional ins [...] | 2007-11-01 05:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM17 | UN LIGHT PACKAGE IN DARFUR NEEDS AN ENERGIZER [...] (C) Summary: A January 3 visit to El Fasher revealed numerous problems with the initial deployment of the UN light package. As reported septel, the small initial UN military contingent has yet to be integrated with the AMIS peace-keeping force. The UN police contingent is trying to define a [...] | 2007-01-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM170 | DARFUR: STATUS OF THE NON-SIGNATORIES [...] (C) Summary: The conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders has again been delayed to allow time for more commanders to assemble in North Darfur. A variety of Embassy contacts report that efforts to unify the commanders, facilitate negotiation within the framework of [...] | 2007-02-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU CD |
07KHARTOUM1702 | CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUND ON INTENTIONS IN DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Despite differences in ideologies and political platforms, leaders of Darfur groups are expressing a common level of suspicion about the Government of Sudan's (GOS) current actions with regard to Darfur. They believe the GOS is pursuing a strategy to further undermine the efficac [...] | 2007-11-01 10:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1705 | AEC CHAIR PESSIMISTIC FOLLOWING BASHIR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen provided a readout November 1 to AEC Coordinators on his October 31 meeting with GOS President Al-Bashir. Vraalsen said Bashir was positive about the importance of the AEC and of the two-year report. However, the embittered Vraalsen left convinced that th [...] | 2007-11-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1706 | NCP INSIDER TALKS ABOUT ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (C) Charge Fernandez and Pol Chief met October 31 with National Congress Party (NCP) insider and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, Dr. Sayed Al-Khateeb. Khateeb, who helped negotiate the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and is still heavily involved in representing the NCP in ongoing [...] | 2007-11-03 08:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1708 | S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH NISS CHIEF SALAH GHOSH [...] (C) Summary: S/E Natsios met with GNU Intelligence Chief Salah Ghosh November 2 during the Special Envoy's visit to Sudan. On UNAMID troops contributions, Ghosh said President Bashir's preference is for African or Muslim troops. He said the Norwegian engineering unit is a problem, but the Tha [...] | 2007-11-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM171 | CHINA: LITTLE REVEALED ON DARFUR DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) The February 2-3 visit to Khartoum of Chinese president Hu Jintao involved substantial pageantry, a variety of aid and trade agreements (septel),and a series of high-level meetings, but little new information on efforts to address a transition to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. The visit, the [...] | 2007-02-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV UN CH SU |
07KHARTOUM1719 | SUDAN: SEPARATE ABYEI'S OIL AND LAND NEGOTIATIONS AND PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, the Norwegian Petroleum Envoy to Sudan Anders Hannevik reported that he has urged Sudanese leaders to separate Abyei's oil and land negotiations. He also shared his calculations of northern and southern percentages of [...] | 2007-11-04 14:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG SU |
07KHARTOUM172 | DARFUR: UNDP ISSUES STATEMENT ON NYALA ASSAULTS [...] (C) Summary: Reftels detail the January 19 incident wherein 20 UN, NGO, and African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) personnel were arrested following the violent breakup of a social event, which resulted in serious injuries to several of the humanitarian personnel. On January 30, UN Deputy Special R [...] | 2007-02-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID PREF SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1720 | S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH MFA U/S MUTRIF SIDDIQ [...] (C) Summary: S/E Natsios met November 3 with MFA Undersecretary and NCP insider Mutrif Siddiq. Siddiq said that Qaddafi's statement at the beginning of the Sirte talks on Darfur had "spoiled the show" and recommended that the talks be moved to South Africa. Siddiq outlined ways he had facili [...] | 2007-11-05 06:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSCAPU AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1721 | S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT ALI OSMAN [...] (C) Summary: S/E Andrew Natsios met November 3 with GOS Vice President Ali Osman Taha. Taha, the chief NCP negotiators of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),said that there is "no time to waste" on implementation of the CPA. He said all of the decisions taken the previous night by [...] | 2007-11-05 07:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1723 | S/E NATSIOS' MEETING WITH SPLA SENIOR LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 1 meeting in Juba, the senior leadership of the Sudan People,s Liberation Army (SPLA),told U.S. Special Envoy Andrew Natsios that the SPLA is showing restraint in the face of provocations by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) along the North-South border and avowed [...] | 2007-11-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS SU |
07KHARTOUM1727 | THREE POLICE OFFICERS KILLED BY SPLA/JIU SOLDIERS [...] According to several sources including UNMIS Police reports, a group of six Joint Integrated Unit (JIU) soldiers shot and killed three police officers in Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. Initial reports indicate that three SSPS (Southern Sudan police) senior o [...] | 2007-11-06 05:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1735 | UNAMID: CHINESE ENGINEERING COMPANY BEGINS [...] (SBU) Chinese Embassy Defense Attache Colonel Dong Jian Dong told poloff November 6 that, starting November 7, the first of eleven flights using IL-76 aircraft will begin to arrive in Nyala. Over a period of ten days, the flights will transport equipment and supplies for the construction of th [...] | 2007-11-07 06:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1738 | UNAMID PLANNING CHIEF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT OPERATION'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 introductory meeting with recently arrived Chief of the Planning Unit for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Muldo Urquhart, Urquhart saw a narrow and potentially diminishing window of opportunity to turn around the African Union Mission i [...] | 2007-11-07 07:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1742 | UNAMID: PERSONNEL WILL BE KEY TO SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 5 meeting with FieldOff, a senior United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) officer corroborated assessments from other UNAMID officers (septel) that the main shortcoming threatening deployment of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is not the Sudanese [...] | 2007-11-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1744 | SUDAN: NORTH-SOUTH TRANSPORT STOPPAGE REFLECTS [...] (U) The Governors of White Nile State (in Sudan's "North") and Upper Nile State (part of South Sudan)were to confer November 7 on reopening North-South river and road traffic along the Nile. National Congress Party (NCP) White Nile Governor Mohamed Nurallah had halted North-South transport o [...] | 2007-11-08 05:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SU |
07KHARTOUM1752 | JEM CFC REP WARNS OF LOOMING CONFLICTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a sobering November 6 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement representative to the Second Chamber of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) at AMIS Headquarters warned that the current widespread deployment of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) throughout the three Darf [...] | 2007-11-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1761 | NCP SEES SPLM AS INCREASINGLY HARDLINE [...] (C) Summary: NCP officials participating in negotiations with the SPLM on a way out of the current political crisis complained that the SPLM has reneged on past agreements during the negotiations, and that the SPLM has become more hardline in its tactics with each meeting. Based on Embassy me [...] | 2007-11-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1763 | SWEDISH PLAN TO SUPPORT SIRTRE TALKS FOCUSES ON JOB [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff attended a working-level meeting November 8 at the Swedish Embassy on a Swedish plan to provide non-lethal support to armed groups in order to stabilize the situation on the ground in Darfur to promote the success of the Sirte peace talks. To receive support, in the form [...] | 2007-11-12 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1764 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING TO PRESS SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11, visiting UN Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet SIPDIS briefed Ambassadors in Khartoum on UNAMID deployment issues. While in Sudan, Mulet will seek Sudanese commitment on outstanding issues including approved compositio [...] | 2007-11-13 05:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV DPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1765 | FUR ELDER BRIEFS CDA AFTER MEETINGS WITH REBEL LEADERS [...] (SBU) Recently returned to Northern Sudan from visits to Paris, Juba, Kampala, and Nairobi to meet with Darfur rebel leaders, the legitimate Maqdoum (literally, "viceroy," one of the traditional Darfur tribal titles) of the Fur, Ahmed Abdelrahman Rijal, told CDA Fernandez on November 12 that he [...] | 2007-11-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1767 | VERDICT REACHED IN TRIAL OF MURDERED SUDANESE JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) On November 10 a Khartoum criminal court convicted ten individuals in the 2006 murder of prominent Sudanese journalist Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed, including a U.S. Embassy local guard. While most press reports indicated that the convicted men were all from the troubled Darfur region, an E [...] | 2007-11-13 12:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM1770 | ADADA CITES "PROGRESS" IN UNAMID DEPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) Encouraged by his meeting with MFA State Minister Al Wasila earlier in the day, Joint Special Representative Adada told Western governments on November 13 that UNAMID deployment is "progressing" and that Sudan has re-affirmed its commitment to facilitate the force's deployment through th [...] | 2007-11-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1771 | DARFUR - USAID NUTRITION UPDATE [...] Recent nutrition surveys in pockets of Darfur reveal that the nutrition status of children under five has deteriorated since May 2007 to levels approaching those recorded in 2004 -- the beginning of the Darfur humanitarian response when the nutritional situation was at its worst. From Septemb [...] | 2007-11-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1779 | SUDAN CHAPTER: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Attached, below, is the draft text for the Sudan chapter of the INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. To our knowledge, this is the first time the report has been submitted for Sudan. POC at post for this report is Paul J Martin: email martinpj@state.gov; tel: (011-249-1-83- [...] | 2007-11-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR SU |
07KHARTOUM1780 | SPLM OUTLINES RISKY STRATEGY OF BRINKSMANSHIP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met November 15 with SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum. Amum said the SPLM could no longer afford to play the National Congress Party's (NCP) game, which is just to play for time in talks over implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in order to continue to [...] | 2007-11-15 15:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1782 | NOTHING NEW AT DEMONSTRATION IN EL FASHER [...] (SBU) On November 14 El Fasher local broadcasting stations announced that there would be a November 15 student demonstration to condemn the attempt of the French organization Zoe's Ark to "abduct" Sudanese children from Chad. UN agencies operating in El Fasher announced through their daily rad [...] | 2007-11-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI AU SU CD |
07KHARTOUM1787 | MINISTER AL-SAMANI ON UNAMID, BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Wasila al-Samani on November 15, CDA Fernandez strongly cautioned the minister that while his visit to Washington in September and Foreign Minister Lam Akol's UNGA visit later that month had produced some positive results, the bi [...] | 2007-11-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1793 | MEDIA BATTLE ESCALATES WHILE NCP-SPLM NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The media battle between the NCP and the SPLM has intensified, with President Bashir mobilizing the Popular Defense Forces (septel) and rallying the "mujahadeen" at a mass rally south of Khartoum November 17, seemingly in response to SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum's widely publ [...] | 2007-11-18 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1795 | DARFUR - THE HAC AND WALI DISCUSS KALMA ISSUES AND THE [...] (U) On November 10, the Charge d'Affaires Fernandez, the USAID Mission Director, and the USAID Darfur Team Leader met with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and the Governor (Wali) of South Darfur to discuss the current state of affairs with Kalma internally d [...] | 2007-11-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1796 | PRESIDENT BASHIR ESCALATES WAR OF WORDS WITH SPLM [...] (U) President Al Bashir delivered his most bellicose speech in recent memory yesterday, warning the South that the North is ready for war, and branding western countries as greedy tyrants. He insisted the north would not compromise over oil-rich Abyei. The President was speaking at an annual [...] | 2007-11-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1798 | AS SLM FRAYS, MINAWI STANDS BY POSITION ON UN/AU [...] (C) Despite NCP demands to the contrary, SLM leader Minni Minawi insists that his movement will only participate in the UN/AU-led Darfur peace process as a signatory to the DPA and not as a member of the Government delegation. Secretary General Mustafa Tirab defied the SLM's official position [...] | 2007-11-19 08:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM18 | DARFUR: DSRSG DEFENSIVE ON LIGHT PACKAGE, CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 5 meeting between Charge d'Affairs Hume and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in SIPDIS Sudan Manuel Aranda d'Silva, the two discussed the CDA's recent visit to UN Light Package elements in El Fasher (ref [...] | 2007-01-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1804 | UNAMID PLANNERS RECOMMEND DELAYING DEPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate conversations with FieldOff on November 15 and November 18 in El Fasher, two UN senior military transition planners shared the joint recommendation they had made to UNAMID Force Commander GEN Agwai that deployment of UNAMID police elements be put on hold until the inf [...] | 2007-11-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1807 | GULF BETWEEN AFRICAN AND ARAB TRIBES IN DARFUR [...] (C) During his November 13-14 visit to El Fasher, Darfur, both African and Arab tribal representatives told CDA Fernandez that they have historical grievances that are not being addresses adequately by the UN/AU peace process. Both groups feel marginalized by the process and believe that neit [...] | 2007-11-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM181 | Darfur: Pres. Bashir Reiterates Rejection of UN [...] (U) During a February 5 address at the National Records Authority in Khartoum, President Bashir clearly reiterated Sudan's opposition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur, stating that the Sudanese were the children and grandchildren of those revolutionaries who killed Major General Charles [...] | 2007-02-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO US SU |
07KHARTOUM1810 | DARFUR PEACE PROCESS: SIX RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [...] (C) The next critical milestone in the Darfur peace process is UN Special Envoy Jan Eliasson's briefing for the UN Security Council scheduled for November 27. While admitting that the rebel factions were unprepared to engage in negotiations in Sirte in late October, the UN and AU have set a t [...] | 2007-11-19 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1813 | SHINING AN AMERICAN LIGHT ON ABYEI [...] (C) Summary: With the ongoing political crisis between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in its second month, the conflict over the oil-rich Abyei region takes center stage once again as the key irreconcilable difference between the two parties, th [...] | 2007-11-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1814 | JSR CALLS MSA "BIGGEST THREAT TO UNAMID" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On his first official day in the new El Fasher Headquarters, Joint Special Representative (JSR) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Rodolphe Adada told Charge Fernandez in a November 14 meeting that the single biggest threat to UNAMID's success was the [...] | 2007-11-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1816 | FIRST MEETING OF THE CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Election Donor Group (EDG) held the first meeting of its sub-group for civic and voter education on November 18, at the European Commission headquarters in Khartoum. The meeting was a brainstorming session to discuss the objectives and terms of reference (TOR) for the group, [...] | 2007-11-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM1817 | SUDANESE CENSUS MAY BE DELAYED FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH [...] USAID and emboffs spoke November 19 with Herbert B. Kandeh, Chief Technical Advisor with the UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) office in Khartoum. Kandeh confirmed that the UNFPA, which is advising both the national government's and the GOSS's census bureaus on the upcomin [...] | 2007-11-20 16:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1819 | LAM AKOL CRITICIZES SPLM FOR NEGOTIATING IN BAD [...] (C) Summary: Erstwhile Minister of Foreign Affairs, potential Minister of Cabinet Affairs and SPLM renegade Lam Akol told CDA Fernandez November 13 that the SPLM is engaged in dangerous brinksmanship and is negotiating in bad faith with the NCP. He said that if the SPLM wants to make accusati [...] | 2007-11-21 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1821 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - LAINYA COUNTY UPDATE [...] From November 4 to 6, program officers from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to Lainya County in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan, to review the status of the planned transition of USAID/OFDA-funded programs to the Government of Southern Sudan (GOS [...] | 2007-11-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1822 | CONCILIATORY AL-BASHIR ALL SWEETNESS AND LIGHT AT [...] (SBU) Less than five days after a warmongering speech to militia forces (reftel b),a more statesman-like President Al-Bashir called for peace, national unity and democracy in an address to party faithful at the National Congress Party (NCP) Annual General Assembly on November 21. A full house [...] | 2007-11-21 11:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1828 | AEC CHAIRS DISCUSS NEXT CHAIRMAN/POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 20 urgent AEC working group chairperson meeting called by the UK Ambassador, Attendees (US, UK, Netherlands, Norway, Italy) discussed the draft UK paper on "Future Direction" of the AEC, a possible UK nominee for the AEC chairmanship, and the proposed Rome preparat [...] | 2007-11-21 15:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1832 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR TRANSITION UPDATE [...] Over the past three fiscal years, USAID has been able to steadily and responsibly decrease its non-food humanitarian budget from USD 88.3 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to USD 69.5 million in FY 2006 and USD 61.9 million in FY 2007 in anticipation of the eventual transition from relief to dev [...] | 2007-11-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1834 | ELECTIONS TIMELINE URGENT; DONOR GROUP TO EXPRESS CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Elections donor group Ambassadors met November 22 in Khartoum to discuss strategies to keep the elections timetable outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on track. All agreed there is an increasingly narrow window and the NCP and SPLM must resolve their differences [...] | 2007-11-25 05:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1838 | IMF RESIDENT DISMISSES EFFECT OF U.S. SANCTIONS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 20 meeting with PolChief and EconOff, the resident representative of the International Monetary Fund in Sudan, Wabel Abdallah labeled the Central Bank of Sudan's decision to convert its reserves to the euro as unrealistic, dismissed the effect of U.S. sanctions on [...] | 2007-11-25 09:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM184 | Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under [...] During a February 6 address to the International Trade Union Conference at Friendship Hall in Khartoum, President Bashir rejected the entry of international troops into Sudan. The account, carried by government-aligned Sudan Vision daily, said Bashir asserted the Darfur problem could only be [...] | 2007-02-07 14:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU |
07KHARTOUM1842 | BASHIR DENIES SUDAN IS DELAYING UNAMID DEPLOYMENT; BLAMES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bashir denied that Sudan was delaying UNAMID troop deployment and blamed any delays on the UN. He stated that Nordic troops are not acceptable and questioned the necessity of deploying Thai and Nepalese troops. End summary. 2. (SBU) According to local media reports [...] | 2007-11-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1844 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT ROUNDUP [...] Summary: The Jordanian Embassy in Khartoum reports that the GOS has not approved its offer of a Multi-Role Logistics Company, while the Chinese Embassy confirms the arrival of Chinese UN blue-helmeted peacekeepers. End Summary. TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES LAST TO KNOW -------------------- [...] | 2007-11-26 04:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1845 | TWO MAJOR DARFUR FACTIONS STEP TOWARD UNION WHILE [...] (SBU) JEM/Collective Leadership and SLA/Unity, two of the strongest rebel movements in Darfur, have taken steps toward a tentative alliance, and JEM/CL plans to conduct consultations with SLA/Unity leaders Abdullah Yehia, Suleiman Jamous, and Sharif Harir in Darfur over the next week to solidi [...] | 2007-11-26 05:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1846 | MINAWI PRESSES QATAR FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Please see action request para. 4. 2. (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi traveled to Doha November 21 to 25 as part of a broader effort to solicit political and financial support from Arab capitals for his beleaguered movement [...] | 2007-11-26 05:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV SU QA |
07KHARTOUM1847 | NCP EAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH SPLM, OPEN TO [...] (C) Summary: NCP negotiator Dirdeiry Mohammad Ahmed told polchief November 25 that the NCP is eager to resume discussions with the SPLM. He claimed SPLM sources told him that First Vice President Kiir would be open to an invitation to meet with President Bashir by the end of the week, when th [...] | 2007-11-26 08:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1848 | IN "HISTORIC SHIFT", SUDAN AGREES TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 08:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS SU |
07KHARTOUM1849 | ADADA MOVES TO DEFUSE TENSION OVER KALMA IDP CAMP [...] (C) Joint Special Representative Rudolphe Adada and the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) are trying to broker a solution to mounting tensions in the Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur, the JSR's chief of staff, Abdulrahman Abubakr, told Poloff on November 26. Following a [...] | 2007-11-26 08:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1853 | DARFUR - ADMINISTRATOR FORE SITE VISIT TO EL FASHER [...] (U) On November 22, the USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore, Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist, and the Mission Director for USAID/Sudan traveled to El Fasher, North Darfur, to re [...] | 2007-11-27 06:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1854 | UN UPDATE: HUMANITARIAN AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: Briefing the donor community on November 25, UN DSRSG Ameera Haq introduced an agenda that included an update on the Darfur political process and humanitarian access situation, as well a preview of the launch of the UN's 2008 workplan (donors will be invited to a formal presentat [...] | 2007-11-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1856 | SUDAN - NGOS BRIEF AA/AFR ON CURRENT CHALLENGES [...] On November 21, representatives from the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee and other USAID implementing partners briefed the Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist on the current operating environment in Sudan. The NGOs reported that their [...] | 2007-11-27 09:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1857 | TRANSFER OF DETAINEES TO SUDAN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez delivered points in reftel a to MFA Protocol Director Ali Yusuf on November 26. Ambassador Yusuf subsequently confirmed that the GOS will permit refueling of the plane after landing in Sudan and transferring detainees to Sudanese exclusive custody and control. He added that [...] | 2007-11-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PTER SU |
07KHARTOUM1858 | SUDAN - SECRETARY TO CONVENE A MINISTERIAL ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The American invitation to the National Congress Party (NCP) to participate in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Ministerial on December 5 in Ethiopia with Secretary Rice and regional countries has caused SIPDIS consternation for NCP officials who are unsure exactly how to [...] | 2007-11-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU IGAD SU |
07KHARTOUM1859 | SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES AMONG SLA AND JANJAWEED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Some rebel and political leaders on the ground in Darfur are signaling a shift in the current political climate where by some support for Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) faction leader Abdelwahid al-Nur is shifting to Ahmed Abdelshafie and whereby some Arab militias (encouraged by t [...] | 2007-11-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1861 | AEC PLENARY: VRAALSEN URGES PARTIES TOWARD GREATER CPA [...] Summary: At the November 27 monthly plenary session of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC),departing Chairman Tom Vraalsen used his farewell statement to warn of the dangers of the current stalemate on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). He urged the AEC's [...] | 2007-11-27 13:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1862 | ADDRESSING ABYEI [...] (SBU) The complex issue of Abyei has haunted implementation of the CPA since the beginning. It is the only part of the agreement that seen zero progress towards implementation since the signing of the peace accord in 2005. A warning should be sounded to any in the international community who se [...] | 2007-11-28 07:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1866 | CHINESE ENGINEERS ARRIVE AMIDST REBEL THREATS [...] (SBU) Soon after the arrival of 135 Chinese engineer peacekeepers on November 24 in Nyala, media reported the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel group threatened to attack the Chinese engineers. According to the media, JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim Muhhamed said, "They are not welcome...the [...] | 2007-11-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1871 | FEAR OF LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY MAY KEEP JEM ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 27 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) representative in El Fasher admitted that despite the movement's unhappiness with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),JEM would not carry out the threats its leadership has [...] | 2007-11-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1873 | BASHIR MEETS WITH UMMA PARTY CHIEF SADIQ AL-MAHDI [...] (SBU) President Bashir met with opposition Umma party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on November 27 to discuss "national reconciliation," according to the media. Presidential advisor and National Congress Party (NCP) Vice President Nafie Ali Nafie in press statements characterized the meeting as fruitfu [...] | 2007-11-29 12:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1874 | ERITREAN OPPOSITION LEADER CONCERNED ABOUT REFUGEES IN [...] (U) In a meeting with EconOff November 29, the chairman of the Eritrean Nahda Party, Noor M. Idris, claimed that hundreds of Eritrean refugees arrive in Sudan every day from Eritrea and Ethiopia, and estimated that there are over 200,000 Eritreans living in Sudan. Idris expressed concern for [...] | 2007-11-29 13:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR PREF SU |
07KHARTOUM1881 | AEC COORDINATORS REVISE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Khartoum November 29, AEC Working Group coordinators (UK, Netherlands, Norway, Italy Ambassador plus US CDA) decided to delay presentation of their proposal on strengthening the role of the AEC chair till after presenting and gaining confirmation of the proposed UK cand [...] | 2007-11-30 08:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1883 | ISLAMIC AFRICAN RELIEF AGENCY SEEKS RECONSIDERATION AS [...] (SBU) Representatives from the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA) called on embassy November 27 to discuss their organization's designation as a sponsor of terrorism. The delegation consisted of Dr. El Jizouli Dafaal, former Prime Sudanese Minister (in the early 1980s) and Chairman of the IA [...] | 2007-11-30 10:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON PGOV PREL AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1884 | USAID ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S VISIT TO SOUTHERN SUDAN: LUNCH [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLM Crisis Committee members told Administrator Fore that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is providing an opportunity to advance democracy and development throughout Sudan. They identified the "three areas," independent media, and rural development as priorities. Deput [...] | 2007-11-30 10:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1886 | NYALA MAQDUM DENIES JANJAWEED TURNCOAT TREND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 29 meeting with FieldOff, the Maqdum (traditional viceroy of the Fur) of Nyala, Ahmed Rajal, denied reports that members of the janjaweed in Darfur were deserting their traditional benefactor, the Government of Sudan (GoS),in favor of rebel movements, as reported [...] | 2007-11-30 11:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1888 | OCHA: NO EASY SOLUTION TO COMPLEX KALMA CAMP ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: OCHA field officers see no real solution to the massive problems confronting the very large Darfur IDP camp of Kalma, a particular target of Sudanese Government ire. They recommend engagement with the GOS on the issue while cautioning that the Khartoum regime will certainly manipu [...] | 2007-11-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1889 | JEM/CL CLAIMS ZAGHAWA UNIFYING, WARNS UN/AU LOSING [...] (SBU) Meeting with Poloff on November 29, cadres of the Justice and Equality Movement/Collective Leadership (JEM/CL) were optimistic that it will finalize its consolidation with the other major Zaghawa military elements in Darfur after upcoming field consultations and will be ready to resume ne [...] | 2007-11-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1890 | NCP BLAMES SPLM FOR LATE CENSUS AND DEFENDS BELLICOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with poloffs November 27, Center for Strategic Studies Director Sayed Al-Khatib predicted that the GOS would attend the Addis talks (he was later contradicted by the MFA, though it's not out of the question that the NCP will send someone). Khatib said Abyei should not s [...] | 2007-11-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1891 | AEC TWO-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT UPBEAT ON ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen presented the AEC's two-year progress report to Sudanese President Al-Bashir on November 3. There has not been any public reaction by the Government as yet, no doubt because the report notes the major areas of deficiency in implementation, chief among t [...] | 2007-12-02 05:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1892 | DARFUR: TENSION, MISTRUST CONTINUE TO AFFLICT AMIS-SLM [...] (SBU) AMIS Force Commander Agwai's proposal to restructure payment of the MSA and the rebel movements' representation in the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) has set off a wave of mutual recriminations between AMIS and the SLM. The incident is just the latest in an unfortunate history of tension an [...] | 2007-12-02 07:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1893 | ALEX DE WAAL ON SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan expert Alex de Waal told poloff on November 28 his thoughts on the current situation in Sudan. De Waal cautioned that the international community should not expect an immediate success with the UNAMID deployment, and that the situation in Darfur has turned from genocide int [...] | 2007-12-02 07:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1894 | NCP AND SPLM READY TO RESUME TALKS BUT DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir will meet again December 3 to try to clear the way for the NCP and SPLM to resume negotiations to end their political stalemate, representatives of both parties confirmed. The SPLM is still holding out for a negotiating agenda that i [...] | 2007-12-02 10:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1903 | USG HOLMES: GOVERNMENT WILL EXTEND HUMANITARIAN MORATORIUM [...] (SBU) On November 29, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Sir John Holmes briefed the donor community on his conversations with Sudanese government officials and previewed his upcoming trip to Darfur. He thanked the international community for its support, saying that the UN's h [...] | 2007-12-03 10:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN PHUM KPKO SU |
07KHARTOUM1904 | MINAWI PUSHES FOR DPA IMPLEMENTATION, SUSPICIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Sole signatory to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) Mini Minawi told CDA Fernandez he plans to work through regional partners and the international community to pressure the Government to implement the agreement. Despite sitting in a regal office on the grounds of the Presidential [...] | 2007-12-03 11:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1906 | FIRST TRANCHE OF CHINESE ENGINEERS WAITING FOR [...] (SBU) Chinese Defense Attache Dong Jian Dong told poloff December 3 that 140 Chinese engineers arrived at the Nyala Forward Operating Base (FOB) on November 24, but have not yet started construction of the initial part of the UN-African Union Mission In Darfur (UNAMID) supercamp. Dong said tha [...] | 2007-12-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1907 | FUR LEADERS EVASIVE ABOUT JANJAWEED TIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nyala Fur leaders were tight-lipped in a December 2 meeting with FieldOff about rumors of a growing alliance between the Fur and some janjaweed formerly loyal to the Government of Sudan (GoS). They spoke instead about growing insecurity throughout Darfur as a result of heighten [...] | 2007-12-04 06:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD |
07KHARTOUM1908 | BEJA CONGRESS: WE NEED INVESTMENT IN THE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory call with CDA on December 3, Beja Congress president and Presidential Advisor Dr. Amna Dirar stressed the need for investment in the eastern states of Kassala, Gedarif and Red Sea to promote development in the impoverished region ("Now, it's just us and the sun [...] | 2007-12-04 08:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1911 | ALMOST FIVE MONTHS LATER, OPPOSITION LEADER RELEASED FROM [...] (SBU) After more than four months in Khartoum's Khober Prison, accused of plotting a coup against the government but never formally charged, Umma Party Reform and Renewal leader Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi has been released. On December 2, family members told poloff that his release seemed immine [...] | 2007-12-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SU |
07KHARTOUM1913 | SOUTHERN SUDANESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CDA WITH [...] A multi-party parliamentary delegation from the Southern Sudan (GOSS) Legislative Assembly called on CDA Fernandez December 3 as part of their visit to Khartoum. The Delegation is in town appealing to GNU officials for an end to the current SPLM-NCP stalemate over implementation of the CPA wi [...] | 2007-12-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1914 | SOUTHERN SUDANESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CDA WITH [...] A multi-party parliamentary delegation from the Southern Sudan (GOSS) Legislative Assembly called on CDA Fernandez December 3 as part of their visit to Khartoum. The Delegation is in town appealing to GNU officials for an end to the current SPLM-NCP stalemate over implementation of the CPA wi [...] | 2007-12-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1916 | DEPUTY SRSG ON PROSPECTS FOR CPA [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Deputy SRSG Taye-Brook Zerihoun December 2 to discuss the prospects for CPA implementation. A shrewd observer of Sudan and the region for many years, Zerihoun is not overly concerned by the current crisis and believes war is unlikely. The parties are comf [...] | 2007-12-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1917 | CDA MEETS WITH FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER FADLALLA BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Defense Minister and Umma party adherent Fadlalla Burma Nasir told CDA Fernandez on December 4 that the NCP-Umma party dialogue initiated on November 27 might be beneficial to both sides "if the dialogue is genuine." He said the NCP recognized that Sudan's international r [...] | 2007-12-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON PGOV PREL AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1918 | FREE FROM KHALIL IBRAHIM, JEM/CL OPTIMISTIC ON PACT WITH [...] (SBU) Characterizing Khalil Ibrahim as a "dictator" unable and unwilling to lead his movement to productive peace negotiations, the Justice and Equality Movement/Collective Leadership (JEM/CL) claims that its strength increases daily as Ibrahim's supporters realize his course is a dead-end. Si [...] | 2007-12-05 06:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1919 | JUBA/DARFUR: CONVERGANCE CONTINUES, NOW WITH THE JANJAWEED [...] (SBU) SPLM Darfur Taskforce Member (DTF) Edward Lino informed ConGen PolOff that Musa Hilal will be arriving in Juba on December 5. Expected to spend at least two days in the South's capital, the Janjaweed leader will be meeting with a cross-section of newly-consolidated Darfur rebel movemen [...] | 2007-12-05 07:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1924 | "GUEHENNO IS LYING" ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT, SUDAN CLAIMS [...] (SBU) See para 8 for action request. 2. (SBU) In a December 4 meeting with CDA Fernandez, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani Al-Wasila decried recent UN allegations that the Government of Sudan (GoS) is obstructing the conditions necessary for the deployment of the AU-UN hybrid for [...] | 2007-12-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1925 | MEDIA REACTION: NCP REFUSAL TO ATTEND ADDIS MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Khartoum daily newspapers reported December 5 the refusal of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to accept the Secretary's invitation to meet in Addis Ababa, adding that the NCP "does not object" to the American effort. All reports noted that the SPLM had accepted the U.S [...] | 2007-12-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1926 | KOSTI'S NEW IDLE PORT INDICATIVE OF CPA DELAYS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 4 visit to the city of Kosti, the "the river gateway to the south," emboffs visited the city's new port that remains unutilized due to Sudanese bureaucratic in-fighting. Motivated by the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Sudan Sea Ports Corporation (SP [...] | 2007-12-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1927 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S SITE VISIT TO JUBA [...] On November 23, the USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore, Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist, and the USAID/Sudan Mission Director traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan, to review progre [...] | 2007-12-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1928 | SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF OYAI DENG ON MILITARY STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLA Chief of Staff Lt. General Oyai Deng Ajak told CDA that he was pessimistic about any great progress in deploying SAF-SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs),and downplayed the significance of remaining southern troops on the border areas such as Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile. He [...] | 2007-12-06 06:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PREL AU SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM1929 | AEC CHAIRMAN VRAALSEN ARGUES FOR MORE INDEPENDENCE AT FINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen, wrapping up a contentious two year stint in Khartoum, held a final press conference December 3. He used his statement to warn of the dangers of the current NCP-SPLM stalemate and to argue for a more pro-active AEC led by a chairman with increased indepe [...] | 2007-12-06 08:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1930 | VP TAHA: AMERICA CAN ACHIEVE ITS GOALS IN SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: VP Ali Osman Taha sees steady progress on the CPA, even on Abyei, entering a decisive phase next week. The Sudanese Government remains deeply suspicious of American intentions and believes that its "improved behavior" in recent months has not been appreciated by the United States [...] | 2007-12-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1933 | UNMIS SAYS GUEHENNO "NOT LYING" IN NOV 27 BRIEFING TO UNSC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 5 meeting with FieldOff, Head of Office in El Fasher for the United Nation Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) asserted that Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno "was not lying" in his November 27 briefing to the UN Secur [...] | 2007-12-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1934 | WHITE NILE GOVERNOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 4 meeting with emboffs, the Governor of White Nile State, Dr. Mohammed Nur Al-Tigani, highlighted the importance of agriculture for Sudan, expressed confidence that mid-term elections would be conducted in a free, fair, and timely manner, and dismissed the existence o [...] | 2007-12-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1935 | GEN AGWAI UPDATES ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 5 meeting with PolOff and FieldOff, AMIS Force Commander GEN Agwai described himself as the target of Government of Sudan (GoS) displeasure for his current stance on the Ceasefire Commission and articulated his plans to seek a sit-down with the GoS in the near futu [...] | 2007-12-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1936 | SWEDISH SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN ON SUPPORTING CPA [...] (SBU) Summary: Michael Fruhling, Swedish Ambassador and Special Envoy for Sudan, called on CDA Fernandez December 6 to discuss issues relating to Southern Sudan. He said his Government is looking for ways to be more active, "as a smaller country," on helping to advance the CPA process. He pr [...] | 2007-12-07 09:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM1937 | DARFUR TASK FORCE MEMBER ON JUBA TALKS AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6, SPLM Darfur Task Force member Edward Lino asserted that the National Congress Party (NCP) is alarmed by the success of the Juba Darfur initiative and is seeking to thwart its success. He said that the Darfur rebel groups have continued to talk in Juba and make p [...] | 2007-12-07 11:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1938 | SPLM AND NCP SPIN PEACE TALKS PROGRESS, MANUEVER [...] (C) Summary: If all outstanding CPA issues including Abyei are not resolved by January 9, the SPLM may rejoin the Government of National Unity, but will not partner with the NCP in the 2009 elections, according to SPLM Deputy SG for the Northern Sector Yasir Arman. Meanwhile NCP sources ind [...] | 2007-12-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU |
07KHARTOUM1939 | SLA/UNITY: CHALLENGING KHARTOUM REQUIRES BOTH [...] (SBU) The lesson of the DPA is that the Sudanese Government will only compromise when challenged by a movement with both political and military strength, and SLA/Unity is the only group among Darfur's numerous rebel factions that combines these two elements, SLA/Unity operatives told Poloff in [...] | 2007-12-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL US AU SU |
07KHARTOUM194 | OIL REVENUE: 2007 GNU BUDGET BASED ON QUESTIONABLE [...] (c) Summary: The 2007 budget for the Government of National Unity (GNU) assumes relatively high oil prices and production figures. Revenue, and therefore expenditures, are based on these optimistic projections. Non-discretionary spending, primarily salary and wage commitments, will consume [...] | 2007-02-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL EPET SU |
07KHARTOUM1940 | PREVIEW OF UNAMID'S 2008-2009 BUDGET FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN HQ's budget team presented its initial framework for UNAMID's 2008-2009 budget to JSR Adada December 5. This strategic document lays out goals and outputs for achieving UNAMID's mandate but does not yet include funding requirements. Although a first step in the budget process, [...] | 2007-12-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1943 | UNAMID CISS: DEPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES REMAIN DESPITE SLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chief of Integrated Support Services (CISS) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) addressed the Government of Sudan's December 5 rebuttal of charges leveled against it by UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno on November 27 of imposing obsta [...] | 2007-12-09 08:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM195 | SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMY WENDT AND FRUZSINA [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Amy Wendt and Fruzsina Csaczar, for the purpose of conducting monitoring and evaluation of PRM-funded projects in Southern Sudan from February 17-24. 2. (SBU) U.S. Citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas are now required for [...] | 2007-02-11 04:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA APER PREF ET SU |
07KHARTOUM1950 | RIZEIGAT LEADER: PLANNING FOR A BAGGARA ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) On December 6 CDA met with Waleed Madibbo, head of a local governance NGO and nephew of Rizeigat Nazir Said Madibbo. Speaking of his uncle, who has struggled to keep his tribe relatively neutral and above the fray encapsulating Darfur, Madibbo said that he was "honest, influential, but wi [...] | 2007-12-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1955 | U.S. SANCTIONS HURT SUDAN'S ECONOMY SAY CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007 in a conference entitled "Sudan in a Global Economy," almost all speakers stated that U.S. sanctions have hurt the Sudanese economy. Presenters claimed that U.S. sanctions have resulted in a shortage of medical supplies, prevented the economy from fully libe [...] | 2007-12-11 07:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1956 | AMIS TAKES STOCK [...] (SBU) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) held a combined review session, awards ceremony, and tribute to fallen AMIS soldiers on December 9. Speakers included Darfur Peace Agreement Implementation Team (DPAIT) Head Sam Ibok, Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada, and AMIS Military [...] | 2007-12-11 08:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1957 | MSA ISSUE MOVES TO RESOLUTION BUT PROBLEMS LINGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Payment of overdue Mission Subsistence Allowance (MSA) to CFC party representatives began in El Fasher December 6 and continues this week. Donors appear willing to cover the entire US$4.6 million MSA estimated cost under certain conditions. Although the MSA arrears issue may be [...] | 2007-12-11 08:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM196 | SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KENT (SAM) HEALY [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Sam Healy, for February 17 to 27, 2007 for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating PRM-funded projects in Tambura, Yei, Kajo, Keji, Twic East/Duk (Panyagor/Bor) and Juba. 2. (SBU) U.S. Citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas [...] | 2007-02-11 04:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREF AMGT SU |
07KHARTOUM1961 | EFFECT OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 3 site visit to Kenana Sugar Corporation, the managing director of one of the world's largest integrated sugar farms told emboffs that U.S. sanctions have affected his business, forced it to use inferior non-U.S. products, and hurt the overall efficiency of his com [...] | 2007-12-11 09:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM1964 | JEM DENIES RADICALISM, EXPLAINS UNAMID CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) The NCP has falsely painted Khalil Ibrahim's JEM as an Islamist movement, two of the group's representatives told Poloff in a recent El Fasher meeting. Rather than pursuing a radical agenda, they asserted, JEM seeks to transform the country through "revolution," end the marginalization o [...] | 2007-12-11 11:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1965 | SLA/UNITY STRIVES FOR "GRAND ALLIANCE" [...] (SBU) SLA/Unity is striving to form a "grand alliance" with Khalil Ibrahim and Abdulwahid al Nur through mobilization of Fur and Zaghawa IDPs, according to several of its representatives in North Darfur. Frustrated with the inertia of the UN/AU-led political process and doubtful that the NCP w [...] | 2007-12-11 11:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN AU SU LY |
07KHARTOUM1968 | JANJAWID WARLORD: WE WANT AMERICA AS OUR PATRON [...] Summary: Alleged Janjawid turncoat Juma Dagalo claims that his well-armed movement is sincerely opposed to Khartoum, despite sketchy evidence to the contrary, and has forged new ties with mostly African Darfur rebel groups. He seeks American moral and political support for a confrontation with [...] | 2007-12-12 09:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1970 | AMIS SEES KALMA DISARMAMENT AS "GREATEST CHALLENGE" [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1979 | REAL PROGRESS SEEN BUT SUDAN PREPARES ADADA FOR PROTRACTED [...] (SBU) During a December 11 meeting with Joint Special Representative Rudolphe Adada, mid-ranking Sudanese officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense agreed to negotiate the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)'s Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) based on the UN/AU dr [...] | 2007-12-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU LY |
07KHARTOUM1986 | AMIS SEES KALMA DISARMAMENT AS "GREATEST CHALLENGE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 11 meeting with the Charg d'Affaires and USAID Mission Director, Nyala AMIS Deputy Sector Commander and Deputy Chief Police Supervisor called the disarmament of Kalma IDP camp the "greatest challenge" facing the Mission. The Deputy Sector Commander mentioned the p [...] | 2007-12-13 05:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1987 | DEPUTY WALI AND POLICE COMMANDER WELCOME CDA IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 05:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1988 | DARFUR - WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE UPDATE [...] From November 11 to 24, a water, sanitation, and hygiene specialist from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to North and South Darfur to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing USAID-funded programs and make recommendations for future interventions. The USAI [...] | 2007-12-13 06:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1989 | MILITANT DARFUR IDP LEADERS: NO CHINESE, ARABS [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of Kalma IDP camp disavow having any weapons while at the same time admitting that they successfully drove out thousands of fellow IDPs in an October uprising. The Kalma sheikhs claimed AMIS was a failure and UNAMID would also fail if it consisted only of African, Arab an [...] | 2007-12-13 06:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1994 | CORRECTED COPY - DEPUTY WALI AND POLICE COMMANDER WELCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 10 meeting with the Charg d'Affaires (CDA) and USAID Mission Director, South Darfur Deputy Wali (Governor) Farah and South Darfur Police Commander Mohamed encouraged the CDA and Mission Director to see the "reality" in South Darfur as the first step in solving Darf [...] | 2007-12-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1995 | CHIEF MEDIATOR RIEK MACHAR ON LORD'S RESISTANCE [...] (SBU) Senior Adviser to Assistant Secretary Frazer for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley met briefly with GOSS Vice President and Chief Mediator Riek Machar before the opening of a Human Rights Day ceremony at the Juba National stadium on December 10. Machar opened the meeting by stating that [...] | 2007-12-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1996 | DENG ALOR ON THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Adviser to Assistant Secretary Frazer for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley met with future GNU Foreign Affairs Minister Deng Alor to update him on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),recent developments in Garamba Park, and to ask for his assistance in ending the 21-year w [...] | 2007-12-13 10:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM2001 | South Sudan: Finance Minister Delivers a Sober 2008 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: GoSS Finance Minister Mawein delivered a sober assessment of the governance challenges facing South Sudan on December 10, when delivering the draft 2008 budget to the Legislative Assembly (SSLA). Mawein identified a bloated workforce, almost total dependence on oil revenues, an [...] | 2007-12-14 07:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI IBRD SU |
07KHARTOUM2003 | SAF AND SPLA FORCE REDEPLOYMENT FACES TOUGH DEADLINES, [...] (SBU) Media reported on December 12 that Joint Defense Board (JDB) spokesman Lt. General Abdalrahman Mohammed Zain said that Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) forces will begin redeployment consistent with the 1/1/56 border the weekend of December 14. [...] | 2007-12-14 07:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2004 | LOOKING TOWARD U.S. TRIP, MINAWI OUTLINES SLM'S [...] (S/NF) The SLM has two priorities, according to chairman Minni Minawi: 1) Supporting its fighters in Darfur to maintain their loyalty and 2) Stabilizing the political party. Minawi hopes to focus on addressing the grievances of the SLM's military wing during a trip to Washington and return to [...] | 2007-12-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SU LY |
07KHARTOUM2005 | NORTHERN SUDAN - USAID-FUNDED NATIONAL NGO CPA ADVOCATES [...] (SBU) The recall of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials from the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the political crisis that followed has derailed implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and CPA-related activities throughout Sudan. Since mid-October, hara [...] | 2007-12-14 11:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM2006 | SPLM THINKING ON OIL AND SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) During the course of their meetings in Juba December 9 to discuss the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),future GNU Foreign Minister and SPLM member Deng Alor spoke with Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley about SPLM oil interests after 2011 and the effect of sanctions on Su [...] | 2007-12-16 04:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2007 | TURABI DECRIES LACK OF REAL POLITICAL FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudanese government is afraid of political freedom and the opposition parties don't know what political freedom means, Hassan al Turabi told CDA Fernandez during a meeting December 12. The former leader of the National Islamic Front, former Justice Minister, and current lea [...] | 2007-12-16 07:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2008 | FUR MAQDUM REASSURES ABOUT UNAMID AND HINTS AT TRIBAL [...] (SBU) In a December 12 meeting, the Maqdum (traditional "viceroy") of the Fur in Nyala, Ahmed Rajal, discussed with FieldOff the latest sentiment among the South Darfur Fur community with regard to deployment of the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The Maqdum inquired about the Decem [...] | 2007-12-16 07:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM2009 | AL-SAMANI ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT, KALMA CAMP [...] (SBU) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani al-Wasila told CDA Fernandez December 12 that Sudan has resolved all issues related to UNAMID deployment and will prepare a letter this week regarding troop contributions. Al-Samani said Sudan would like to see the Egyptian and Ethiopian troop [...] | 2007-12-16 07:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM201 | FPOTUS CARTER PROVIDES READOUT ON MEETING WITH [...] (C) Former President Jimmy Carter provided a read-out to Charge Hume following his February 10 meeting with President Bashir. Regarding the North-South situation, Carter reported that Bashir was in favor of further involvement by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD),perhaps [...] | 2007-02-11 16:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM2010 | GHAZI SULEIMAN: US SUDAN POLICY "SATISFIES MORAL [...] (C) Summary: Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) National Assembly leader and human rights advocate Ghazi Suleiman sees the SPLM as almost certainly running with and not against the National Congress Party in 2009 elections, criticized US Sudan policy as "too clumsy," described power in [...] | 2007-12-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AU SU |
07KHARTOUM2011 | SUDANESE ELECTIONS FACE A TIGHT TIMEINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Negotiation on the national election law is ongoing in the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC). It is unlikely that the draft law will be agreed upon and ratified this month, pushing passage of the law until at least April 2008 when the next parliamentary session be [...] | 2007-12-16 09:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2013 | MINAWI: SLM CRIPPLED BY INTRIGUE AS NCP ATTEMPTS [...] (C) Para 7 contains an action item recommending demarching the UAE government on the appropriate channel for UAE assistance to Darfur. 2. (C) The Sudan Liberation Movement's (SLM) political paralysis has grown worse in recent days as Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie is using SLM Secreta [...] | 2007-12-16 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM2016 | NCP STOOGE BONA MALWAL: SPLM IS UNDERMINING THE CASE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southern turncoat and longtime supporter of an independent southern state, GNU Presidential advisor and National Congress Party (NCP) member Bona Malwal organized a rally of the Southern Sudan Democratic Forum to criticize the recent actions of the SPLM. He alleged SPLM financia [...] | 2007-12-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2017 | NORTH DARFUR INSECURITY ON THE RISE [...] (QBU) The week of December 10 saw a sharp rise in carjackings, banditry and insecurity in North Darfur, culminating on December 14 with a violent car-jacking attack on the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS),whose El Fasher Force Headquarters are located in close proximity to USG residen [...] | 2007-12-17 06:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2019 | WISE WORDS FROM FREED OPPOSITION LEADER MUBARAK [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging meeting with CDA Fernandez on December 17, Umma Renewal and Reform leader Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi urged the US to encourage widening the CPA to include parties other than the NCP and SPLM. Al-Fadil described President Bashir as essentially a 'fall guy' for the [...] | 2007-12-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM202 | UPDATE ON AL-WATAN THREAT [...] (C) On February 7, an article in a local newspaper in Khartoum reported that a group of masked men visited Al-Watan, an independent Arabic daily newspaper, claiming that they were responsible for sending terrorist threats to both the UN and the U.S. diplomatic mission in Khartoum. One of the [...] | 2007-02-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM2020 | AEC COORDINATORS TO PUSH UK CANDIDATE WITH WARY SPLM [...] (SBU) Summary: UK and Norwegian Ambassadors briefed other Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) coordinators December 16 on their presentation of the UK candidate for the now vacant AEC chairmanship. While the NCP has been non-committal, SPLM representatives have expressed concerns about [...] | 2007-12-17 14:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM2024 | HORN OF AFRICA MANPADS STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) Following consultations among the relevant agencies at post, Embassy Khartoum has determined that the Government of Sudan is unlikely to be receptive to cooperation with the USG on the threat of MANPADS at this time. Addressing the issue at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is likely to r [...] | 2007-12-18 09:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PARM SU |
07KHARTOUM2026 | PAGAN AMUM: ABYEI IN EXCHANGE FOR NCP/SPLM UNITY [...] (C) Summary: The NCP has made a strategic decision to meet all SPLM demands and ultimately will have to accept the ABC report on Abyei if it wants a partnership with the SPLM in the 2009 election, according to SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum. Although SPLM Ministers will rejoin the Governmen [...] | 2007-12-18 12:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM2027 | BLASPHEMY AT THE KHARTOUM INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR [...] (SBU) In a twist on the recent "teddy bear scandal" that saw a British schoolteacher sentenced to prison, pardoned by the President and ultimately expelled from Sudan, two Egyptian booksellers were convicted of insulting Islam by distributing a book allegedly critical of the prophet Mohammad's [...] | 2007-12-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SU EG |
07KHARTOUM2028 | CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DARFUR'S "GREATEST WARLORD" [...] (SBU) The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UN DSS) told FieldOff in late November that the threat it feared most in Darfur comes from a Mahariya Arab called Mohamed Hamdan, aka "Hamety." He is at the helm of a Darfur Peace Agreement non-signatory group which includes disaffect [...] | 2007-12-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU |
07KHARTOUM2029 | AS STALEMATE CONTINUES ON DPA, MINAWI ASKS FOR [...] (C) In a recent meeting with senior representatives of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM),Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie underscored that any previous timetable for implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) agreed between the SLM and late-Presidential Advisor Maghzoub al Kha [...] | 2007-12-19 11:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SU SA LY |
07KHARTOUM203 | DARFUR: A REVIEW OF RECENT SECURITY TRENDS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese government has scaled back the execution of sustained military operations in Darfur since the beginning of Ramadan in the fall of 2006. From Ramadan to present, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) appears focused on troop rotation, garrison activities, and logistical st [...] | 2007-02-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM2030 | KHARTOUM CENTRAL BANK GRANTS THE SOUTH AUTHORITY TO [...] (U) On December 15 the Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) Board of Directors approved the "Central Bank of Sudan Policies for the Year 2008." Inter alia, the "2008 Policies" document grants the Bank of Southern Sudan (BoSS) the authority needed to promulgate long-delayed independent financial regul [...] | 2007-12-21 11:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV SU |
07KHARTOUM2031 | MORE TO COME WITH JEM-GOS IN WEST DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 20 conversation with FieldOff, a commander of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in El Fasher assessed that Government of Sudan (GoS) frustration with JEM for a December 16 attack on a GoS convoy in West Darfur was to blame for the GoS' continued detention of a [...] | 2007-12-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU CD |
07KHARTOUM2038 | MFA CLAIMS IT HAS "NEGATIVE REPORTS" ABOUT DYNCORPS [...] On December 23, the MFA delivered a Note Verbal to CDA Powers in response to the Embassy's dipnotes 750 and 803 concerning delays currently faced by DnyCorps International in obtaining visas and travel permits to enable it to fulfill its maintenance and support roles for AMIS operations. CDA [...] | 2007-12-23 13:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM2041 | SRSG PLEDGES TO PUSH SUDANESE TOWARD ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 23 December 2007, members of the Electoral Donor Group (EDG) met with UN SRSG Ashraf Qazi to share concerns regarding Sudan's preparation for the 2009 elections. The EDG is worried that because the GNU has not passed the electoral law nor established a National Electoral Comm [...] | 2007-12-26 07:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2044 | JEM THREATENS TO SHOOT DOWN GOS PLANES IN WEST DARFUR [...] (SBU) On December 24 a Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) representative in El Fasher told fieldoff that JEM would shoot down any aircraft flying into its West Darfur territory - specifically El Geneina, Kulbus, Tine, and Saraf Omra - as a way of pre-empting aerial attacks by the Government of [...] | 2007-12-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU UNSC CD |
07KHARTOUM2045 | CEASEFIRE COMMISSION UNDER UNAMID - LONGTERM PROSPECTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ceasefire Commission (CFC) needs reform and the impending transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID provides the opportunity for needed change. However, significant improvement in CFC operations, which should result in better monitoring and implementation of the ceasefire, i [...] | 2007-12-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2046 | GOSS EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR MAJOR WORKFORCE REDUCTION [...] (SBU) The Government of South Sudan (GoSS) has engaged an international consulting firm to explore options for downsizing its bloated and unproductive workforce. The GoSS payroll is estimated to be overstaffed by over 30% (67,000 individuals) and salaries consume over half of the GoSS budget. [...] | 2007-12-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB EAID PGOV SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM2048 | HSP DELAYS REQUIRE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) officials must rapidly address key issues required for ensuring that the Chinese and Bangladeshi HSP units become operational. While there will always be some excuse for delay, the units have the equipment necessary to do their jobs in [...] | 2007-12-27 11:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU UNSC |
07KHARTOUM2053 | SPLM MINISTERS SWORN IN, PAGAN AMUM IS MINISTER OF CABINET [...] (SBU) The GNU announced a cabinet reshuffle December 26 as part of a deal that ends the two-month long crisis provoked when the SPLM walked out of the government in mid-October 2007. The new ministers were sworn in December 27 at 11:30 a.m. local time, and were expected to take part in their [...] | 2007-12-27 12:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU |
07KHARTOUM2058 | CHINESE HAVE YET TO BEGIN NYALA SUPERCAMP CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Defense Attache told poloff December 24 that Chinese engineers have not started construction on the Nyala supercamp and are still waiting for AMIS escort of heavy construction equipment (Ref A) which arrived in Sudan November 10. Dong said he was comfortable with the prog [...] | 2007-12-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2059 | SUDANESE LABOR UNIONS: THEATRICS OR REAL PROGRESS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Meetings with the Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SWTUF) and an independent Sudanese labor and human rights lawyer paint two different pictures of the Sudanese labor environment. On the one hand, the SWTUF claims that unions operate freely at the state and national levels [...] | 2007-12-27 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI AU UNSC ECON ELAB SU |
07KHARTOUM2060 | REPORTS OF SPLA CLASHES WITH MISSERIYA ARABS [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese news media reported December 24 that Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces clashed with nomadic Misseriya Arab tribesmen on December 22 and December 23 along the Kordofan-Bahr al Ghazal border. Newspapers quoted Misseriya sources claiming 30 SPLA soldiers and nin [...] | 2007-12-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2062 | SECTION 565 WAIVER [...] (SBU) Khartoum requests waiver of the requirements of Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorizations Act for the reasons contained in paragraph two. 2. (SBU) Both the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),which ended the 21-year civil war in 2005, and the Interim Nati [...] | 2007-12-28 10:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM2072 | RIEK MACHAR CLAIMS PDF IS BEHIND MISSERIYA ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Khartoum is trying to destabilize the Abyei region by organizing the Misseriya Arab Popular Defense Forces (PDF) to attack SPLA positions, claimed Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar. Machar claimed the Misseriya forces have been using vehicles with 12 [...] | 2007-12-31 14:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2073 | PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR CALLS FOR GREATER NATIONAL UNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 31 December, Sudanese President Al-Bashir delivered a speech to the nation to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Sudanese independence. In the speech, the President stressed the importance of national unity and consensus. He affirmed his commitment to the CPA and alleged peace [...] | 2007-12-31 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM208 | REBELS' DESTINY IN THEIR HANDS [...] (C) On February 7, the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) completed the airlift of many Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders to attend the leadership conference in North Darfur. Some additional commanders may move to the conference site by ground in the coming days. Comman [...] | 2007-02-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU CD UN US |
07KHARTOUM209 | RESPONSE TO PLAN B - SUDAN MOVING TO REPLACE THE [...] (U) The Central Bank of Sudan is taking steps to use currencies other than the U.S. Dollar for commercial transactions. On February 12, the Bank announced it has approved the use of some Asian currencies in settlement of commercial transactions. Sudan's most important source of foreign exchan [...] | 2007-02-12 14:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ETRD ECON US SU |
07KHARTOUM210 | Student Confrontation Results in Death [...] On February 8, a confrontation between groups of students aligned with the National Congress Party (NCP) and with the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) turned deadly, with one student killed and several more injured. The incident, which took place on the campus of Al-Nilein Universi [...] | 2007-02-13 07:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV PHUM ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM211 | GOSS 2007 Budget Adopted [...] Summary: The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) adopted its 2007 budget on January 29 with a projected revenue level of USD 1.536 billion. The anticipated amount flows from oil, non-oil, and non-tax revenue sources, excluding donor grants. The budget, as in 2006, allocates over 40 p [...] | 2007-02-13 07:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PINR ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM214 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POST-VETTING OF HUMAN APPEAL [...] (S) ORCA reports that it has no information on Human Appeal International's (HAI) activities in Sudan. However, HAI, which is based in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, has strong ties to HAMAS and has raised funds on its behalf. HAI is also believed to have a close relationship with the Internat [...] | 2007-02-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON SU |
07KHARTOUM215 | REV. GRAHAM'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASHIR [...] (C) Rev Franklin Graham, founder and CEO of Samaritan,s Purse (SP),met with President Bashir on February 12, after visiting South Darfur and Southern Sudan. The Sudanese government excluded former Senator Bill Frist, who is traveling as a guest of SP, from the meeting. Graham characterized [...] | 2007-02-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU US |
07KHARTOUM216 | Darfur Security Update, February 8 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNDSS characterizes the security situation in Darfur over the past week as "calm but unpredictable." The threat of carjackings persists, especially in areas with increased Arab militia activity, and there remains the possibility of military confrontation between Sudanese Armed [...] | 2007-02-14 03:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM218 | Presidency Appoints Chair of Commission on Rights of [...] (U) On February 8, President al-Bashir issued a presidential decree, with the approval of First Vice President Salva Kiir, appointing Joshua Dao as Chair of the Commission on the Rights of Non-Muslims in the National Capital. The membership of the Commission will be announced later by the Pres [...] | 2007-02-14 03:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL KIRF SU |
07KHARTOUM224 | CDA AND MFA UNDER SECRETARY MUTRIFF DISCUSS [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with Mutriff al Siddiq, Under Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CDA Hume SIPDIS explained the U.S. position with respect to Darfur rebels who had not yet signed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). The United States, along with other members of the inte [...] | 2007-02-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM228 | DARFUR APPOINTMENTS: A HOLLOW GESTURE [...] (C) In a February 12 meeting with poloffs, Ibrahim Madibbo -- a signatory to the Declaration of Commitment (DoC) and Rizeigat leader -- admitted that the January 4 announcement of his appointment as chairman of the Darfur Resettlement and Rehabilitation Commission was unexpected (reftel). Mad [...] | 2007-02-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU |
07KHARTOUM232 | GIVE "PLAN A" A CHANCE [...] (C) In the past six months Khartoum has grudgingly shifted toward acceptance of the UN/African Union (AU) three-phase peace-keeping plan. President Bashir knows that the plan of regime hard-liners for a military solution to the problems of Darfur has failed, and persistent efforts by the USG, [...] | 2007-02-15 11:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM235 | ELIASSON, SALIM: POLITICAL PROCESS TAKING OFF [...] (C) The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Jan Eliasson and the Africa Union's Special Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim briefed ambassadors near the conclusion of their February 12-17 visit to Sudan. Despite the deteriorating humanitarian situation, they underscored the renewed willingness of the Su [...] | 2007-02-16 13:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU CD LI US |
07KHARTOUM239 | CDA MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHAZI SALAH [...] (C) On February 18, CDA Hume met with Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salah ed-Dine to discuss the situation in Darfur, the threats to humanitarian operations, and peace-keeping. Hume said the USG was deeply concerned about trends in Darfur and about President Bashir's recent statements criticizing [...] | 2007-02-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM248 | GOSS BUDGET SHOWS NEED FOR DONOR ACTION [...] Summary: The GOSS 2007 Budget highlights the need for donor action to assist Southern Sudan with budgeting, civil service administration, and cash management in order to assure success of the CPA. The budget also exposes the problem of weak legislative oversight of the military. The GOSS needs [...] | 2007-02-19 09:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM250 | DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID/DCHA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR [...] (U) From January 20 to 25, USAID Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Assistant Administrator Michael E. Hess visited Sudan. Hess and six USAID/Sudan staff members traveled to North and South Darfur to gain a better understanding of the current humanitarian, political [...] | 2007-02-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM251 | SUDAN - BLUE NILE STATE - HEALTH CARE FOR RETURNING [...] The USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA),accompanied by the Blue Nile State Minister of Health and the Dean of the Academy for Health Sciences, visited the Chali Way Station to consider options to improve working and living conditions for health care providers. The group also visited the r [...] | 2007-02-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM256 | UNSYG REP DISCUSSES HUMANITARIAN, PEACEKEEPING AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with CDA Hume, the acting head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) described the Sudanese government's obstruction of UN operations, the deteriorating security environment confronting the humanitarian community, and the difficulties in implementation [...] | 2007-02-20 16:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY UN US |
07KHARTOUM272 | SUDAN: END OF TOUR REPORT [...] (C) Note: the following represents the end of tour report of departing Political/Economic Counselor Eric Whitaker, who served at Embassy Khartoum from August 2005 ) February 2007. The opinions expressed are his own reflections on his experiences over the course of his tour, as well as from hi [...] | 2007-02-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM274 | FEBRUARY AEC WEALTH SHARING WORKING GROUP MEETINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission's Wealth Sharing Working Group, chaired by the USG, convened two sessions in advance of the February 15 AEC plenary to bolster implementation of critical components of the CPA's wealth sharing provisions. The meetings focused on the curre [...] | 2007-02-22 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN PINS SU |
07KHARTOUM275 | STATE OF DARFUR: THE POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: CDA Hume traveled to Darfur from February 19-21 to gauge the status of the political process, monitor the conditions for humanitarian operations, and assess the status of the peace-keeping operation stipulated in the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements of November 2006. In visits to [...] | 2007-02-22 16:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM280 | STATE OF DARFUR: HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: From February 19-21, CDA Hume visited Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and El Fasher to meet with Sudanese government officials, UN agency heads, and representatives of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). In North, South, and West Darfur, INGO and UN agencies' opera [...] | 2007-02-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US EUN |
07KHARTOUM281 | STATE OF DARFUR: PEACE-KEEPING AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: From February 19-21, CDA Hume visited Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and El Fasher to meet with Sudanese government officials, UN agency heads, and representatives of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). This message--the last of three cables on these meetings--focu [...] | 2007-02-23 11:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD US |
07KHARTOUM287 | DARFUR: UN/AU TASK FORCE NEEDS USG SUPPORT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (C) On February 25, UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Director for Political Affairs Abidoun Bashua briefed Poloff on the progress made in establishing the joint UN/African Union (AU) task force to engage with Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) n [...] | 2007-02-26 07:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU KPAO UN SU |
07KHARTOUM290 | SPLM: PLAN "B"ACKFIRE [...] (C) In a February 23 conversation with USAID Mission Director and Poloff, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Deputy Secretary General for the Northern Sector Yasser Arman described a crack in the National Congress Party's (NCP) control of Sudan, comparing it to "perestroika." He said t [...] | 2007-02-26 13:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SU US |
07KHARTOUM30 | GOVERNOR RICHARDSON MEETS SUDANESE FM AKOL AND [...] (C) Summary: On January 8 New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson had separate meetings with Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol and President Omar al Bashir. Richardson asked for progress on four points: implementation of the UN's three phase plan for peace-keeping in Darfur; a renewed cease-fir [...] | 2007-01-08 16:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM303 | Darfur CFC: Stolen Vehicles Returned [...] Summary: The key issue in the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the week of February 19 was funding for faction representatives' Mission Support Allowance (MSA),which is several months in arrears. Force Commander Luke Aprezi asked the representatives to consider six options for realigning the CFC, i [...] | 2007-02-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM304 | DARFUR: CFC SECOND CHAMBER COLLAPSES [...] (SBU) In the February 12 Ceasefire Commission First (CFC) Chamber, African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander (FC) Aprezi expressed his dissatisfaction with the CFC Secretariat's presentation of cases for the February 7 Joint Commission (JC) meeting. He reviewed his efforts to persu [...] | 2007-02-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREC KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM307 | DARFUR: ERITREAN MEDDLING, TENSIONS BETWEEN [...] (C) At the February 27 meeting of the Darfur Partners Group, two European political officers who had attended the recent summit in Tripoli said that Eritrea had pressed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory leaders to join a political process outside the joint UN and African Union (AU) [...] | 2007-02-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU ER CD LY EUN |
07KHARTOUM309 | LRA ENTERS CAR, SPLA AND UPDF PLAN MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Reports have proliferated in southern Sudan that Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has entered the Central African Republic (CAR) with a small force. However, the senior Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) official with responsibility for th [...] | 2007-02-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SU CG UG CT |
07KHARTOUM31 | SEX ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST UN PEACEKEEPERS [...] (U) After a UK newspaper reported that UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) personnel engaged in sexual exploitation of children, the UN confirmed that four Bangladeshi peacekeepers had been repatriated over the charges and that their cases will be pursued in Bangladesh. The UN also confirmed that th [...] | 2007-01-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI KPKO SU UNSC |
07KHARTOUM313 | DENG ALOR: NCP WILLING TO ENGAGE, SPLM TO ADVANCE [...] (C) In the wake of the announcements from the International Criminal Court (ICC),Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director and Poloff on February 28 that the indictments might soften some of the hard-liners in the National Congress Party (NCP) and might "make them mor [...] | 2007-02-28 16:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU UN SU CD ER LY |
07KHARTOUM317 | SLM DISCONTENT ON DARFUR APPOINTMENTS [...] (C) Though the Sudanese government has moved forward with appointments to the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA),the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minni Minawi has not signed off on any of the nominations prior to their announcement. In a February 27 meeting with Poloff, Minawi [...] | 2007-03-01 10:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU US |
07KHARTOUM319 | INFLATION RATE EXPECTED TO INCREASE [...] (SBU) An IMF team visiting Sudan the week of February 26 concluded that the inflation rate is likely to increase, perhaps to as high as 20 percent. In a meeting with Econ officer, members of the IMF team stated that, while inflation one year ago was running at about 7 percent, it is now estim [...] | 2007-03-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN EAID EFIN PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM324 | NORTH DARFUR HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: PERMITS, ACCESS [...] (C) In a follow-on meeting to their February 20-21 visit, CDA Hume and USAID Director Almquist met again on February 27 with North Darfur Governor Yousef Kibbir in his El Fasher headquarters. Accompanying Governor Kibbir were the State Minister for Information, the State Humanitarian Affairs C [...] | 2007-03-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM328 | SUDAN - LAUNCH OF SUDAN HUMANITARIAN POLICY 2007 [...] On February 1, the USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) and two USAID/Sudan officials attended the launch of the Sudan Humanitarian Policy 2007 by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs in Khartoum. The policy document disseminated to attendees included general goals of improving coordinatio [...] | 2007-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM329 | SUDAN - IOM AND DONORS MONITOR RETURNS [...] From January 22 to 27, the USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) and representatives of five European countries participated in a donor mission at the invitation of the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The group assessed registration and departure preparations in Khartoum-area [...] | 2007-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU EAGR |
07KHARTOUM330 | EX-SUDAN ARMED FORCES SOLDIERS PROTEST IN JUBA [...] (C) A group of 150-200 ex-soldiers from the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) marched across central Juba March 1 before staging a brief demonstration in front of the Juba headquarters of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). The decommissioned soldiers, who fought for the north during Sudan's [...] | 2007-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM331 | ELUSIVE SLA COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) commanders conference in North Darfur remains indefinitely postponed as the various factions attempt to resolve internal differences and persuade additional key military leaders, such as former G-19 leader Adam Bakhit, to participate in the process [...] | 2007-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM332 | AHMADINEJAD: DOWN, DOWN USA; COME TO JESUS [...] (C) Summary: In a speech March 1 at the Chinese-built Friendship Hall in Khartoum, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excoriated the U.S. for its role in the region, support for Israel and opposition to Iran's nuclear program, as well as heaped criticism on the United Nations and Israel. L [...] | 2007-03-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU IR |
07KHARTOUM34 | POLICE RAID KHARTOUM EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL [...] (U) Police raided All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum early on the morning of January 1, injuring six worshippers, one of them seriously. Some 500 people had gathered in the cathedral -- seat of the Episcopal Church of Sudan Diocese of Khartoum -- late on New Year's Eve for an annual prayer servi [...] | 2007-01-09 10:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM340 | SPLA CLASHES WITH LRA ON THE BORDER OF CAR [...] (C) A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) detachment came under attack March 1 from a group of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fighters at the border between Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR). One SPLA soldier was killed in the attack, and one wounded, according to SPLA Chief of Sta [...] | 2007-03-05 06:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC SU CG UG CT |
07KHARTOUM350 | (C) SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF DOESN'T LIKE HIS SAF [...] (C) Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Oyai Deng told ConGen Juba staff recently that he has a poor relationship with his Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) counterpart. Deng and SAF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Hajj Ahmed el-Jailee Hajj Ahmed ("el-Jailee") met "one-on-one" on the [...] | 2007-03-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SU |
07KHARTOUM351 | UN ENVOY MEETS WITH LRA CHIEF KONY; PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano met with Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony March 2 in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),according to sources in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). Chissano, the UN special envoy for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) pro [...] | 2007-03-05 13:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SU |
07KHARTOUM360 | SE NATSIOS MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie and Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Salah Ghosh, SE Natsios outlined the three goals of USG policy in Darfur: advancing the political process, ensuring the continuation of huma [...] | 2007-03-08 10:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PINR AU UN SU CD LY ER |
07KHARTOUM361 | INGOS TO SE NATSIOS: DARFUR SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting in Khartoum, members of the INGO steering committee briefed Special Envoy Natsios on humanitarian operations in Darfur. The INGOs, including CARE, Oxfam, Mercy Corps, Goal and MedAir, reported that the situation on the ground had deteriorated since his last v [...] | 2007-03-08 10:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM362 | NATSIOS-BASHIR MEETING, MARCH 7, 2007 [...] (C) Summary: SE Natsios met President Bashir at his residence for a two-hour frank exchange on Darfur, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship. Bashir said he agreed to see him despite doctor's orders that he rest. Foreign Minister Lam Akol was pres [...] | 2007-03-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD LY US |
07KHARTOUM363 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST: UK-PROPOSED INDIVIDUALS FOR [...] (C) Per reftel, post provides supplemental information background information: General Ali al-Sharif al-Tahir Ahmed, SAF Western Military Commander Major General Abdullah Khalif Bashir, Former SAF Western Military Commander Lt. General Mohammed Abdel Qadir, SAF Airforce Commander Mah [...] | 2007-03-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN SU |
07KHARTOUM373 | Sudan Country Clearance Granted for SPG Desk Officer [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for SPG Desk Officer Rebecca Jovin to travel to Khartoum and Darfur for consultations from March 10 to 17, 2007. 2. (SBU) U.S. citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas are now required for travel to all parts of Sudan. The Sudane [...] | 2007-03-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM384 | SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH FM LAM AKOL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, SE Natsios described the USG's frustration at the delay in implementation of the November Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements, called on Sudan to provide an immediate response to the UNSYG's January 24 letter on the Heavy Support P [...] | 2007-03-13 08:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREF PGOV KPKO PTER AU UN SU US CD LY |
07KHARTOUM388 | SE NATSIOS DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SE Natsios delivered a strong message of support for the modernization of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in a meeting with senior SPLA officers on March 6. SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng said he faces enormous difficulty in simultaneously absorbing thousands of former militia int [...] | 2007-03-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SU |
07KHARTOUM390 | SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH UN, AU, TROIKA PLUS [...] (C) Representatives from the UN, African Union (AU),UK, Norway, the Netherlands, the European Commission, and Germany (on behalf of the EU Presidency) met with SE Natsios on March 7 to discuss international coordination for the Darfur political process. AU head of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) [...] | 2007-03-13 13:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD LB ER US |
07KHARTOUM391 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LRA PEACE TALKS SEEM LIKELY TO [...] (C) Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano met leadership of the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on the Sudan/Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border March 11 and secured an apparent agreement that the LRA will return to peace talks once various LRA concerns are addressed. L [...] | 2007-03-13 15:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU CG UG |
07KHARTOUM392 | SUDAN REJECTS UN HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE [...] (C) President Bashir's March 6 letter to UNSYG Ban Ki-moon on assistance for the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rejected the UN's Heavy Support Package. Bashir's response contradicted the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements of November 2006 and the Presidential Statement in the UN Security [...] | 2007-03-13 16:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN US |
07KHARTOUM394 | DPA SIGNATORIES CLAIM HELP NEEDED NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ongoing frustration at the lack of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation boiled over in El Fasher as signatory factions forcibly entered the USG-funded Peace Secretariat to demand that their concerns be addressed. The factions claim that their soldiers are "starving" and [...] | 2007-03-13 16:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM395 | CFC HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR SUPPORT FOR SLM/MINAWI [...] (SBU) Summary: Cease-fire Commission (CFC) activities the week of February 26 highlighted the continued need for non-military logistical support to the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi. This support would divert his men away from the extortion and banditry that is an all too common line i [...] | 2007-03-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM396 | SHOW ME THE MONEY: MAKING THE CEASEFIRE COMMISSION [...] (SBU) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) held a March 11 meeting to inform and seek input from the international community on the functioning of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) and efforts to re-energize the Second Chamber for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories. There was conse [...] | 2007-03-14 08:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM40 | JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF GOV. RICHARDSON AND [...] New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and the Sudanese government issued a joint press statement at 1730 local time. 2. The text of the statement is as follows: (Begin text) H.E. Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, accompanied by a delegation sponsored by and including members of the [...] | 2007-01-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN US |
07KHARTOUM406 | SUDAN, ACCEPTING ISOLATION, TURNS TO IRAN, QATAR [...] (C) Egypt's influence on Sudan's leadership and its ability to persuade the government to engage in constructive dialogue with the international community has waned, Egyptian diplomat Hani Khedr (please protect) told Poloff on March 15. Sudan has accepted its growing isolation from the West, m [...] | 2007-03-15 15:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UN SU EG IR CD QA |
07KHARTOUM407 | CFC Week of March 5 -- Fireworks Follow the Killing of Two [...] (SBU) Summary: The killing of two Nigerian soldiers by Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi soldiers in Graida dominated the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) this week, with tensions rising between the faction and the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in both the CFC and in the sectors. The CFC i [...] | 2007-03-16 13:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM409 | MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...] | 2007-03-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR ER US |
07KHARTOUM410 | MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...] | 2007-03-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR US |
07KHARTOUM437 | STATEMENT OF THE ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE [...] (SBU) Following is the text of remarks given by Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Mr. Taye Brooke-Zerihoun to the Sudan Consortium on March 20, 2007. Further consortium reporting will follow septel. (Begin Text) Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers and Delegate [...] | 2007-03-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU EAID PINS MARR PHUM |
07KHARTOUM438 | CFC VISIT TO ABECHE: MGS CONSTRAINTS AND JEM INTRANSIGENCE [...] (SBU) Members of the AMIS Ceasefire Commission traveled to Abeche, Chad to receive an operations update from the local Military Observer Group Site (MGS) Commander and to engage the JEM leadership. The MGS faces severe logistical constraints, including transportation and communications, which [...] | 2007-03-20 14:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM44 | GOVERNOR RICHARDSON MEETS PRESIDENT BASHIR AND [...] (C) Summary: On January 10 Governor Bill Richardson met again with Sudan's President Omar El Bashir and concluded his visit to Sudan. At the end of the Richardson/Bashir meeting, representatives of the Save Darfur Coalition (which sponsored Richardson's trip) spoke briefly with Bashir. The tw [...] | 2007-01-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM442 | UN PREVIEWS ELIASSON/SALIM VISIT TO KHARTOUM [...] (C) UN Director of Political Affairs Abidoun Bashua told Poloffs on March 20 that both the international community and the Darfur rebel movements have unrealistic expectations about the political process. UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim, who are scheduled to arrive in Kha [...] | 2007-03-21 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD |
07KHARTOUM445 | CFC Week of March 12 - SLA/Minawi Takes Responsibility for [...] (SBU) Summary: The Force Commander announced that the next Joint Commission would not be held in El Fasher because of insecurity but did not suggest a date or an alternate venue. He discussed the new arrangements in the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) with a drop in MSA payments and a reduction in [...] | 2007-03-22 05:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM451 | DENG ALOR: TWO ROADS FOR U.S. POLICY [...] (C) Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director and Poloff on March 19 that the National Congress Party (NCP) has decided to confront the international community on Darfur. He admitted that his belief in productive engagement with Khartoum "was getting weaker and weaker [...] | 2007-03-22 13:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN AL SU EG SF NO US |
07KHARTOUM455 | SUDAN: TENSION OVER ARREST OF SENIOR SPLA GENERAL [...] (C) A top officer of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) was placed under house arrest in Juba March 20, provoking tensions between troops loyal to the officer and other military elements. Juba was calm in the immediate aftermath of the arrest. The officer, Major General Obutu Mamur M [...] | 2007-03-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MARR SU |
07KHARTOUM456 | GOSS FINANCE MINISTER SUSPENDED OVER CORRUPTION CHARGES, OTHER INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING [...] Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Finance Minister Arthur (Akuien) Chol was suspended following months of speculation about his alleged involvement in a government vehicle purchasing scandal. Akuien is the most senior GOSS official to be implicated in the ongoing corruption scand [...] | 2007-03-22 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KDEM SU PGOV |
07KHARTOUM458 | UN/AU: USG SHOULD ATTEND TRIPOLI FORUM [...] (C) UN and African Union officials in Khartoum expressed strong support for U.S. representation at the proposed multilateral coordination meeting in Tripoli (reftel) scheduled for April 16. UN Director of Political Affairs Abidoun Bashua and the deputy head of the AU's Darfur Peace Implementa [...] | 2007-03-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN LY SU CD ER US |
07KHARTOUM459 | AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION WEEK OF MARCH 19: SECOND CHAMBER [...] (SBU) SLA-Minawi raised objections to the African Union Mission in Sudan's (AMIS) potential restructuring of the CFC Second Chamber, contending that the proposals may violate the DPA. Carjackings remain a persistent threat, and AMIS is seeking input from all key stakeholders on means to mitiga [...] | 2007-03-22 15:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM460 | US/SUDANESE RELATIONS AT THE DIVIDE [...] (C) Summary. U.S./Sudanese relations are poised to pass from one watershed into another. From the U.S. perspective, Sudan's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur pushes relations toward direct confrontation, just as Sudanese see the U.S. imposition of additional sanctions as proof of enduri [...] | 2007-03-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU AL CH IN |
07KHARTOUM466 | MINAWI CONSIDERS RETURN TO DARFUR AFTER ATTACK ON [...] (C) A force of nearly 200 police and elements of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) attacked a house inhabited by partisans of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi and then raided the SLM party headquarters in the Omdurman section of Khartoum on March 24. Of the 29 SLM [...] | 2007-03-25 09:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU ASEC UN SU |
07KHARTOUM468 | GOSS FINANCE MINISTER SUSPENDED OVER CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Finance Minister Arthur (Akuien) Chol was suspended following months of speculation about his alleged involvement in a government vehicle purchasing scandal. Akuien is the most senior GOSS official to be implicated in the ongoing corruption s [...] | 2007-03-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KDEM SU PGOV |
07KHARTOUM470 | SUDAN: SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS HE MIGHT BE [...] (C) Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Oyai Deng has had a history of disagreement with Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) President Salva Kiir, and admits that Kiir may replace him. Deng blames Kiir for inaction on problems facing the SPLA, and denies rumors that [...] | 2007-03-25 13:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SU UG |
07KHARTOUM477 | MARCH 22 MEETING OF THE AEC WEALTH SHARING WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: The March 22 meeting of the Wealth Sharing working group of the AEC focused on the introduction of the new currency, which has been one of the relative success stories in the CPA. The Governor of the Central Bank used the meeting to complain of slow delivery of donor support for the CP [...] | 2007-03-27 07:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM478 | ELIASSON, SALIM CONSIDER UN/AU SUMMIT ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: During their March 22-27 visit to Sudan, UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim told CDA Hume of the need to develop a credible political process for Darfur involving key stakeholders in Sudan and in the region. CDA Hume emphasized that the UN and AU had a limited ti [...] | 2007-03-27 11:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM48 | Gov. Richardson Visits Darfur, Presses for Cease-Fire, [...] (SBU) Summary: On a day-long visit to Darfur January 9, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson met with Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory rebels, representatives of the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM/MM) faction of Minni Minawi, and the African Union (AU) Force Commander. Richardson [...] | 2007-01-11 16:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU |
07KHARTOUM480 | SUDANESE GOVERNMENT: SET A FIXED TIMELINE FOR [...] Summary: CDA Hume met with presidential advisor Maghzoub al-Khalifa on March 26 to discuss Sudanese government plans on Darfur in light of the current visit of special envoys Eliasson and Salim. Al-Khalifa called for renewed international cooperation on DPA implementation, including assistance [...] | 2007-03-27 12:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU UN AU |
07KHARTOUM484 | MINAWI CONTEMPLATES DARFUR RETURN [...] (C) In private, Minni Minawi continues to contemplate a return to Darfur in the wake of the March 24 attack on Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) facilities in Khartoum and the ambush of a prominent SLM commander near Nyala. Minawi is pressing the Sudanese government to account for the dead, wou [...] | 2007-03-27 16:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM485 | BASHIR ADVISOR: STRUCTURE DARFUR PROCESS [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin told CDA Hume on March 28 that Sudan and the U.S. government had an "intellectual duty" to address the urgent aspects of the Darfur crisis. He suggested that the two governments structure a process to lay the groundwork for resolution of these issues [...] | 2007-03-28 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU CD |
07KHARTOUM505 | DARFUR - DESPITE OBSTACLES USAID PARTNERS CONTINUE TO [...] (U) Despite significant bureaucratic impediments and security concerns, a recent USAID monitoring and assessment mission to Darfur confirmed that USAID partners are providing critical, quality, life-saving services to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. [...] | 2007-03-29 06:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM506 | DARFUR - INCREASINGLY PRECARIOUS HUMANITARIAN ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) U.N. and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives again appealed to donors for support in addressing the deteriorating humanitarian environment in Darfur and growing obstacles in providing assistance. Painting a particularly bleak picture, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) Man [...] | 2007-03-29 06:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM507 | SUDAN - IOM OVERVIEW OF IDP RETURNS [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration (IOM),the primary operational agency in the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Southern Sudan, recently provided a breakdown of projected IDP returns and an overview of current operations. Although establishing the logistical infr [...] | 2007-03-29 06:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM510 | DARFUR: BREAKTHROUGH ON HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) Six weeks of sustained negotiation between the international community and the Sudanese government culminated in a Joint Communique to alleviate the bureaucratic restrictions on humanitarian operations in Darfur, said the UNSYG's Deputy Special Representative for Humanitarian Affairs, Ma [...] | 2007-03-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM UN SU |
07KHARTOUM511 | MEETING WITH NISS DIRECTOR SALAH GHOSH [...] (C) CDA Hume met with Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Director General Salah Ghosh on March 29 to discuss the current impasse on the deployment of UN peace keepers in Darfur. CDA underscored that the UN Security Council, including China, viewed UN command and contro [...] | 2007-03-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM515 | AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION WEEK OF MARCH 26: DYSFUNCTION [...] (SBU) With no specific cases to examine, Ceasefire Commission (CFC) discussions continued to revolve around AMIS' proposed restructuring of the body. SLA/Minawi, this week joined by the Sudanese government and other DPA signatories, railed against the proposed reduction in salary payments and [...] | 2007-04-01 04:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM520 | CPA: PROGRESS MADE IN SHARING PETROLEUM DATA [...] Summary. Under the CPA, the Government of National Unity is required to share information on oil production, revenues and contracts with the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). In the past, the GOSS has repeatedly alleged that this information is not being made available. Now, it appears tha [...] | 2007-04-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EPET PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM521 | STATUS OF UN/AU POLITICAL INITIATIVE [...] (C) The UN and AU plan to begin negotiations with the non-signatory rebels in late June. Many UN and AU contacts, however, question Special Envoys Eliasson and Salim's commitment to the process and ability to lay the groundwork for successful negotiations. Though Eliasson has secured a renun [...] | 2007-04-02 16:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM522 | NCP DIVIDED ON COOPERATION WITH ICC [...] (C) Discussions between the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) regarding the Government's position on the International Criminal Court (ICC) have revealed divisions within the NCP. Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director an [...] | 2007-04-02 16:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU US |
07KHARTOUM523 | FUTURE PROCESSING OF NEC CONTAINERS [...] (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Protocol, on April 2 in order to discuss the New Embassy Compound (NEC). Ambassador Ali Yusuf explained that, while those shipping containers holding building materials currently in customs are fully [...] | 2007-04-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL US SU |
07KHARTOUM524 | SLM NEEDS USG HELP AFTER KHARTOUM ATTACK [...] (C) Most members of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) arrested during a March 24 raid on SLM facilities in Khartoum have been released or taken to hospitals for medical treatment. Senior Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi has maintained calm within the movement in the a [...] | 2007-04-03 14:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM529 | DARFUR - HAC RANKS LOCAL NGOS, USAID PARTNERS "DISMISSED" [...] (SBU) On March 20, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Office in Nyala, South Darfur, publicly posted the results of an evaluation report ranking local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at the Nyala HAC office. According to U.N. Civil Affairs, a total o [...] | 2007-04-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM53 | Southern Sudan: WFP Driver Killed in Ambush [...] On January 11, the World Food Program (WFP) issued a press release stating that an ambush along the Juba - Torit road on January 10 resulted in the death of a Sudanese WFP driver, who was riding in a pickup truck. The incident also resulted in a local GTZ employee and two accompanying SPLA so [...] | 2007-01-12 13:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM530 | DARFUR: MORNEI, WEST DARFUR - THE EYE OF THE STORM? [...] (U) On March 5 and 6, USAID staff traveled to Mornei, West Darfur, to monitor USAID-funded humanitarian programs and to assess current conditions. This represented the first visit by USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance staff to Mornei in more than sixteen months due to restricted [...] | 2007-04-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM531 | DARFUR - AMIS ENGAGEMENT IN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES RAISES [...] (U) On March 3, USAID staff attended a tense meeting in Nyala, South Darfur, between the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Sector 2 leadership, AMIS Civilian Police (AMIS/CIVPOL),and the humanitarian community. Although the aim of the meeting was to improve communication and understandin [...] | 2007-04-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM536 | SUDAN - U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS DONOR COMMUNITY ON RECENT TRIP [...] (U) On March 26, U.N. Under Secretary General (U/SYG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes briefed the donor community on his trip to Sudan, which included visits to Juba and Darfur and meetings with various government officials. Holmes voiced concern over the [...] | 2007-04-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM537 | DARFUR - BEIDA, WEST DARFUR - LIVING ON THE EDGE [...] (U) On March 14, the first USAID team to visit Beida, West Darfur, in more than 16 months traveled to the border town with representatives of the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) to monitor humanitarian programs and assess current conditions. Travel to the area had not bee [...] | 2007-04-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM54 | UN ENVOY ELIASSON VISITS SUDAN [...] (SBU) In his first trip to Sudan as the UN Secretary General's (UNSYG) Special Envoy for Darfur, Jan Eliasson underscored the UN's commitment to advancing the political process in Darfur. He called for a visible reduction in violence between the Sudanese Government and Darfur rebel groups, whi [...] | 2007-01-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM544 | SUDAN: AN ECONOMIST SHARES HIS PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) The economic advisor to the Khartoum stock exchange expressed pessimism on the outlook for the Sudanese economy for the near term. He predicts "turmoil" because of the pressures on the budget. He described how the ruling NCP is skimming off money in preparation for elections, and alleg [...] | 2007-04-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM549 | CDA HUME URGES CHANGE IN SUDANESE POSITION ON [...] (C) Summary: Previewing the forthcoming visit of Deputy Secretary Negroponte with Presidential Advisor Ismael, CDA SIPDIS Hume said that Secretary Rice was sending Negroponte to Sudan because of her concern about the overall outlook for U.S.-Sudanese relations. Secretary Rice was concerned [...] | 2007-04-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM55 | Southern Sudan: Four Die in Jan. 2 Ambush Southeast of [...] (U) Summary: On January 2, at 12:30 p.m., assailants ambushed a truck carrying approximately 35 passengers about 100 kilometers southeast of Juba, killing at least four and wounding six individuals. A survivor, a local PA&E employee, stated that the assailants were LRA rebels; she provided Co [...] | 2007-01-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM56 | Southern Sudan: More Ambushes Near Juba [...] Summary: A series of armed attacks east and southeast of Juba on January 7 and 10 claimed three lives, injured 13, and left two missing. There is still no concrete evidence as to the identity of the assailants, but suspicion centers on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). End summary. ----- [...] | 2007-01-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM563 | SUDAN - USAID RED SEA STATE ASSESSMENT [...] (U) From March 7 to 11, a joint USAID assessment team comprised of representatives from USAID's offices of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI),U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),and Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) visited Red Sea State to monitor USAID-funded activities and assess curre [...] | 2007-04-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR SU |
07KHARTOUM564 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - USAID WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE [...] (U) To facilitate the development of a USAID water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) strategy for FY 2007, USAID/Sudan and USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) staff recently assessed USAID-funded WASH interventions in Southern Sudan. The assessment team reported that U [...] | 2007-04-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM567 | LRA PEACE TALKS SET TO RESUME AMID RENEWED ATTACKS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 11:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM MARR MOPS SU UG |
07KHARTOUM57 | KHARTOUM OBJECTS TO SENIOR USG PARTICIPATION IN OPENING OF [...] (SBU) On the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, MFA Director of Americas Amb. Badawi al-Sanosi summoned the Charge d'Affaires on January 14. Al-Sanosi handed Charge Hume a copy of a press release by the GoSS regarding a ceremonial event announcing the launching of a Governme [...] | 2007-01-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ABLD AMGT US SU |
07KHARTOUM572 | DARFUR - UNDP RULE OF LAW OVERVIEW [...] (U) The USAID-supported UN Development Program's (UNDP) Darfur Rule of Law Program, launched in September 2004, targets the region's absence of rule of law practices and institutions. The program has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of human rights and rule of law procedur [...] | 2007-04-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU |
07KHARTOUM59 | Sudan: U.S. Business Facilitation and Commercial [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 4. 2. (SBU) Stringent U.S. economic sanctions against Sudan have drastically limited opportunities for U.S. firms to supply goods and services in this nation of more than 40 million consumers. Only U.S. firms licensed by OFAC are able to compete in t [...] | 2007-01-15 03:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO BMGT ETTC US SU |
07KHARTOUM592 | Sudan - Juba Teaching Hospital [...] (U) Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) faces numerous challenges as it adapts to rapidly increasing demand and the new management of the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). The imminent withdrawal of longtime supporter International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be a serious test for the ho [...] | 2007-04-16 14:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM60 | RETRANSMISSION: KHARTOUM OBJECTS TO SENIOR USG [...] (SBU) On the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, MFA Director of Americas Amb. Badawi al-Sanosi summoned the Charge d'Affaires on January 14. Al-Sanosi handed Charge Hume a copy of a press release by the GoSS regarding a ceremonial event announcing the launching of a Governme [...] | 2007-01-15 07:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ABLD AMGT US SU |
07KHARTOUM613 | SPLA AND FORCES LOYAL TO FORMER MILITIA LEADER [...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) military police had a standoff over food rations at SPLA Headquarters (HQ) with forces under the control of the current Deputy Commander in Chief (also the former Southern Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) leader, Lt. Gen. Paulino Matip [...] | 2007-04-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SU |
07KHARTOUM614 | SUDAN: POST ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT OF RETURNED [...] (S) Embassy Khartoum does not believe there to be a credible basis to suspect the mistreatment of previously transferred Sudanese GTMO detainees by the Sudanese authorities and believes that the GOS has demonstrated sufficient resolve and effectiveness to justify consideration of additional tr [...] | 2007-04-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER KAWK SU |
07KHARTOUM621 | SUDAN - LOCAL AND NATIONAL NGO HARASSMENT [...] (C) While acts of violence and intimidation of international humanitarian organizations and staff are well documented, particularly in Darfur, the harassment of national and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has received comparatively limited attention. Activities funded by USAID an [...] | 2007-04-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM636 | SUDANESE ASK TO OPEN DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting April 22, Sudanese officials asked to establish a bilateral dialogue with the U.S. on key issues surrounding Darfur. Embassy recommends that this opportunity be seized. The process for dialogue should be based on frequent meetings, held outside of Khartoum or Washingt [...] | 2007-04-23 08:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM643 | POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF SLA/M SOLDIERS BY AMIS TROOPS [...] (S) Post draws Department attention to the information report referenced above, supported by photographic evidence, which suggests that three Sudan Liberation Army Minawi (SLA/M) soldiers may have been executed by Senegalese troops in retaliation for the deaths of five of their own. The incid [...] | 2007-04-24 15:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM644 | SENIOR UN OFFICIALS PROPOSE STRUCTURE FOR TRIPOLI [...] (C) The April 28 summit in Tripoli on the Darfur political process presents an opportunity to harmonize international efforts to overcome the political stalemate and establish a common set of principles for re-invigorating peace negotiations, according to senior UN officials in Khartoum. Agree [...] | 2007-04-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU CD LY ER US |
07KHARTOUM65 | Sudan Country Clearance Granted for TDY Econ Officer [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for AF WAE Econ Officer Curtis Stewart to travel to Khartoum to assist post from January 17 to mid-May, 2007. 2. (SBU) U.S. citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas are now required for travel to all parts of Sudan. The Sudanese [...] | 2007-01-16 08:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM657 | KHARTOUM: DARFUR PARTNERS DISCUSS OUTCOMES FOR [...] (C) Meeting on April 25 and 26, the UK convened a meeting of the U.S., EU, EC, Norway, France, and the Netherlands to discuss a set of potential outcomes for the upcoming Tripoli talks. The goal of the Darfur Partners' discussions was to promote a coordinated approach among the Western envoys [...] | 2007-04-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU EUN SU CD LY ER EG |
07KHARTOUM668 | SUDAN: LOW PRICE FOR PETROLEUM CAUSING BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Energy and Mining has provided information on why a large part of Sudanese oil production is being sold at a price of less than USD 25 per barrel while the benchmark crude price is over USD 60 per barrel. Difficulties in refining Sudanese oil limits the price that [...] | 2007-04-29 03:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EPET PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM67 | Darfur: Update on UN Assistance to AMIS [...] (SBU) UN Director of Political Affairs Abiodun Bashua confirmed to Pol/Econ Counselor January 16 that an additional ten UN military staff officers had arrived in El Fasher, Darfur, to join the 17 military staff officers and 15 UN police advisors already there. He added that five additional UN [...] | 2007-01-16 16:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PREF PHUM UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM671 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LRA PEACE TALKS RESUME IN JUBA [...] (C) Summary: Warning the parties not to squander an opportunity for peace, Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano formally reopened talks in Juba between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) April 26. Chissano and Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) GOSS P [...] | 2007-04-29 14:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KPKO UG CG KE CT MZ ZA TZ SU |
07KHARTOUM676 | DARFUR - MOVING FORWARD FROM TRIPOLI [...] (SBU) Following the conclusion of the April 28-29 Tripoli talks on Darfur, Poloff met with Khartoum-based representatives of the UN, AU, EU, Norway, and the Netherlands, as well as the Arab League Secretary General's point person on Africa, to discuss ways to SIPDIS sustain momentum on the D [...] | 2007-04-30 12:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM678 | SUDAN - USAID ABYEI AND SOUTHERN KORDOFAN ASSESSMENT [...] (U) From February 25 to 28, a joint USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) assessment team traveled to Abyei and Southern Kordofan State to monitor USAID-funded water interventions, identify potential conflict-mitigation ac [...] | 2007-05-01 07:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM679 | SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION [...] (U) Nearly two decades of civil war in Southern Sudan has resulted in a region with some of the worst health indicators in sub-Saharan Africa. As USAID prepares to transition its assistance in the region from relief assistance to development programming, USAID's health sector non-governmental [...] | 2007-05-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM68 | DARFUR: MOMENTUM ON COMMANDERS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The long-proposed conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders is moving forward. Following a January 15 Sudanese government guarantee of security assurances, the AU may begin to transport rebel commanders to a conference site in North Darfur [...] | 2007-01-16 16:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU SU UN EUN |
07KHARTOUM693 | Governance, Capacity and Infrastructure Challenges in [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Juba staff visits to key Southern Sudan cities reveal weak but emerging local governments trying to fill the void of undelivered services from the central government. Capacity is limited, with most decision-making concentrated in a few people trained in the Diaspora. In [...] | 2007-05-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF ECON EAID KDEM SU |
07KHARTOUM695 | FONMIN AKOL LETTER TO THE SECRETARY ON DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Government of Sudan (GOS) delivered May 2 the following letter to the Embassy regarding the status of its citizens currently held as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on. Post requests Department's guidance in responding to this letter. Post under [...] | 2007-05-03 03:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | SU PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC |
07KHARTOUM697 | RESPONSE: SUDAN - SUPPORTING THE TDRA [...] (SBU) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi is traveling in Darfur to inaugurate the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA). His earliest expected return date to Khartoum is May 6. Per Ref. A, Post will contact Minawi upon his return [...] | 2007-05-03 12:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID SU AU |
07KHARTOUM70 | Darfur: Inauguration of Second Chamber of CFC, Clearing [...] (SBU) Summary: The AMIS Cease Fire Commission met January 8 and 10 to clear out a backlog of cease fire violations, receive briefings on the Force Commander's outreach to non-signatory rebel factions (septel),and inaugurate the Second Chamber for non-signatories. The First Chamber meeting on [...] | 2007-01-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU |
07KHARTOUM711 | SUDAN - NUBIAN VIEWS ON NILE DAM PROJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Poloffs met with two representatives of the Nubian Popular Committee, Dr. Sabbar and Mr. Faisal Barry, on May 1. Discussions confirmed that the Nubian community in Northern Sudan continues to oppose Government of Sudan intentions to construct two additional dams al [...] | 2007-05-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PHUM KPAO SCUL KDEM PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM717 | UNDP Conference for Sudanese Women in Politics in Juba [...] (U) Summary: The first annual National Conference on Sudanese Women in Politics, held May 7 - 11, was convened at Juba University under the sponsorship of the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MPA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). GOSS [...] | 2007-05-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF ECON EAID KDEM SU |
07KHARTOUM718 | MAY 3 AEC WEALTH SHARING WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: The May meeting of the wealth sharing working group of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) featured two presentations on intergovernmental transfers. For the first time, representatives from the Government (GNU) of National Unity (GNU) and the Government of Southern Sudan (G [...] | 2007-05-09 11:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM72 | MFA COMPLAINS RE SEARCH OF EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, the MFA summoned DCM Powers to raise several issues of concern. Director of Americas Al-Sanosi relayed concerns over a U.S. break-in of the Sudanese embassy in Baghdad, the status of Sudanese detainees in Guantanamo (covered septel),Special Envoy Natsios' meeting [...] | 2007-01-17 16:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CVIS ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU |
07KHARTOUM720 | GOSS Governor's Forum Focuses Tackles State Budgets and [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) Fourth Governors' Forum (the Forum) has brought into sharp focus the budget crises in the ten southern states. GOSS President Salva Kiir admonished the governors to put in place good governance practices, downsize their civil services, p [...] | 2007-05-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF ECON EAID KDEM SU |
07KHARTOUM73 | MFA RAISES GUANTANAMO ISSUES [...] (C) On January 17, MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi raised the matter of Sudanese detainees at Guantanamo with the DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor during a meeting to which they were summoned (other aspects covered septel). Al-Sanosi specifically requested an update on the status of Sani [...] | 2007-01-17 16:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM KAWC US SU |
07KHARTOUM737 | ACTING GOSS MINISTER OF FINANCE OULINES PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Acting Minister of Finance (MOF) for the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Gabrielle Changson Chang outlined his immediate objectives for establishing a fully-functioning GOSS financial structure. The gap between GOSS capacity in this area and the imperative nature of est [...] | 2007-05-12 08:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID PHUM SU |
07KHARTOUM749 | SUDAN/UGANDA/CONGO: PLANS FOR LRA MOVEMENTS NOT [...] (C) Summary: Proposed corridors for the movement of the Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to a single assembly point on the Sudan/Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border have not yet been accepted by LRA leadership, according to sources in ongoing peace talks between the LRA a [...] | 2007-05-13 12:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO SU UG CG |
07KHARTOUM753 | DIALOGUE WITH SUDANESE [...] (C) On May 10, embassy officer met with Sayed El Khatib to discuss the work of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) and to review a matrix prepared by the Embassy on the status of CPA implementation two years into the interim period. El Khatib attends AEC plenary meetings as the NCP [...] | 2007-05-14 06:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM756 | HSP IN SIX MONTHS... CAN AMIS LAST? [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: A senior UN military official in Khartoum estimated that the Heavy Support Package (HSP) will not deploy for at least six months due to the lack of agreement on chain of command and the rules of engagement between UN and AU headquarters. Other international officia [...] | 2007-05-14 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPKO UN AU SU MOPS |
07KHARTOUM757 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHARON MORRIS TO SUDAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for AF/SE Senior Advisor Sharon Morris to travel to Khartoum o/a May 21 to o/a June 15, 2007. Travel within Sudan is contingent on approval from the Regional Security Officer based on an assessment of the fluid security situation. T [...] | 2007-05-15 03:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ASEC SU SZ |
07KHARTOUM76 | Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Jason Small and Herb [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Sudan Programs Group Deputy Director Jason Small and Worldwide Humanitarian Program Manager Herb Bentz to travel to Khartoum and Juba, Sudan, from January 19 - 25, 2007. Please note that the RSO is away from post and will review [...] | 2007-01-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM763 | LACK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO WEAKEN [...] (C) Recent comments by the Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) underscore the disconnect between the political and military arms of the AU and the incoherent leadership that continues to weaken the mission. In an introductory meeting with S/CRS Poloff in El Fasher, Maj [...] | 2007-05-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM764 | DARFUR - JOINT COMMUNIQUE - WHERE ARE WE NOW? [...] (U) On April 21, USAID/OFDA Director Ky Luu met with the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator (HC/RC) Manuel Aranda da Silva in Khartoum to discuss the March 28 Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian affairs (REFTEL). The [...] | 2007-05-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM765 | DARFUR - NGOS REQUEST USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE TO EXPAND UN [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting with the Khartoum-based NGO Steering Committee, NGOs stated that as long as OCHA does not have a presence in areas outside of the Darfur state capitals it will not be able to sufficiently serve as a buffer between the Sudanese government and the NGOs. Currently, OCHA [...] | 2007-05-15 15:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM766 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - RELIEF TO RECOVERY PROGRESS IN CENTRAL [...] (U) Since March 2005, the USAID/OFDA-funded ZOA primary health care project in Lainya County has provided life-saving services to more than 95,000 people at its three primary health care centers and 11 primary health care units. The total population of the county is more than 200,000 people. [...] | 2007-05-15 15:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM767 | DARFUR - UNHCR NEEDS TO FULFILL IDP CLUSTER OBLIGATION [...] (U) In an April 21 meeting in Khartoum, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator (HC/RC) Manuel Aranda da Silva informed the USAID/OFDA Director Ky Luu that he had urged UNHCR starting in 2004 to increase engagement in the care and prot [...] | 2007-05-15 15:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM768 | AEC PLENARY MEETING- May 15, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 20th plenary session in Khartoum on May 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen delivered a summary of his May assessment trip to Kordofan, Blue Nile, Khartoum, and Bahr al Jabel states. Noting difficulties in scheduling, attendance, and overa [...] | 2007-05-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM772 | AEC PLENARY MEETING- May 15, 2007 (Corrected Copy For [...] SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 20th plenary session in Khartoum on May 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen delivered a summary of his May assessment trip to Kordofan, Blue Nile, Khartoum, and Bahr al Jabel states. Noting difficulties in scheduling, attendance, and overa [...] | 2007-05-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM775 | DARFUR - HUMANITARIAN ACCESS DOWN BY 40 PERCENT IN SOUTH [...] (U) In all three Darfur states, an estimated 900,000 people out of a total affected population of 3.8 million people currently can not be accessed by aid agencies. The inaccessible populations live in rural areas outside of towns or IDP settlements with helicopter landing sites. USAID/OFDA is [...] | 2007-05-17 07:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM78 | Sudan Country Clearance Granted for AF/SPG Josh Drake and [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Josh Drake of AF/SPG and Ann Truitt and Kelly Bracey from A/LM/AQM to travel to Sudan from January 20 - 29. Please note that the RSO is away from post and will review specific travel requests upon his return; permission to travel [...] | 2007-01-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM780 | AMIS READY FOR HONORABLE EXIT [...] (S) A senior African Union official told Poloff on May 17 that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) needs a viable exit strategy to turn the peace-keeping mission in Darfur over to the United Nations. At a weekend "brainstorming retreat" in Port Sudan for AU staff a few days earlier, they [...] | 2007-05-18 14:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL KPKO AU UN SU EG |
07KHARTOUM782 | REQUEST FOR SECURITY WAIVER AND EXCEPTIONS - JUBA, [...] (U) Summary: Post requests expedited consideration of the following waiver request, for an interim, unclassified U.S. Government facility in Juba, Southern Sudan. Charge signed COM statement on May 17, 2007. The package, including attachments, will be forwarded via DHL. End Summary. 2. (S [...] | 2007-05-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC AMGT EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM793 | Darfur: UN/AU, SPLM Initiatives Lack Specifics [...] (SBU) The United Nations and African Union released their joint roadmap on the Darfur political process to Western donors in Khartoum, who expressed concern over the framework's lack of specificity. Though cleared by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and AU Chairman Alpha Omer Konare, the docum [...] | 2007-05-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM798 | DARFUR - UN AGENCIES PLAY VITAL ROLE IN HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) UN agencies are crucial to the provision and coordination of humanitarian assistance in Darfur. The UN agencies provide important leadership, through coordinating a wide variety of assistance activities, acting as a liaison between the humanitarian community and the Sudanese government, an [...] | 2007-05-23 07:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM80 | DARFUR: MINAWI DISCUSSES DPA NON-SIGNATORIES: RETRANSMISSION [...] (C) Summary: In spite of his efforts to reserve government positions for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories as an incentive to support the agreement, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi is frustrated with the Sudanese government' [...] | 2007-01-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU CD UN |
07KHARTOUM800 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (U) During the civil war, USAID's humanitarian programs in Southern Sudan supported essential services in the vast rural areas where most internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees originated. USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and USAID's Office of Food for [...] | 2007-05-23 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM801 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - DISPLACED SOUTHERN SUDANESE RETURNING HOME [...] (U) As of early May, IOM reported to the USAID team that it had assisted 26,000 displaced Sudanese to return home. IOM expects to assist between 50,000 and 55,000 additional people to return home by the end of 2007, a total of less than the original goal of 83,000 people. The shortfall is due [...] | 2007-05-23 12:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM802 | SUDAN - KASSALA STATE [...] (U) NGOs operating in Kassala State expressed the need to increase the population's self-reliance, as the situation in the state can no longer be considered a humanitarian crisis. NGOs also identified peacebuilding activities as a priority to address the disillusionment and marginalization of [...] | 2007-05-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM81 | DARFUR: GOV DIVIDED ON COMMANDERS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Two Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) fighter planes overflew El Fasher on January 15. Several Darfur Peace Agreement non-signatory commanders, who were planning to attend a commanders conference in North Darfur in the coming days, have characterized the flyover as an attempt by the Sudanese g [...] | 2007-01-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PREL AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM813 | SPLM DARFUR CONFERENCE: ABDELWAHID AND FINANCES [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese People's Liberation Movement continues to move towards a June 11 commencement of "consolidation talks" between Darfur rebels interested in participating in a rejuvenated political process. Limited financial resources and a lack of clarity on future funding streams i [...] | 2007-05-24 12:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM814 | SOUTHERN LEADERS WELCOME U.S. SUPPORT FOR DARFUR [...] (C) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has deployed teams to Darfur and Chad to try to gain support for a planned conference of Darfur rebel groups to be held somewhere in southern Sudan by mid-June. Senior SPLM officials welcomed a strong message of U.S. support for their initiati [...] | 2007-05-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM817 | DARFUR: EGYPT SEEKS STRATEGY FOR POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (C) Meeting with Poloff on May 21, Egyptian DCM Osama Shaltout underscored his government's desire for a clear UN and AU strategy for advancing the political process in Darfur. Shaltout said he had reiterated the points reported in reftel with Khartoum-based representatives of UN Envoy Jan El [...] | 2007-05-24 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU EG |
07KHARTOUM822 | Summary of the CFC Meetings, Week of May 14 [...] (SBU) The Cease-fire Commission (CFC) did not meet on May 14. During the May 16 meeting of the Second Chamber, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) sparred with the Deputy Force Commander over access to helicopters and the restructuring of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) into three [...] | 2007-05-28 03:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM832 | MINAWI OFFERS TO MEDIATE BETWEEN NCP AND WEST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN SU CD LY |
07KHARTOUM837 | DEATH OF UN DARFUR PEACEKEEPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death of Lieutenant Colonel Ehab Nazih marks the first death in Darfur of a United Nations peacekeeper. There is no indication that the death was politically motivated, but the incident underscores the increasing banditry and lawlessness on the ground. Sudanese government, [...] | 2007-05-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM839 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY FORCES [...] (C) Summary: "Most" Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) forces east of the Nile in southern Sudan have now crossed to the west and gathered in the vicinity of Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),according to the head of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). Peace tal [...] | 2007-05-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO SU UG CG |
07KHARTOUM840 | Darfur: Briefing for AU PSC Delegation [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, Western representatives briefed a fact-finding mission of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) on the situation in Darfur. They highlighted the importance of an effective peace-keeping force and cease-fire mechanism, a specific UN/AU strategy for the [...] | 2007-05-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM849 | DARFUR: STATUS OF THE SPLM INITIATIVE [...] (C) Recent meetings with First Vice President Salva Kiir, SPLM insider Luka Biong Deng, and SPLM Darfur Task Force members have underscored the SPLM's intention to bring DPA non-signatories to Southern Sudan to prepare them for negotiations with the Sudanese Government. Though the SPLM views [...] | 2007-05-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU SU ER CD LY |
07KHARTOUM85 | PRESS STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF COMMANDERS CONFERENCE [...] Post issued a press statement on January 21 supporting UN and African Union (AU) efforts to facilitate a conference of Darfur Peace Agreement non-signatory military commanders and to encourage the Sudanese Government to provide the security assurances necessary for the conference to proceed. [...] | 2007-01-21 14:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO AU SU UN |
07KHARTOUM854 | Ceasefire Commission: Week of May 21 [...] (SBU) Allegations of ceasefire violations appear to be on the up-swing in both Chambers of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC). The CFC Chairman formed a sub-committee to review the objectivity of the report on the April 1 killing of AMIS soldiers in Umm Barru. JEM described the Sudanese Governmen [...] | 2007-05-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM855 | COMMANDER OF JOINT INTEGRATED UNITS PROVIDES GRIM [...] (C) Summary: The commander of Sudan's Joint Integrated Units (JIU) provided a grim assessment of the JIUs, their progress toward forming the nucleus of a new national army under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and the prospects for withdrawal of the Khartoum-based Sudan Armed Forces ( [...] | 2007-05-31 09:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SU |
07KHARTOUM857 | GOVERNOR OF KHARTOUM STATE ANNOUNCES INTENT TO [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Khartoum State has announced in the press that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy will be immediately reopened to vehicular traffic. The Embassy is currently seeking assurances from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the street will actually remain c [...] | 2007-05-31 15:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM859 | DARFUR DONORS CONCERNED ON HAAVISTO APPOINTMENT, [...] (C) Meeting on May 30, the core group of Western donors in Khartoum expressed reservations over the appointment of former EU Special Envoy for Sudan Pekka Haavisto as UN Envoy Jan Eliasson's new representative for the Darfur political process. While Haavisto's terms of reference had not yet b [...] | 2007-05-31 16:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU ER CH |
07KHARTOUM878 | DARFUR - TAWILA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ON THE VERGE OF [...] (U) Maintaining a humanitarian presence in Tawila is crucial to preventing a deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the potential movement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to nearby El Fasher. In May 2007, a sustained and worsening trend of carjackings and attacks on relief agen [...] | 2007-06-04 13:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM879 | SPLM LEADERSHIP TO DEFINE TASKFORCE, SUPPORT [...] (C) Discussions continue within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on the structure and focus of its role in the Darfur political process. Meeting with AID Mission Director and Poloff on June 3, SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amun said that the party recognized that resolution of the [...] | 2007-06-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU UN SU ER |
07KHARTOUM88 | Sudan Country Clearance Granted for S/CRS Eythan Sontag [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for S/CRS Eythan Sontag to travel to Khartoum to assist post from January 27 to April, 2007. 2. (SBU) U.S. citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas are now required for travel to all parts of Sudan. The Sudanese Government has i [...] | 2007-01-22 09:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM882 | SUDANESE OFFICIALS REACT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Sudanese officials have quickly and publicly responded to the May 29 announcement of tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir stated that he believes the sanctions will most dramatically affect the Sudanese poor. Others, such as Salva [...] | 2007-06-05 11:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM883 | SUDANESE OFFICIALS REACT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Sudanese officials have quickly and publicly responded to the May 29 announcement of tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir stated that he believes the sanctions will most dramatically affect the Sudanese poor. Others, such as Salva [...] | 2007-06-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM884 | AMIS AND SLA CLASH IN SOUTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) A fatal road traffic accident on May 30 between an AMIS APC and an SLA/Minawi truck in South Darfur left one SLA dead and nine injured. The accident sparked a reprisal from SLA fighters, who later shot three AMIS soldiers and commandeered 13 AMIS vehicles. The incident illustrates SLA le [...] | 2007-06-05 11:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM889 | Ceasefire Commission Week of May 28 [...] (SBU) With the killing of a UN peacekeeper on May 25, security issues and ceasefire violations remained at the center of Ceasefire Commission (CFC) discussions this week. Additionally, a new rebel movement, the SLA United Front, announced itself at AMIS' expense. End summary. -------------- [...] | 2007-06-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM89 | Termination of Land Rover Operations Creating [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Land Rover has been ordered by Ford Motor Company to close down all commercial operations in Sudan. Representatives of Land Rover here believe this action was taken as a result of pressure from the U.S. Government. The shut down [...] | 2007-01-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ETTC ECON EAID PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM890 | MINAWI ON JEM DYNAMICS, ARAB-GOVERNMENT CONFLICT [...] (C) Meeting with AID Mission Director and Poloff on June 3, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi discussed the shifting power dynamics within the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the increasing disaffection among Arab tribes toward the [...] | 2007-06-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU CD |
07KHARTOUM897 | SUDAN - DEMARCHE ON UNHCR CLUSTER ROLE IN DARFUR DELIVERED [...] (SBU) In response to the points of the demarche, the Officer in Charge of UNHCR noted that the cluster approach has not yet been formally launched in Sudan, and that UNHCR and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are still collaborating on camp coordination and prot [...] | 2007-06-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM898 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: "DECLARATION ON ARRANGEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: In one of the stranger twists of the protracted Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) peace process, the chief mediator has issued a detailed "declaration" of arrangements for the Ugandan rebel group to cross the Nile in southern Sudan and assemble at the Sudan/Congo border--despite the fa [...] | 2007-06-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO SU UG CG |
07KHARTOUM900 | UN/AU PROCESS FLAILING [...] (SBU) Summary: The absence of a specific UN/AU plan for the Darfur political process has led to an increase in competing international initiatives. The UN and AU appear unable to exert the necessary leadership to shape these initiatives into a coherent strategy. They have wavered in their sup [...] | 2007-06-07 16:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU ER CD |
07KHARTOUM901 | CFC TEAM VISITS MUHAJERIA AND HEARS SLA DEMANDS [...] (SBU) Members of the Force Headquarters Ceasefire Commission (CFC) flew to Muhajeria Military Group Site (MGS) June 5 to interview witnesses to the May 30 vehicle collision between the African Union Mission to Sudan (AMIS) and the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi (reftel). The team hoped [...] | 2007-06-07 16:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM902 | REACTING TO THE SANCTIONS - SUDANESE GOVERNMENT SELLS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) issued a decree decrying the latest U.S. sanctions, newspaper reports, government announcements, and interviews with businessmen have revealed that the GNU has already taken a number of defensive economic measures. Within a wee [...] | 2007-06-07 16:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KHDP SU |
07KHARTOUM903 | Ceasefire Commission Week of June 4, 2007 [...] (SBU) As the incident between AMIS and SLA Minawi near Labado on May 30 (reftel) occupied the majority of the CFC's time this week, the First Chamber meeting on June 4 and Second Chamber meeting on June 6 were cancelled. The tone of the meetings held was subdued. An investigation team for the [...] | 2007-06-08 07:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM904 | SPLM Appeals for Funds, Outlines Efforts for Darfur [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) initiative to organize a conference of various Darfur factions faces significant logistical and financial obstacles but is moving forward. In several meetings in Juba, members of the SPLM's Task Force on Darfur (TFD) provided a detai [...] | 2007-06-08 14:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU ER CD |
07KHARTOUM906 | DARFUR - A CARJACKING A DAY KEEPS NGOS AWAY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-10 05:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC UN SU |
07KHARTOUM91 | DARFUR: ASSAULTS AGAINST HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 19, Government of National Unity National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) officers arrested 20 staff members of the UN, non-governmental organizations (NGO),and African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) during a social event at the American Refugee Committee (ARC [...] | 2007-01-22 14:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID PREF PREL SOCI SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM912 | ARAB POP STAR EVENT UNDERSCORES SUDANESE, ARAB [...] (U) Newly arrived CDA was invited at the last moment by the Libyan Ambassador to a late night concert/reception for Arab pop music stars who are performing in Sudan in solidarity with the suffering people of Darfur. The event included a concert by local Sudanese musicians (some from Darfur it [...] | 2007-06-10 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU |
07KHARTOUM922 | DARFUR - GEREIDA CALM BUT UNPREDICTABLE [...] (U) On May 22, a USAID assessment team traveled to the SLA/Minawi-held town of Gereida, South Darfur, in the first USG visit since a violent attack on humanitarian agencies led to their withdrawal in December 2006. In the absence of other relief organizations since the attack, the Internationa [...] | 2007-06-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC UN SU |
07KHARTOUM925 | GOVERNOR OF KHARTOUM MAINTAINS THAT EMBASSY STREET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Fernandez met the Governor of Khartoum State, Dr. Abdulhalim al Mutaafi, to discuss the Governor's May 30 declaration that the street directly in front of the U.S. Embassy will be reopened to vehicular traffic. In the meeting, al Mutaafi dir [...] | 2007-06-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM926 | SUDAN - NUBA MOUNTAINS USAID MONITORING TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM927 | SUDAN - NUBA MOUNTAINS USAID MONITORING TRIP [...] (U) Talodi locality in the eastern hills of the Nuba Mountains, Southern Kordofan State, has received a large number of returnees in comparison with other areas. From September 2006 to March 2007, approximately 2,594 returnees arrived in Talodi, according to Save the Children/US (SC/US). Acce [...] | 2007-06-12 03:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM929 | DARFUR: SPLM OUTLINES CONFERENCE STRUCTURE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with donor governments, regional representatives, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Taskforce on Darfur, Secretary General Pagan Amum emphasized that the SPLM would play a facilitation not a mediation role in the Darfur political process and outlined three-pha [...] | 2007-06-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM93 | DARFUR: MINAWI DISCUSSES CHADIAN CONNECTION [...] (C) In a January 20 meeting with Poloff and a January 21 meeting with AF/SPG Deputy Director Jason Small, Senior Assistant to the President and leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi described the Chadian connection to the Darfur crisis and to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA [...] | 2007-01-22 15:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU CD UN |
07KHARTOUM930 | APREZI RETURNS, SLM REP MELTS DOWN [...] (SBU) African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander Lt. Gen. Luke Aprezi returned to AMIS Force Headquarters on June 11. He expressed doubts that Gen. Martin Luther Agwai was a good selection to replace him as AMIS force commander, though admitted Agwai would be well-positioned to lead [...] | 2007-06-12 16:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU |
07KHARTOUM931 | CPA IMPLEMENTATION - ACCESS TO OIL CONTRACTS [...] (U) Summary: An attorney provided to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) through USG funding was granted permission by the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minsitry of Energy and Mines (MEM) to review existing oil contracts (i.e. those that pre-date the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [...] | 2007-06-12 16:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM934 | HYBRID FORCE AS SPUN INTERNALLY TO THE SUDANESE - [...] (U) On June 13, semi-official Khartoum daily "Akhbar al-Yawm" clarified the meaning of the Sudanese Government's acceptance of the AU/UN Hybrid Force to its pro-regime, Arabic speaking readership. It did so in a half-page "dialogue" in a question and answer format based on telephone conversat [...] | 2007-06-13 11:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO KPAO OIIP SU AU |
07KHARTOUM935 | SPLM/DARFUR: AMUM REITERATES FOCUS ON REBELS, SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Meeting with Acting CG Juba and Poloff on June 13, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Secretary General Pagan Amum said that he shared U.S. concerns about the first phase of the SPLM's conference on Darfur. As outlined by the SPLM, phase one would bring together civil society grou [...] | 2007-06-13 12:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU ER CD LY |
07KHARTOUM938 | DARFUR - STILL WATERS RUN DEEP IN MUKJAR [...] (U) Mukjar and the surrounding area in southern West Darfur is populated predominantly by the Fur ethnic group. The current population is approximately 15,000 people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs),300 refugees from Chad, and an estimated 400 of the original 5,000 residents. Mo [...] | 2007-06-14 06:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM94 | TIME TO TEST PRESIDENT BASHIR ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy in Sudan is blocked on three fronts. This message, the first in a three-part analysis, examines the worsened situation in Darfur and identifies a narrow window of opportunity to implement Plan A by re-activating the Darfur peace process and by pushing for UN peacekee [...] | 2007-01-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU |
07KHARTOUM943 | SCENESETTER FOR AMB KHALILZAD VISIT TO SUDAN [...] (C) In keeping with the last twenty years of the bilateral relationship, the USG continues to use three instruments to implement our policy in Sudan: sanctions, humanitarian and development assistance, and diplomacy. An end to the crisis in Darfur is being pursued along two policy tracks--pea [...] | 2007-06-14 12:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US |
07KHARTOUM945 | NAVIGATING SUDAN'S MINEFIELDS [...] (U) A May 22-31 visit to Sudan by Col. Stu Harris, Deputy Director for Programs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs helped address the growing tension among Sudanese officials, local mine action groups and international non-governmen [...] | 2007-06-14 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KHDP DMINE SU |
07KHARTOUM947 | EMBASSY'S PROPOSED RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN [...] This is an action cable. See para. 4. 2. On June 12 the Embassy's Regional Affairs Officer and Regional Security Officer met with the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in order to seek clarification concerning the Sudanese Government's intention to reopen the stre [...] | 2007-06-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC AMGMT SU |
07KHARTOUM948 | FIRST SUDATEL, NOW SUDAN AIRWAYS - PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 11, the Sudanese State Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sudan Airways, Kamal Abdel Latif, announced that Sudan Airways will be privatized. The following day the government of Sudan (GoS) signed the deal with Aref Investment Group of [...] | 2007-06-14 15:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM95 | Sudan: Pres. Bashir Seeks Continued Role in Somali Talks, [...] (U) President Bashir stated that Sudan continues to support Somalia, seeks to continue hosting talks among Somali parties, and offers training for Somali army and police units. His remarks, made during the January 20-22 visit to Khartoum of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi, also pledged [...] | 2007-01-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MASS SO SU |
07KHARTOUM951 | MINAWI PREVIEWS TRIP OF ARAB CAPITALS [...] (C) Senior Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi will travel to five Arab capitals next week to seek political and financial support for his movement in an effort to stabilize the situation in Darfur. He has asked for U.S. assistance in previewing his trip with these Arabs go [...] | 2007-06-15 10:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU UN SU EG SA KU QA TC |
07KHARTOUM952 | Southern Sudan--Conflict Threats in Urban Areas [...] (U) Summary: USAID implementing partner Pact conducted a conflict analysis and threat assessment in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The focus of the assessment was on urban areas. A variety of threats that could lead to conflict were identified and presented to the South Sudan Peace Commiss [...] | 2007-06-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO |
07KHARTOUM953 | SPLM SUGGESTS DELAY IN CONFERENCE WITH DPA [...] (C) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) will most likely postpone the second and third phases of their conference in Southern Sudan because key leaders of the Darfur rebel movements have not agreed to attend. The first phase of the conference--focused on civil society groups, tradit [...] | 2007-06-15 18:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM956 | BASHIR TO UNSC: "THE BALL IS ENTIRELY IN YOUR [...] (C) Summary: In a relatively cordial (compared to last year) meeting with UNSC PermReps, Sudanese President Al-Bashir underscored the GOS's full agreement on the Hybrid Force. He called for international pressure on recalcitrant Darfur rebel groups to become part of a viable peace process, a [...] | 2007-06-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM957 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS WITH SUDANESE LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Meeting with the United Nations Security Council on June 17, Sudanese officials emphasized Sudan's commitment to the Addis Ababa agreement of November 2006 and the conclusions reached in Addis Ababa on June 11-12 to permit a UN/AU hybrid peace-keeping force. According to Foreign Minister [...] | 2007-06-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM959 | DARFUR: MUTRIFF REITERATES SUDAN'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Sudan reiterated its acceptance of the UN/AU hybrid force during a June 18 briefing in Khartoum. Siddiq Mutriff, the Government's lead negotiator during the recent consultations in Addis Ababa, said that this acceptance included UN command and control, non-African personnel, and a full tr [...] | 2007-06-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM960 | SPLM DARFUR CONFERENCE POSTPONED [...] (SBU) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) conference on Darfur has been postponed. No date has been set for the conference to begin. SPLM Task Force on Darfur (TFD) chair Rev. Clement Janda stressed that the SPLM's efforts will continue. Janda told Acting CG Juba June 18 that he h [...] | 2007-06-19 09:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM962 | "BROKEN PROMISES:" RESENTMENT GROWS WITHIN THE SLM [...] (C) Resentment toward the lack of financial and political support from the U.S. is growing within the ranks of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM),a mid-ranking cadre in Khartoum told Poloff on June 17. Emphasizing that he was "speaking frankly among friends," the SLM member said that after [...] | 2007-06-19 12:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM965 | CDA TO MFA: SUDAN MUST SHOW "NEW REALITY" [...] (x) In an introductory meeting with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Siddiq Mutriff on June 16, CDA Fernandez said that many in the U.S. doubt Sudan's sincere commitment to resolve the Darfur conflict and instead viewed the Sudanese Government as responding only to pressure. "Everything you d [...] | 2007-06-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM966 | SPLM DARFUR CONFERENCE POSTPONED [...] (SBU) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) conference on Darfur has been postponed. No date has been set for the conference to begin. SPLM Task Force on Darfur (TFD) chair Rev. Clement Janda stressed that the SPLM's efforts will continue. Janda told Acting CG Juba June 18 that he ha [...] | 2007-06-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM97 | DEMONSTRATION AGAINST GUANTANAMO DETENTIONS [...] On January 23, the Government of Sudan sanctioned a peaceful demonstration to protest the continuing detention of Sudanese nationals at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO). Approximately 100 protesters took part in the march, which included a riot police escort. A smaller grou [...] | 2007-01-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR PHUM KAWC KPAO SOCI ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM970 | Southern Sudan--Conflict Threats in Urban Areas [...] (U) Summary: USAID implementing partner Pact conducted a conflict analysis and threat assessment in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The focus of the assessment was on urban areas. A variety of threats that could lead to conflict were identified and presented to the South Sudan Peace Commiss [...] | 2007-06-20 04:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO |
07KHARTOUM972 | CDA TO MFA: SUDAN MUST SHOW "NEW REALITY" (CORRECTED COPY [...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Siddiq Mutriff on June 16, CDA Fernandez said that many in the U.S. doubt Sudan's sincere commitment to resolve the Darfur conflict and instead viewed the Sudanese Government as responding only to pressure. "Everything you [...] | 2007-06-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM974 | MINAWI WARNS OF NEW WAVE OF NRF ATTACKS [...] (C) Senior Assistant to the President and leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi warned Poloff on June 19 of a new infiltration of National Redemption Front (NRF) forces into South Darfur near Haskanita. UN reports of June 18 had indicated that a group of NRF fighters had m [...] | 2007-06-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM975 | Confusion and Criticism Follow Further Changes to Foreign [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 29, in an action widely understood as a measure designed to prevent capital flight following tightened U.S. sanctions, the Foreign Exchange Administration of the Central Bank of Sudan announced an amendment to its foreign exchange regulations (reftel). After widespread cr [...] | 2007-06-20 14:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU |
07KHARTOUM978 | (C) SAF WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE WILL BE MISSED, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) will not complete the withdrawal of their troops from southern Sudan by the July 9 deadline mandated by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Moreover, UNMIS recalculation of figures tied to earlier troop movements now places the total percentag [...] | 2007-06-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM EIAD SU |
07KHARTOUM98 | DARFUR: UPDATE ON NYALA ASSAULT [...] (U) A January 22 press release from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and an UNMIS News Bulletin the same day attributed the January 20 physical assault on UN staff in Nyala to local police (reftel). According to the same statements, the raid on the compound of an international non- [...] | 2007-01-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID PREF PREL SOCI SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM980 | DARFUR IDP YOUTH ACTIVISTS WANT SECURITY AND A [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with youth activists from two major IDP camps on the outskirts of Nyala, capital of South Darfur. The ninety minute dialogue in Arabic with five intense young men (and one woman) of Fur origin from the Otash and Kalma refugee camps focused on the hopes and aspi [...] | 2007-06-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU ASEC |
07KHARTOUM983 | KAJBAR VIDEO SYMBOLIZES SUFFERING OF DARFUR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 14, police killed four demonstrators protesting the construction of a dam near Kajbar (reftel) . Several days later, a ten minute video of the dead and wounded from Kajbar appeared on the Internet. On June 20, in the Sudanese independent daily "Al-Ayaam," Murtadi Al-Gh [...] | 2007-06-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM PAO SCUL KDEM PGOV PREL SU |
07KHARTOUM984 | DENG ALOR SEES CHANGES IN NCP POSITIONS [...] (C) In an introductory meeting with CDA Fernandez, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor characterized the National Congress Party (NCP) as split between those who acknowledged the "new reality" of Sudan--where the NCP could no longer make unilateral decisions and needed to engage in dialogue [...] | 2007-06-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU ER |
07KHARTOUM985 | SPLM Re-Assessing Darfur Initiative [...] (SBU) The SPLM is re-assessing its effort to bring together Darfurians after postponing its planned conference in Rumbek. Clement Janda, the SPLM's Task Force on Darfur (TFD) Chairman, was disappointed by the failure of key rebel factions to attend and the lack of support it received from the i [...] | 2007-06-22 03:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM986 | Darfurians Worry About and Welcome the Hybrid [...] (SBU) Summary: In his inaugural trip to Nyala and El Fasher June 18-20, CDA Fernandez met with a wide range of Darfurian actors, including IDPs, tribal elders, INGOs and UN agencies and Sudanese government officials. While all welcomed the recent announcement that the Sudanese government would [...] | 2007-06-22 10:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM987 | DARFUR A VICTIM OF POOR GOVERNANCE, THE BUSINESS OF WAR [...] SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting with CDA Fernandez, two prominent Darfur civil society activists described war in Darfur as a business with many partners. Traditional leadership and negotiating mechanisms had been lost, they said, replaced by rebels with no real connection to Darfurians them [...] | 2007-06-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM99 | (CORRECTED COPY MRN: KHARTOUM 00080): MINAWI [...] (C) Summary: In spite of his efforts to reserve government positions for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories as an incentive to support the agreement, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi is frustrated with the Sudanese government' [...] | 2007-01-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU SU CD UN |
07KIGALI146 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS LEAHY MESSAGE TO FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. On 12 Feb Ambassador Arietti met with Foreign Minister Murigande to deliver demarche per reftel. This meeting was a follow up to a 2 Feb meeting with Minister of State for Cooperation Rosemary Museminali where Ambassador first formally informed MINAFET that the USG had derogatory [...] | 2007-02-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV ASEC SU RW |
07KIGALI178 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TWO LEAHY ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. Due to time constraints in the case of BG Muganga, post requests a response from Department no later than opening of business (Washington time) 23 Feb. 2. (C) On 22 Feb Ambassador Arietti met with Foreign Minister Murigande to receive G [...] | 2007-02-22 17:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC MOPS AU SU RW |
07KIGALI656 | DEMARCHE ON OCTOBER 1 AU/UN HYBRID FORCE UNSCR [...] (U) On Monday, July 16 Ambassador met with Rosemary Museminali, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, to deliver reftel demarche on a UN Security Council resolution that sets an October 1 date for the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to transition to the UN/AU [...] | 2007-07-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SU RW |
07KINSHASA225 | DRC, UGANDA AND SOUTHERN SUDAN AGREE TO SHARE [...] (C) Outgoing DRC Vice Minister of Defense Bernard Mena told us February 22 that the governments of the DRC, Uganda and Southern Sudan have agreed to share information regarding the activities and movements of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Mena said the agreement was reached after DRC Presi [...] | 2007-02-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS UG SU CG |
07KINSHASA227 | DRC, UGANDA AND SOUTHERN SUDAN AGREE TO SHARE [...] (C) Outgoing DRC Vice Minister of Defense Bernard Mena told us February 22 that the governments of the DRC, Uganda and Southern Sudan have agreed to share information regarding the activities and movements of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Mena said the agreement was reached after DRC Presi [...] | 2007-02-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS UG SU CG |
07KINSHASA523 | KISEMPIA'S OUTLOOK ON SECURITY THREATS IN EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: Congolese Chief of Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe characterized the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as his biggest security concern in eastern DRC. During a May 3 meeting with DATT and PolOff in his the Ministry of Defense offices, he claime [...] | 2007-05-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS SU RW UG CG |
07KUALALUMPUR1100 | MALAYSIA: TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HYBRID [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Bala Chandran. Bala advised us that the MFA has sought clarification from their Mission in New York concerning the nature of the relationship between the African Union [...] | 2007-07-02 08:46:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1137 | DARFUR PEACEKEEPING: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS [...] (C) In the course of the July 13 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Najib, the Ambassador asked him if Malaysia planned to send peacekeepers to Darfur. Najib replied that the Government of Malaysia (GOM) was considering this seriously, that they had been in touch with the UN, and that the GO [...] | 2007-07-13 10:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU MY |
07KUALALUMPUR984 | PM ABDULLAH URGES NEW APPROACH TO DARFUR, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, in a June 4 meeting with visiting General Peter Pace, described his "new approach" to Darfur focused on returning IDPs to their homes with security guarantees from Khartoum. Abdullah has asked wealthy OIC countries to contribute to a new [...] | 2007-06-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF MARR KISL UN SU MY |
07KUWAIT181 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR HEAVY PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR SU KU |
07KUWAIT291 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MFA U/S SAYS GCC FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 28 CDA DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 3 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL TO MFA UNDERSECRETARY KHALED AL-JARALLAH. AL-JARALLAH EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT THE MECCA AGREEMENT AND RECENT EFFORTS BY THE QUARTET WERE REINVIGORATING THE PEACE PROCESS. THE CHAR [...] | 2007-02-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS IZ LE SO SU IR |
07KUWAIT423 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-25 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS IZ IR LE SU KU |
07KUWAIT853 | KUWAIT UNLIKELY SOURCE FOR APCS FOR UN/AU MISSION [...] (SBU) PolOff passed reftel (ref A) request for APCs to Aisha Al-Dakheel of the MFA's International Organizations Department on May 30. Al-Dakheel did not seem to think it likely the GOK would approve such a request. She promised to pass on the request and provide a more detail answer as soo [...] | 2007-06-01 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO MARR SU SA KU |
07KUWAIT875 | KUWAIT'S ISLAMIC MODERATION INITIATIVE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Kuwait recently launched a public relations campaign to further its "moderation" initiative, which seeks to foster tolerance and moderation among Muslims and to convey a moderate image of Islam to non-Muslims. The materials used in the campaign are of high quality [...] | 2007-06-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KISL EG MR SU KU ISLAMISTS |
07KYIV2515 | UKRAINE: MILITARY HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID REQUESTED [...] (U) Per input received ref A, we joined UK Embassy Head of Political Section Duncan Allan on a joint demarche October 3 to MFA UN Directorate head Petro Datsenko to request that Ukraine consider providing six to twelve military utility helicopters (ref C) for UNAMID (United Nations-African Unio [...] | 2007-10-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU UK UP |
07KYIV2677 | UKRAINE: MILITARY HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID -- SECOND [...] DCM spoke October 24 with MFA Second Territorial Department Director Ihor Hrushko to relay ref A request for Ukraine to consider contributing helicopters or other critical force multipliers/enablers required for the UN/African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID). DCM [...] | 2007-10-24 12:34:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU UP |
07KYIV2720 | UKRAINE: MILITARY HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID -- UPDATE [...] (SBU) As noted ref A, DCM had a follow-up meeting October 26 with MFA Second Territorial Department Director Ihor Hrushko concerning ref B request for Ukraine to consider contributing helicopters or other critical force multipliers/enablers required for the UN/African Union hybrid peacekeeping [...] | 2007-10-29 13:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU UP |
07LONDON1873 | (C) SUDAN: FCO ON NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR [...] (C) The UK agrees with the thrust of reftel and is delivering supportive messages to the African Union (AU),according to Bruce Bucknell, Deputy Head of the FCO Sudan Unit. He told Poloffs May 16 that the British ambassador in Addis Ababa had spoken with AU Commission Chair Konare on May 14; [...] | 2007-05-16 15:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU UK |
07LONDON3338 | SENATOR BOXER HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON CARBON [...] Summary: Senator Barbara Boxer heard strongly positive views from HMG, heavy industry and the investment community on the UK,s experience with carbon cap-and-trade systems as a tool for addressing climate change. Many of HMG officials who handle climate change are new to their portfolios, and [...] | 2007-08-31 12:19:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG PREL UK IZ AF SU |
07LONDON438 | (C) DARFUR: UK MULLING TOUGHER MEASURES [...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO is drafting a strategy for Darfur that will probably go to ministers next week. HMG continues to support the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements but "patience is running out" over their non-implementation, according to Paul Norris of th [...] | 2007-02-02 16:38:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC SU UK |
07LONDON809 | UK EXPECTATIONS FOR MARCH EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) The UK Government expects Iran and Bosnia to be issues of focus at the March General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Martin Sherman, FCO's EU External Affairs head, provided Poloff on March 1 with a readout of UK expectations for the GAERC in response to ref non-p [...] | 2007-03-02 15:26:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL PGOV BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ UK |
07LUXEMBOURG91 | LUXEMBOURG ON MARCH GAERC: MOSTLY PREP FOR COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy MFA Political Director Stephan Muller, Luxembourg does not have high expectations for the 5-6 March GAERC meetings in terms of outcomes. Rather, Luxembourg expects the focus of the meeting to be preparing for the European Council meetings on 8-9 March. Luxembo [...] | 2007-03-03 08:38:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ENRG LU SU UZ |
07MADRID2195 | SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN [...] (C) On December 4 the Ambassador raised the issue of helicopters for UNAMID with FM Moratinos, emphasizing the urgent need given UNAMID's lack of air mobility assets and the enormous and rugged terrain in which UNAMID must operate. He underscored that UNAMID's effectiveness was critical to th [...] | 2007-12-04 18:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UN SU SP |
07MANAMA106 | BAHRAIN: REQUESTING PEACEKEEPING SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR BA SU ROW |
07MANAMA402 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA SU ROW |
07MANAMA986 | ARAB DONORS CONFERENCE ON DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AL BA |
07MANILA2259 | PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With over 600 soldiers, police officers, and military observers currently deployed to seven countries, the Philippines remains an important contributor to international peacekeeping efforts. These deployments highlight the government's continuing policy of supporting UN peace [...] | 2007-07-03 08:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MCAP MARR IV LI HA AF YI SU TT RP |
07MANILA2855 | PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR [...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to highlight the urgent need to find qualified peacekeeping forces for the Hybrid Operation in Darfur, and encouraged the Philippines to contribute qualified personnel to the effort. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Directo [...] | 2007-08-22 10:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU RP |
07MANILA879 | PHILIPPINES TO RELAY U.S. CONCERNS ON SUDAN, [...] (C) Poloff on March 16 communicated in strong terms U.S. points (ref b) regarding the no-action motion on the Sudan Assessment Team report in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the [...] | 2007-03-16 09:08:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SU RP |
07MONTEVIDEO625 | URUGUAY ON TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TROOPS FOR THE [...] (SBU) On July 29, DCM separately delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General for the Secretariat, Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela and to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jorge Washington Rosales. Per instructions reftel, he urged the GOU to contribute troops, military obs [...] | 2007-07-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU UY |
07MOSCOW1026 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA ON ARMS COOPERATION [...] (S) Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs, told us March 9 that he would raise Ref B information within the GOR's interagency community and get back to us on Russian arms cooperati [...] | 2007-03-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC RS SY SU IR |
07MOSCOW1392 | MIDDLE EAST: MFA ON NUG, IRAQ, LEBANON, WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA STRESSED IN A RECENT MEETING THAT THE FORMATION OF A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTED A MILESTONE IN HAMAS' SLOW EVOLUTION AND SUGGESTED THE QUARTET SHOULD REVISIT ITS POLICIES ON CONTACTS AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. MFA DIRECTOR FOR T [...] | 2007-03-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ LE MO WI SU RS |
07MOSCOW2985 | USE OF RUSSIAN HELOS IN DARFUR RAISED WITH MFA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The DCM and other Embassy officers have raised new evidence of the reported use of Russian helicopters in Darfur with mutliple MFA officials June 13-19. MFA officials questioned the veracity of our information, but they agreed to look into US concerns, including end-use checks [...] | 2007-06-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MARR ETTC PREL PARM RS SU |
07MOSCOW5190 | URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 26 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin. Vershinin told us that the GOR had not made a decision on the supply of transportation assets to the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, but emphasized the GOR's ongoing con [...] | 2007-10-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO UN SU RS |
07MOSCOW5349 | RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON DARFUR AVIATION AND [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting, the Ambassador reiterated to Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov the importance of Russian support for the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (ref a) and urged the GOR to provide heavy lift assets for the operation. Acknowledging the MFA's cons [...] | 2007-11-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO UN SU RS |
07MUSCAT989 | ARAB DONORS CONFERENCE ON DARFUR: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU MU |
07NAIROBI1087 | KENYA'S PLANS FOR IGAD MEETINGS ON SOMALIA AND [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Political Affairs Thomas Amolo briefed PolCouns on Kenya's plans as IGAD Chair to host two IGAD meetings in the coming months. The first meeting will focus on Somalia and take place in late April. It is likely to be a ministerial level meet [...] | 2007-03-07 13:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KE SO SU |
07NAIROBI2040 | KENYA TO RETAIN IGAD CHAIR, PLANS SUMMIT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya will retain the chairmanship of IGAD at least through August and probably beyond. Kenya's immediate tasks as IGAD Chair are 1) to convince Eritrea to return to IGAD, 2) to promote Somali reconciliation and the success of AMISOM, and 3) to convene an IGAD Head of State su [...] | 2007-05-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KE SO SU |
07NAIROBI2351 | KENYAN NOTABLES DISCUSS THE NEIGHBORS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his recent visit to Kenya, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, National Intelligence Officer for Africa, discussed developments in Somalia and Sudan with Kenyan interlocutors. From the Kenyan perspective, instability in both countries is of significant concern for Kenya's well-b [...] | 2007-06-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PTER KE SO SU |
07NAIROBI2525 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 9 meeting, the Ambassador discussed with President Kibaki the expanding bilateral partnership, the problem of insecurity, governance issues, the elections set for later this year, and regional issues (Somalia and Sudan). Kibaki emphasized his desire to work closel [...] | 2007-06-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN KCRM KE PINR PREL PTER SO SU |
07NAIROBI3059 | SUDAN, DARFUR: UN ADVISOR PEKKA HAVISTO BRIEFS SE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pekka Haavisto, senior UN Advisor on Darfur, briefed the U.S. President's Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios on UN/AU efforts to organize effective peace talks for Darfur. Haavisto discussed the upcoming Tripoli and Mombasa (Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, CHD) meetings i [...] | 2007-07-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN AU SU ER ET LY CD |
07NAIROBI3227 | SUDAN - MOI AS SPECIAL ENVOY, IGAD SUMMIT, AND [...] (C) Summary. This message responds to reftel. It reports on the role ex-President Moi wants to play as the newly appointed Special Envoy on Sudan and discusses possible next steps, including the proposed IGAD summit. These steps could include mobilizing U.S. and international support for t [...] | 2007-08-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE SU |
07NAIROBI3440 | SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY MOI ON HIS ROLE AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) See para 7 for action request. The Ambassador met with ex-President Moi, now Kenya,s Special Envoy on Sudan, to raise the points in ref D, to obtain a readout of his visit to Khartoum, and to discuss next steps. 2. (C) Moi said that his meeting with Sudanese President Bashir focused exc [...] | 2007-08-28 06:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | CA IT NL PHUM PREL SU UK NT KE |
07NAIROBI3642 | KENYAN SPECIAL ENVOY MOI ACCEPTS INVITATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SU PREL PHUM KE |
07NAIROBI791 | KENYA AGREES TO POSTPONE IGAD SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: We discussed the points in reftel with senior Government of Kenya officials. They are postponing the IGAD summit to mid-March or later and agreed to discuss with their IGAD partners our strong suggestion that the Sudan CPA should have its own summit. End Summary. 2. (U) We [...] | 2007-02-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SO SU |
07NDJAMENA119 | FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH SLM/A REBEL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM/A) Chairman Ahmed Abdelshafi met with the Ambassador for the first time since the meeting of Special Envoy (SE) Natsios with rebel leaders in Abeche on January 19 (Ref A). Abdelshafi continues to reject the Darfur Peace Agreement as a basis for f [...] | 2007-02-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF CD SU SCRS |
07NDJAMENA121 | PRESIDENT DEBY BACKTRACKING ON UN FORCE IN EASTERN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 18:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD KPKO PREF PREL SU SCRSERD |
07NDJAMENA122 | PRESIDENT DEBY BACKTRACKING ON UN FORCE IN EASTERN [...] (C) UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi told the Ambassador in meetings February 5 and 6 that President Deby seems to have backtracked on deployment of a UN military peacekeeping force to eastern Chad. Instead, Deby's preference remains a civilian police (ci [...] | 2007-02-07 20:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPKO CD SU SCRS |
07NDJAMENA129 | ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH NRF/JEM [...] (C) Summary. The NRF has high ambitions for a commanders conference/political meeting scheduled for Abeche starting 12 February. However, there remain issues of who will attend and how much consensus they will reach. Meanwhile, the NRF's renunciation of regime change (as recommended by Speci [...] | 2007-02-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF CD SU CRS |
07NDJAMENA142 | CHAD'S OURE CASSONI REFUGEE CAMP POSES UNIQUE RISKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Oure Cassoni refugee Camp, close to the Sudan border, continues to be highly politicized. Both the camp and the host community of Bahai lack security (reftels). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is active in trying to repatriate Sudanese soldiers hospitaliz [...] | 2007-02-14 14:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL KCRS CD SU |
07NDJAMENA163 | CHAD INTERETHNIC CONFLICT: "A POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading "Chad watcher" Roland Marchal emphasized that resolving the Darfur crisis required pressure on President Deby - pressure on Khartoum was not enough. President Deby's calculated pitting of ethnic group against ethnic group in eastern Chad (for the sake of regime survival [...] | 2007-02-23 08:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
07NDJAMENA167 | EXPLAINING UN FORCE TO PRESIDENT DEBY:FRENCH ADVICE [...] (C) Summary. Chad's unqualified support for UN operation in eastern Chad should not be assumed, according to French Ambassador Foucher. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Foucher emphasized that the UN peacekeeping operation needed to be carefully explained to President Deby as humanitarian i [...] | 2007-02-26 09:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC SU CD |
07NDJAMENA171 | EXPLAINING UN FORCE TO PRESIDENT DEBY:FRENCH ADVICE [...] (C) Summary. Chad's unqualified support for UN operation in eastern Chad should not be assumed, according to French Ambassador Foucher. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Foucher emphasized that the UN peacekeeping operation needed to be carefully explained to President Deby as humanitarian i [...] | 2007-02-26 14:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC SU CD |
07NDJAMENA175 | DARFUR/ABECHE CONFERENCES YET TO MATERIALIZE, BUT [...] (C). Summary. Although the proposed rebel conferences in Darfur and Abeche still have not occurred, a number of rebel leaders did attend the Tripoli conference last week. According to representatives of the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) in Ndjamena, a unified SLM must still be achieved [...] | 2007-02-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY CD SU SCRS |
07NDJAMENA199 | ABECHE: EASTERN CHAD HUB FOR THE UN, NGOS AND ANY [...] (u) Summary. Abeche is the major city in eastern Chad, used as a hub by the UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the region. Security remains an issue, with the UN still drawn down to essential personnel only (Phase IV)). UN and NGO staff favor a [...] | 2007-03-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PREL KCRS KPKO CD SU |
07NDJAMENA20 | SUDANESE REBELS PASS THROUGH N'DJAMENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese rebel groups plan to make every effort to meet Special Envoy Natsios during his visit to Chad. Sudanese Liberation Movement's Ahmed Abdul Shafi and representatives from the National Redemption Front claimed that there was extensive military coordination on the ground, b [...] | 2007-01-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
07NDJAMENA200 | ABECHE: EASTERN CHAD HUB FOR THE UN, NGOS AND ANY [...] (u) Summary. Abeche is the major city in eastern Chad, used as a hub by the UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the region. Security remains an issue, with the UN still drawn down to essential personnel only (Phase IV)). UN and NGO staff favor a [...] | 2007-03-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PREL KCRS KPKO CD SU |
07NDJAMENA222 | CHAD: TALKING TO SUDANESE REBELS [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese rebel leaders Adam Shogar, Gamal Addine Ibrahim, Tadjadine Bechin Niam and Sharif Harir told Ambassador on March 9 that the proposed SLM rebel conference should occur soon, but funding for transportation and logistics is needed. Shogar reiterated that a unified SLM/A p [...] | 2007-03-13 14:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM SU |
07NDJAMENA251 | AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) The Ambassador presented points in ref to Foreign Minister Allam-mi in a meeting on March 20. 2. (S) The Foreign Minister responded that the United States will require Libya's approval for the request for overflights even before Chad's. He said Chad prefers to solve its problems wit [...] | 2007-03-21 16:14:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | MARR PBTS PINR PREL GR LI SU CD |
07NDJAMENA257 | PRESIDENT DEBY ACKNOWLEDGES GUEREDA INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. President Deby visited Guereda March 22 to deal with ongoing Tama/Zaghawa conflict. In a meeting in Kounoungou Refugee Camp, he acknowledged to refugees, local residents, and the humanitarian community that there were indeed security problems, and said that he would create a n [...] | 2007-03-26 12:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS CD SU |
07NDJAMENA258 | CHAD: MEETING WITH AHMED DIRAIJ [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance (SFDA) leader Ahmed Diraij shared his impressions of diplomatic moves and countermoves by Chad, Sudan and Eritrea relative to the Darfur conflict with the Ambassador March 21. He expected continuing jockeying for position in the week ahead amo [...] | 2007-03-26 12:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SU CD |
07NDJAMENA278 | CHAD: DAS SWAN MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) James C. Swan April 2, Chad Foreign Minister SIPDIS Allam-mi explained that he had not yet briefed the Cabinet on his meetings in New York and therefore could not give an update on whether a green light would be given to the [...] | 2007-04-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV UNSC CD SU |
07NDJAMENA291 | SUDANESE REBELS STILL A LONG WAY FROM UNIFYING [...] (C) Summary. NRF officials, including two ex-pat political representatives from the UK, indicated frustration at the slow progress of unifying the Sudanese rebels in a meeting with them April 4. They said they see the United States as an important friend and ally and urged diplomatic pressu [...] | 2007-04-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF CD SU CRS |
07NDJAMENA302 | CHAD SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Summary: United States interests in Chad have evolved over the last seven years. Highlights of the new relationship include U.S. humanitarian support for the Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad and U.S. political leadership in seeking a resolution of the Darfur conflict, U.S./Chad coopera [...] | 2007-04-06 11:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF OTRA SU CD |
07NDJAMENA318 | CODEL MCGOVERN VISITS EASTERN CHAD, MEETS SUDAN REBELS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Rep. James McGovern and staffers, plus Ambassador and Emboffs, visited the Abeche area on 6-7 April, meeting with local Chadian authorities, UN officials, NGO workers, and Sudanese rebel leaders. The group drove to Gaga camp to meet with Sudanese refugees. In a meeting with Rep [...] | 2007-04-12 10:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM KCRS CD SU OVIP OTRA |
07NDJAMENA324 | CODEL McGovern Visits IDPs Fleeing Attacks [...] (U) SUMMARY. Rep. James McGovern and staffers, along with the Ambassador and Emboffs, witnessed the grave humanitarian crisis unfolding near Koukou Angarana in eastern Chad on 7 April. An estimated 9,000 people have fled west towards the area after attacks on the villages of Tiero and Marena [...] | 2007-04-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM KCRS CD SU OTRA OVIP |
07NDJAMENA325 | CLASHES CONTINUE, IDP SITUATION WORSENS IN EASTERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two weeks the security and humanitarian situation in eastern Chad has taken a dangerous turn for the worse. The Dar Sila region near the border with Sudan south of Abeche has been the scene of attacks by janjaweed militias, an upsurge in new Internally Displaced [...] | 2007-04-13 08:14:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC CD SU |
07NDJAMENA331 | DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING WITH DARFUR REBELS [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Sudanese rebel movements from JEM, NMRD and SLA met with Deputy Secretary Negroponte in Ndjamena, April 17. The movements explained that three months of meetings in Chad had failed to unify the movements, but that they were still trying. The effort by GNU V [...] | 2007-04-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV SU CD |
07NDJAMENA341 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETS CHADIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met President Idriss Deby Itno and Foreign Minister (FM) Alam-mi late Monday afternoon April 16, in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. In both meetings the Deputy Secretary discussed regional peace and stability, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur [...] | 2007-04-20 11:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | PGOV OVIP PREL PREF UNSC CD SU |
07NDJAMENA357 | REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 1 [...] (U) Summary: A team from the DepartmentQs Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration/Africa Office (PRM/AFR) and the office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) visited Sudanese refugee camps in eastern Chad from March 20-28 to monitor USG-funded protection and [...] | 2007-04-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS SU CD |
07NDJAMENA358 | REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 09:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV KCRS SU CD |
07NDJAMENA385 | JEM LEADER ON CHAD-SUDAN BORDER CONFLICT [...] (C) More fighting on the Chad-Sudan border is likely as both countries move to implement the agreement reached in Riyadh to stop supporting rebel groups aimed at each other, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Chairman Khalil Ibrahim told the Ambassador and Poloff May 5. Khalil expected Kha [...] | 2007-05-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU |
07NDJAMENA410 | CHADIAN TROOP BUILD-UP UNDERWAY; ALL QUIET, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Chad (GOC) is ready to launch a major attack against Chadian rebels if the rebels cross over from Sudan for one last offensive before the rainy season -- or if they are expelled by Sudan. Embassy sources do not put much weight in the Saudi-brokered accord between [...] | 2007-05-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CD SU |
07NDJAMENA434 | SLM UNITY MEETING YIELDS STILL ANOTHER FACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The attempt to reunify the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) at Ameri in Darfur last month appears instead to have succeeded in giving birth to yet another splinter group. According to its spokesman, speaking with us on May 22, the newly christened Revolutionary Military Counc [...] | 2007-05-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC CD SU |
07NDJAMENA457 | CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY ON UNFORCE ND DIALOGUE [...] Summary: President Deb, in a meeting with the Ambassador June 4, welcoed the announcement by the United States of additonal sanctions on Sudan. He continuedto resist the idea of an international force in Chad. Money for such an expensive project, he said, would be better spent moving refug [...] | 2007-06-05 10:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA46 | CHAD'S ROLE IN PEACE IN DARFUR: IS THIS THE RIGHT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTION: This is an important piece on our engagement with Chad and its role in peace efforts in Darfur. It was prepared by Jitu Sardar, who is completing an impressive tour here after having contributed significantly to our reporting on eastern Chad and our Darfur re [...] | 2007-01-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
07NDJAMENA462 | SLM LEADER COMMENTS ON UNIFICATION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prospects for leaders within the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) to unify appear to be dim and getting dimmer. During a recent meeting with SLM leader Adam Shogar, he expressed dismay with recent unification efforts, and was focused on the differences between the vari [...] | 2007-06-05 16:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC SU CD |
07NDJAMENA474 | CHAD/SUDAN: MASALIT RESTIVENESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Darfur rebel group is being formed composed of Masalit who object to control by Zaghawans, whether Chadian or Darfurian. The group may not get off the ground, but its formation is indicative of the splintering trend among the Darfur rebels and dissatisfaction among Masa [...] | 2007-06-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA477 | CHAD: FOREIGN MINISTER ON REBELS AND PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador June 7, Foreign Minister Allam-Mi said that both Sudan and Chad were adequately abiding by the Riyadh accord's requirement to rein in each other's rebels. Greater calm had prevailed in eastern Chad as a result. Allam-mi hardened his verbiage op [...] | 2007-06-07 15:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH SU |
07NDJAMENA517 | CHAD/SUDAN: JEM PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taljadine Niam, JEM representative in Chad, met the Ambassador June 20 at his request, seeking to maintain contact despite sanctions on JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim. Khalil, he claimed, had departed Chad for Darfur with "all" the JEM forces. He said JEM (contrary to its blockin [...] | 2007-06-21 18:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA544 | CHAD: FISSURES IN OPPOSITION RANKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two tracks of government-opposition talks have been under way for the past week, one with the Chadian rebels in Tripoli, the other a continuation of the internal dialogue in Ndjamena. Preliminary indications suggest that serious fissures are developing within the formerly cohe [...] | 2007-06-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CD LY SU |
07NDJAMENA555 | CHAD: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR YOUNOUSMI ON SUDAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Deby's close advisor Adoum Younousmi told the Ambassador July 3 that, during his trip to Khartoum the previous week, he had found the Sudanese leaders "lacking in vision" in their objectives in Darfur, but "evolving." They had asked for Chadian mediation with the Da [...] | 2007-07-04 10:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV CD SU |
07NDJAMENA564 | CHAD/SUDAN: ROUNDING UP DARFUR REBELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The funeral and associated traditional mourning customs for President Deby's son tied up key players in Ndjamena, with the result that the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) still does not have Chadian approval for a flight to take Darfur rebels to Mombasa. CHD is focusing [...] | 2007-07-06 09:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA594 | CHAD: TWO UNEASY TRACKS OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Strains within the opposition coalition have not yet led to an open rupture, but the internal political dialogue is blocked over the issue of a government of consensus. Meanwhile, there is apparent progress in the parallel dialogue in Tripoli between the government and rebels [...] | 2007-07-13 18:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CD LY SU |
07NDJAMENA618 | CHAD FOREIGN MINISTER ON ARUSHA MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad Foreign Minister Allam-mi stressed to Charge that Chad would do all it could to ensure a successful meeting in Arusha. Referring to Embassy demarches concerning the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue's aborted meeting in Mombasa, he stated that Chad did not want to have a bi [...] | 2007-07-25 16:39:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SU CD |
07NDJAMENA62 | VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS TO CHAD: MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno and Foreign Minister Allam-mi on January 18 in N'djamena, Chad, Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios expressed thanks to Chad for receiving Darfur refugees and for its support for a UN force on the border. He stressed that [...] | 2007-01-23 16:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA66 | SUDANESE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT HIJACKED TO N'DJAMENA [...] A Sudanese Air West passenger aircraft reportedly en route from Khartoum to El Fasher and Niyalla January 24 was hijacked by a young Sudanese man and diverted to N,Djamena. The Minister of Public Security,s chief of staff, who was at N,Djamena Airport when the aircraft arrived around 10:30 t [...] | 2007-01-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAIR PTER CD SU |
07NDJAMENA70 | SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS TO REBELS: TIME IS NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his meeting with DPA non- signatory groups, Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios delivered a clear message to rebel leaders gathered in eastern Chad that the only solution to the Darfur crisis was through negotiation. He informed them that the USG supported an all-incl [...] | 2007-01-24 17:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
07NDJAMENA752 | UNDER-AGE RECRUITMENT IN DARFUR REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR protection officers in Darfur refugee camps in Farchana and Iriba report recent incidents of recruitment of under-age combatants for Sudanese rebel movements. Chadian officials assert that they are working to prevent recruitment and ensure the civilian character of the re [...] | 2007-09-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA755 | SUDAN REBEL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN/AU organized September 19-20 meeting in N'Djamena was billed as an opportunity to organize Sudan rebel movement delegations and positions before the October 27, 2007 negotiation in Tripoli, but from most accounts it was inconclusive on all fronts and lacked the presenc [...] | 2007-09-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
07NDJAMENA784 | SUDAN REBELS IN CHAD REPORT JEM SPLIT [...] (SBU) Summary: JEM representatives informed Emboffs that a split has taken place within the movement, pitting Chairman Khalil Ibrahim on one side against his former Vice-Chair Bahar and field Commander Banda on the other. JEM "Chief Negotiator" Ahmed Tugod Lissan accused JEM/Bahar of perpetrat [...] | 2007-10-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF CD SU |
07NDJAMENA890 | MINURCAT AND EUFOR STIRRING IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: A new kind of international operation is slowing standing up in Chad as European (EUFOR) and UN (MINURCAT) forces embark on a joint exercise in providing security to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Chad's isolated eastern provinces bordering Sudan. Given the [...] | 2007-11-16 11:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL UNSC PREF CD SU CT |
07NDJAMENA903 | CHAD: JEM EXPLAINS ARAB ALLIANCE AND WARNS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Khalil Ibrahim-led wing of the Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) met with Emboffs November 19 to announce a new JEM/Arab alliance, explain the defects of the Sirte meeting and warn of future armed conflict in Darfur and Kordofan. End summary. JE [...] | 2007-11-21 13:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PGOV PHUM CD SU |
07NDJAMENA916 | CHAD: FIGHTING BREAKS OUT ON BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. Chadian rebels have taken up arms again, almost one year to the day that they seized and held Chad's eastern town of Abeche for 24 hours. Rebel groups UFDD and RFC claim that the Libyan-brokered peace agreement is not being honored; the Government of Chad points the finger at [...] | 2007-11-29 17:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CD SU |
07NDJAMENA920 | CHAD: FIGHTING CONTINUES, DEFENSE MINISTER FIRED [...] (SBU) Summary: Heaving fighting continues between the government and rebel factions in eastern Chad, with significant casualties among the President's clan. President Deby returned to N'Djamena on December 1 to commemorate 17 years in power and to fire the Defense Minister (former FUC rebel M [...] | 2007-12-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL CD SU |
07NDJAMENA921 | CHAD: FIGHTING CONTINUES, DEFENSE MINISTER FIRED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL CD SU |
07NDJAMENA944 | CHAD: CONTINUED FIGHTING AND HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary. Intermittent fighting between the Government and rebel groups has spread to the CAR/Sudan/Chad tri-border region. The UN and NGO's have drawn-down expatriate staff from the Farchana and Goz Beida areas, but road travel and humanitarian flights continue. Common banditry (rather [...] | 2007-12-07 17:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV CD SU |
07NDJAMENA99 | FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH NRF REBEL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has not yet been able to convince other members of the National Redemption Front (NRF) to issue a statement renouncing any intentions of seeking to overthrow the regime in Khartoum, JEM's political representatives told the Ambassador January [...] | 2007-02-01 12:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF CD SU SCRS |
07NEWDELHI2458 | DEMARCHE ON NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU IN |
07NEWDELHI3000 | DARFUR DEMARCHE - INDIA IS UNDECIDED ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-28 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU IN |
07NEWDELHI5002 | INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ONLY ON DPRK VOTE IN UN [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on November 16, urging the GOI, as a huge democracy and defender of human rights, to support these resolutions, or at least, to agree not to render no-action votes. Patnaik reiterated th [...] | 2007-11-16 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA BO BM CU IR KN SU IN |
07NEWDELHI5410 | RETAINING UNMIS FORCE COMMANDER LIDDER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 07:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PKO UN MARR IN SU |
07OSLO1074 | ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE HIGH-LEVEL CPA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT NO |
07OSLO159 | NORWAY SUPPORTS IGAD SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 16:12:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU NO |
07OSLO704 | DARFUR HYBRID OPERATION [...] (C) On June 29 we delivered reftel points to Anne Kjersti Froeholm, Senior Adviser in the Global Security Issues and Crisis Management Section. The GON continues to investigate whether a joint Norwegian-Swedish engineering unit is possible, with a precondition that any unit would clearly be [...] | 2007-06-29 14:20:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC MASS KPKO SU NO |
07OTTAWA303 | ADDITIONAL CANADIAN AID TO SUDAN [...] (U) Summary: On February 13, International Cooperation Minister Verner announced that Canada is committing C$13 million over five years to fund an umbrella project to support displaced populations and home communities in Sudan's disputed regions of Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. End Sum [...] | 2007-02-14 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV SOCI PREF CA SU |
07PANAMA645 | PANAMA: SUDAN NEEDS IMMEDIATE UN ATTENTION [...] (SBU) "The situation in Darfur cannot be prolonged," responded MFA Director for Exterior Politics Javier Bonagas to DCM's delivery of reftel demarche. Bonagas acknowledged the Government of Sudan's history of reneging on its agreements and underscored the urgent need for the international co [...] | 2007-04-25 20:47:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC SU PM |
07PARIS1062 | FRANCE/DARFUR: ALIGNMENT ON HSP, DIVERGENCE ON [...] (C) Africa Watcher met March 16 with MFA AF DAS-Equivalent Helene Le Gal to discuss Sudanese President Bashir's rejection of the Heavy Support Package (HSP) for Darfur (Ref A). Le Gal expressed French concurrence with the USG effort to muster public denunciations of the Bashir letter, and she [...] | 2007-03-19 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR CD SU FR |
07PARIS1252 | CHAD/SUDAN/C.A.R.: CONVINCING DEBY TO ACCEPT UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Chad desk officer Michael Deslaimes (PROTECT THROUGHOUT) on March 27 said that the international community needed to emphasize to Chad's President Deby the benefits for Chad of a UN peacekeeping mission on the Chad-Sudan border, rather than stress how such a mission could h [...] | 2007-03-29 11:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC CD SU FR |
07PARIS2005 | FRANCE: NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA on May 16 expressed reservations about reftel ideas on next steps for Darfur peacekeeping, in particular an approach to the AU and UN to revisit AU PSC decisions taken in November 2006. At the same time, France does continue to support an effective PKO for Darfur meetin [...] | 2007-05-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU FR |
07PARIS2198 | DARFUR: FRANCE SEEKING BROADER ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on May 25 said that Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was likely to phone Secretary Rice later on May 25 to discuss Darfur. Kouchner may raise with the Secretary the possibility of France hosting a minister-level meeting of Darfur Contact Gro [...] | 2007-05-25 17:12:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM SU FR |
07PARIS2263 | FRENCH INITIATIVES ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: The French Government is finalizing an accelerated policy review of options on Darfur that promises a substantial uptick in diplomatic and other engagement, including a proposed ministerial-level Contact Group meeting in Paris on June 25 (Ref A). President Sarkozy will receive FM [...] | 2007-05-31 13:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR CD SU FR |
07PARIS2820 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN ANDREW NATSIOS' JUNE 25, 2007 [...] (C) Summary. French Presidential Advisor on Africa Bruno Joubert said on June 25 that Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner would hold a meeting with President Sarkozy within a week to gain his support to station French troops (along with local gendarmes and an international police force) in Easte [...] | 2007-06-29 14:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PINS FR SU |
07PARIS2835 | SUDAN: JUNE 24 ABDULWAHID MEETING WITH SE NATSIOS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PINS SU FR |
07PARIS2837 | SARKOZY SAYS TACKLE DARFUR FIRST, CHAD SECOND [...] (C) President Sarkozy decided in a June 27 internal meeting that France would focus first on advancing the UN-AU Hybrid deployment and on bringing clarity to AMIS finances before taking action on an MFA proposal for a French-EU-African force in Chad. Presidential adviser Romain Serman explain [...] | 2007-07-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PINR CD SU FR |
07PARIS2912 | SUDAN - SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN ANDREW NATSIOS' JUNE [...] (C) Summary. China Special Envoy for Sudan Liu Guijin told Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Andrew Natsios on June 25 that a new Security Council resolution would bring official endorsement of the hybrid UN-African Union (AU) peacekeeping force. A new resolution need not refer to UNSCR 1706, but [...] | 2007-07-06 08:34:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PINS FR SU |
07PARIS2913 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN ANDREW NATSIOS' JUNE 25, 2007 [...] (C) Summary. French Presidential Advisor on Africa Bruno Joubert said on June 25 that Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner would hold a meeting with President Sarkozy within a week to gain his support to station French troops (along with local gendarmes and an international police force) in Easte [...] | 2007-07-06 08:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PINS FR SU |
07PARIS3227 | DARFUR: FRENCH READY TO ADOPT UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SU FR |
07PARIS3942 | SE NATSIOS DISCUSSES SUDAN, CHAD C.A.R. WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios discussed Darfur and related issues with French officials on September 15. Both sides agreed that Abdulwahid el-Nur's continued failure to participate in peace talks, including the October 27 meeting in Libya, posed serious problems, and [...] | 2007-09-20 07:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF EAID UNGA MARR SU CD CT FR |
07PARIS4084 | UNAMID: FRENCH WANT SEPARATE DEMARCHES; MINURCAT [...] (C) MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal told us on September 28 that France preferred that the U.S., UK, and France carry out separate demarches rather than a joint one regarding contributions by other countries to the UNAMID operation for Darfur (reftel). 2. (C) Le Gal said that she ha [...] | 2007-09-28 13:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU CT CD FR |
07PARIS4183 | SUDAN/CHAD/C.A.R.: UPDATE ON FRENCH VIEWS TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: France now agrees to carry out joint demarches with the U.S. and the UK regarding contributions to the UNAMID mission for Darfur (refs A and B),but only/only with respect to non-EU potential donors. The French will demarche EU members separately, taking into account the need [...] | 2007-10-05 12:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU CT CD FR |
07PARIS4271 | SUDAN/CHAD/C.A.R.: FRENCH PUSHING HARD ON ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, an AF advisor at the French presidency, told us on October 16 that President Sarkozy remains personally engaged on Darfur-related issues and is pushing for rapid progress on UNAMID and, especially, MINURCAT. Force generation and financial issues regarding MINURC [...] | 2007-10-16 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR SU CT CD FR |
07PARIS4670 | DECEMBER GAERC: FRENCH POSITIONS CLOSE TO U.S.' [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet, who provided the following responses in advance of the December GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: A. KOSOVO: Cohet said that the U.S. and France share an approach, fully [...] | 2007-12-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN IR IZ IS BM SU KV FR |
07PARIS4693 | AF A/S FRAZER'S NOVEMBER 27 MEETINGS IN PARIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF A/S Jendayi Frazer met with Darfur rebel leader Abdul Wahid al Nur and, separately, with Presidential Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Bruno Joubert and MFA AF A/S Jean de Gliniasty on November 27. Abdul Wahid requested a range of U.S. assistance, professed his support for the U.S [...] | 2007-12-12 16:49:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EUN SU IV CD CT SG FR |
07PARIS4732 | FRANCE/AFRICA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential AF Advisor Romain Serman on December 17 reported on key France-Africa issues, some resulting from meetings at the December 8-9 Lisbon EU-Africa Summit: -- Rwanda: Presidents Sarkozy and Kagame agreed to work to normalize relations and to maintain personal super [...] | 2007-12-17 17:06:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR SU CD IV RW CT UV FR |
07PARIS486 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: French MFA A/S-Equivalent for Africa Gliniasty told DCM on February 1 that France had not invited President Mugabe of Zimbabwe to the February 13-15 Africa-France Summit. Gliniasty confided that the Zimbabwean delegation had complained vocally in the course of the AU Summit abou [...] | 2007-02-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR SU SO CI FR |
07PARIS578 | FRANCE/AFRICA: SUMMIT NO-SHOWS AND MUGABE; MFA AMBIVALENCE ON [...] (C) Summary: There is MFA speculation that Zimbabwean leader Mugabe, angry at his own exclusion, has tried, with mixed results, to promote a SADC boycott of the 2/15-2/16 Africa-France Summi in Cannes. On Darfur, MFA is resisting a campaign by Khartoum for Frenc mediation between Deby and Bas [...] | 2007-02-13 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR SU SO ZI FR |
07PARIS848 | PART II: AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT -- THE DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: President Chirac, on the margins of the XXIV Africa-France Summit in Cannes, facilitated a February 15 Mini-Summit on the regional spillover of the Darfur crisis. Ghana President Kufuor, in his capacity as Chairman of the African Union, presided over the event, which took place in [...] | 2007-03-06 08:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KSUM XA SU CD CT FR |
07PARIS91 | DARFUR REBEL LEADER PROLONGS EUROPEAN TOUR [...] (SBU) Abdulwahid El-Nur, SLM/A leader and Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) rejectionist, met January 6 with Africa Watcher at El-Nur's request. Nur, who has been traveling in Western Europe, including the Netherlands, explained that he had returned temporarily to Paris in order to extend his Sche [...] | 2007-01-09 15:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR SU FR |
07PRAGUE213 | CZECHS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The official Czech position on the Balkans remains unchanged (Ref B). The Czechs are taking a "wait and see" position on the new National Unity government in Palestine, and continue to require compliance with the Quartet Principles. On Iran, the Czechs will call for additional san [...] | 2007-03-02 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ EZ |
07PRAGUE634 | CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN; MIGHT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of Middle East and Africa Department Josef Koutsky on May 31 to discuss the U.S. sanctions against the Sudanese government over lack of progress on Darfur. When asked whether the Czech Republic would consider imposing bilateral sanctions, Koutsky sa [...] | 2007-06-01 07:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UNAUS SU EUN EZ |
07PRETORIA1018 | (C) SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH BASHIR [...] (C) PolCounselor delivered reftel points to DFA Chief Director for Africa Multilateral (DAS-equivalent) Themba Rubusche on March 20. (NOTE: Rubusche and other key SAG officials were traveling and unavailable until the 20th. END NOTE.) Rubusche expressed frustration with President Bashir's M [...] | 2007-03-20 17:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SU SF |
07PRETORIA1380 | VISIT OF A/S SILVERBERG [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to South Africa to consult with the South African Government (SAG) on the President's strategy to end the suffering in Darfur. Sudan is one of Pretoria's top foreign policy priorities. SAG principals will appreciate the opportunity to discuss Darfur, souther [...] | 2007-04-20 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OTRA SU SF |
07PRETORIA1556 | DFA DIRECTOR BELIEVES MBEKI SUDAN TRIP A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Mbeki's April 10-11 trip to Sudan focused on the North-South peace process, according to DFA Director Maitland. Mbeki's delegation came away "rather positive" on CPA implementation, believing that both sides were committed to discussing the key issues. The SAG plans t [...] | 2007-05-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO SF SU |
07PRETORIA3297 | SOUTH AFRICA PLANS TO EXPAND SUDAN TRAINING PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa expects to expand its ambitious program to train officials from southern Sudan. Begun in 2005, the program has brought more than 700 officials from Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) to South Africa for classroom and practical training in fields as diverse as loca [...] | 2007-09-18 11:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SU SF |
07PRETORIA3765 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON AVIATION ASSETS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO UN SU SF |
07PRETORIA3916 | SOUTH AFRICA PROMISES 100 MORE TROOPS FOR DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa will deploy 100 additional troops to UNAMID by year end and will consider additional specialized contributions after other countries finalize their pledges. The commitment to send additional troops came during President Bashir's November 5-7 official visit to South A [...] | 2007-11-08 14:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR KPAO SF SU |
07PRETORIA3985 | ABYEI BOUNDARY COMMISSION MEMBER GUTTO SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC) member Shadrack Gutto suggested that ABC experts present their findings to influential fora, such as IGAD, Arab League, AU, and UN, as a way to encourage Khartoum to implement the report. Explaining the ABC report to as many people as possible "is [...] | 2007-11-19 13:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SU SF |
07RABAT1255 | KING'S THRONE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI's July 30 Throne Day speech focused on his commitment to gradual reform as well as the two most pressing national issues: the Western Sahara and upcoming parliamentary elections. He reaffirmed Morocco's intention to negotiate on the basis of autonomy, but "noth [...] | 2007-08-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PBTS MO KDEM IZ LE SO SU XI |
07RIGA427 | LATVIA STILL LOOKING AT SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD EUN SU LG |
07RIYADH1906 | SAG SUPPORT FOR MINNAWI APPEARS LIMITED TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi Arabian Government has increased its African peace-making profile by calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflicts in western Sudan; however, SAG officials, some foreign diplomats in Riyadh, and members of the Kingdom,s Sudanese diaspora express considerable doubt a [...] | 2007-09-15 05:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL SU SA |
07ROME1233 | ITALIANS HESITANT ON TOUGHER SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Poloff met June 1 with Fabrizio Pignatelli, MFA Horn of Africa Office Director, to discuss ref A points and press the GOI to support, within the UNSC, a strong sanctions resolution against Sudan. (Note: Ref A points were also delivered to MFA UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini, who of [...] | 2007-06-05 16:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EU IT |
07ROME1388 | ITALY AGREES HYBRID AU/UN FORCE IN DARFUR A [...] (C) Summary: During June 21 meetings with Italian officials, IO/PSC Office Director Douglas Wake discussed Sudan, Lebanon, Chad, and peacekeeping operations. On Darfur, Wake stressed the need to move forward quickly with the hybrid force while remaining willing to consider sanctions if Khart [...] | 2007-06-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL LE XF SU CD UN IT |
07ROME1629 | ITALY SUPPORTS AMIS-UNAMID TRANSITION LANGUAGE IF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for East Africa Fabrizio Pignatelli July 30 and pressed him to instruct the Italian mission in New York to support draft language on transition timing from AMIS to UNAMID. 2. (C) Pignatelli said Italy understands the need to move [...] | 2007-07-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU IT |
07ROME1784 | ITALY CONSIDERING IGAD PARTNERS' FORUM MEETING IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Office Director for East Africa Domenico Polloni August 21. Polloni said Italy agreed with the U.S. on the importance of full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, and said the question of an IGAD Partners' Forum (IPF) [...] | 2007-08-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU IT |
07ROME1959 | AMBASSADOR ASKS SANNINO TO RECONSIDER HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C/NF) On September 13, the Ambassador met with Stefano Sannino, Senior Diplomatic Advisor to PM Prodi. Sannino informed the Ambassador that he would be traveling to Tehran next week to meet Deputy FM Jalili and chief nuclear negotiator Larajani to discuss the nuclear issue, Afghanistan and L [...] | 2007-09-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC IR SU SY IT |
07ROME2153 | UNAMID: ITALY CONTRIBUTING C-130 TRANSPORT, [...] (C) S/P David Gordon pressed MFA PolDir Giulio Terzi October 1 to have Italy consider contributing helicopters to UNAMID, per reftel demarche request. Terzi said he thought it was unlikely, but said he would raise the matter at a higher level. Terzi pointed out that Italy had already agreed to [...] | 2007-10-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU IT |
07ROME2285 | CPA IMPLEMENTATION: ITALY PREFERS LATER, [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli October 31 to encourage Italy to host a working-level meeting next week in preparation for a high-level meeting on CPA implementation. Pignatelli said Italy believes that pushing for the high-level meet [...] | 2007-10-31 17:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT |
07ROME331 | ITALIANS AGREED TO SUPPORT MARCH IGAD SUMMIT [...] Poloff spoke with Fabrizio Pignatelli of the Italian MFA Africa Office on February 15 to encourage support for the postponement of the IGAD summit. Pignatelli agreed that a February 20 conference would not provide sufficient time for preparation and adequate participation. He also agreed that [...] | 2007-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SU IT |
07ROME651 | FUNDING DECREE FOR ITALIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [...] March 27, the Italian Senate approved a government decree authorizing calendar year expenditures for "Italian Participation in Humanitarian and International Missions," all of Italy's military missions abroad The full Italian language text of the decree and a detailed English summary are avai [...] | 2007-03-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS EAID PTER NATO UN AF AL LN SU SO |
07ROME903 | DARFUR: ITALY AGREES PRESSURE NEEDED, BUT WANTS [...] (C) Summary. Italy would ultimately support a UNSC sanctions resolution against Sudan, but publicly would like to maintain a neutral position as chair of the UN Sanctions Committee. Given UN Secretary General Ban's heavy involvement in Darfur, which he underlined in a visit to Rome April 18, [...] | 2007-04-30 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO UNSC SU IT |
07SEOUL1965 | ROKG TO CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION FOR HYBRID [...] (C) On June 28, the DCM conveyed reftel objectives encouraging capitals to contribute to expected UN/AU Hybrid Operations in Darfur to Park In-kook, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Operations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The DCM expressed USG appreciati [...] | 2007-07-01 23:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPKO UNSC MASS KS SU |
07SKOPJE333 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS US PLANS FOR SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
07STATE125277 | TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN [...] This Travel Warning for Sudan alerts U.S. citizens to the threat from armed conflicts and warns of continued threats from terrorism in Sudan. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued for Sudan on October 5, 2006. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against all trave [...] | 2007-09-06 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL AF SU |
07STATE125576 | AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ISRAEL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7 - 10. 2. (C) Summary. Dept continues to be concerned about African migrants, asylum seekers, and potential refugees moving from Egypt to Israel -- an issue which is not likely to go away soon and which has already resulted in some [...] | 2007-09-07 14:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EUN IS SU EG |
07STATE145210 | SUDAN - HANDOVER OF LIGHT SUPPORT PACKAGE [...] (U) This is an urgent action request for USUN. Please see paras 4 and 5 for instructions and text of handover document. 2. (U) Background: Per a request by the United Nations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations in late 2006, the Department of State created a contract to provide logistics [...] | 2007-10-17 15:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SU MARR |
07STATE147043 | REQUEST FOR WEEKLY UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department is increasingly concerned about the pace of peacekeeping deployment to Darfur. In order to provide more assistance in speeding deployment, the Department will be meeting more regularly at the Assistant Secretary-level. In order to support [...] | 2007-10-22 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07STATE147491 | URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07STATE147667 | URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] Purpose and Objective: This is an action request. All Embassies on the action line are requested to make a high-level demarche by the Ambassador or the DCM requesting the host country to provide the support listed below for the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID). [...] | 2007-10-23 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07STATE147947 | SUDAN - GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to base its statement at the 24 October 2007 UN Security Council consultations on Sudan on the objectives in paragraph 2. 2. OBJECTIVES: -To stress the linkage of resolution of the Darfur conflict, Comprehensive Peace Agre [...] | 2007-10-23 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07STATE150704 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] This is an action request. The Department authorizes USUN to sponsor and vote in favor of the text in paragraph 2 for the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). The Department instructs USUN to consult with Washington on any [...] | 2007-10-31 02:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07STATE152279 | SUDAN: MFA AMENDMENTS TO DETAINEE TRANSFER [...] (C) In its ref B note verbale, the GOS proposes three amendments to the detainee transfer framework that the USG proposed in the Embassy,s ref D note. The USG seeks clarification of the reasons for the amendments and, more importantly, seeks to persuade the GOS to accept the language propose [...] | 2007-11-02 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL PTER SU |
07STATE155067 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR SAUDI KING ABDULLAH TO PRESSURE [...] (U) PURPOSE. This is an action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C) The Department requests Embassy Riyadh to approach the Saudi government at the highest appropriate level to request that the Saudis intercede with Sudanese President Bashir to urge his c [...] | 2007-11-10 05:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SA SU |
07STATE159362 | SUDAN - SECRETARY TO CONVENE A MINISTERIAL ON THE [...] This is an action request, please see paras. 6-9. Responses are appreciated by Tuesday, November 27 at the latest. 2. (SBU) The United States is deeply concerned that the deadlock between the ruling-National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) over thor [...] | 2007-11-21 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO UN SU PREL PHUM PGOV IGAD IT |
07STATE161824 | SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN [...] Purpose and Objective: This is an action request. Embassy Madrid is requested to make a high-level demarche by the Ambassador to Foreign Minister Moratinos requesting Spain to provide helicopter (number 1 priority) or transport support for the United Nation-African Union Mission in Darfur ( [...] | 2007-11-30 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07STATE162617 | ICC - GUIDANCE FOR SCHEDULED DECEMBER 3 USUN [...] (U) USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during the scheduled USUN working level meeting with ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo on December 3 and for its participation in formal ICC consultations with UNSC members on Sudan on December 5: -- The concerns of the United [...] | 2007-12-03 17:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPKO KJUS PHUM SU |
07STATE163972 | INSTRUCTIONS- TALKING POINTS FOR U/SYG HOLMES [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the December 6 briefing by U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Sir John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank Under-Secretary Holmes for [...] | 2007-12-05 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XA XW SU |
07STATE163979 | SUDAN - TRANSITION OF USG OWNED/OPERATED AMIS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request for USUN. Please see paras 5 and 6 for instructions and text of a note verbale. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) As requested by the UN, the Department of State is preparing to transfer all USG-owned Darfur peacekeeping equipment and facili [...] | 2007-12-06 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU |
07STATE166776 | GUIDANCE FOR 13 DECEMBER 2007 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE. This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to draw upon the following three themes for the United Nations (UN) Security Council consultations on the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on 13 December 2007: A) Welcome the progress between the UN and Government of Sudan (GOS [...] | 2007-12-13 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UN SU |
07STATE170092 | SUDAN - DEMARCHE ON RETAINING UNMIS FORCE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (SBU) Background: The tour of UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Force Commander Lt. General Jasbir Singh Lidder is set to end in January 2008. We understand that Lidder would like to extend his tour of duty with UNMIS and that [...] | 2007-12-26 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SU PREL PKO UN MARR PEACEKEEPINGFORCES |
07STATE36889 | DEMARCHE: URGING TO CHINA TO NOT OPPOSE ON EU [...] Department requests that the Embassy urge China to support, or at least not to oppose, a European Union- sponsored Sudan resolution at the UN Human Rights Council. The Embassy is also requested to voice U.S. opposition to an Algerian-sponsored resolution text that would protect Sudan from cr [...] | 2007-03-22 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMAN PREL PHUM CH SU DARFR |
07STATE56784 | RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMATS FOR FIELD [...] (U) This cable is intended to advertise and recruit individuals to serve four-six month TDY tours in Darfur in support of the Embassy Political Section and Washington's foreign policy objectives in Sudan. S/CRS personnel, with stop-gap support from Embassy political officers, have manned Post [...] | 2007-04-27 16:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AU CJ HO SOCI SU US |
07STATE6191 | SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CRS EYTHAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-3. 2. (SBU) Department requests that Post grant country clearance for S/CRS Eythan Sontag, who will be TDY principally in Darfur for approximately two months in support of peace-process implementation and other Embassy activities in the fi [...] | 2007-01-17 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC KCRS OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU |
07STATE73693 | SUDAN: Additional Sanctions Over Lack of Progress [...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to draw from the following and demarche host governments at the highest level appropriate. --------------------------------------------- ------- OBJECTIVES: Notification of Additional Sanctions and Request to Follow Suit ----------------- [...] | 2007-05-30 02:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN |
07STATE73696 | SUDAN: Additional Sanctions Over Lack of Progress [...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to draw from the following and demarche host governments at the highest level appropriate. Info addressees may use the objectives and background materials at their discretion. --------------------------------------------- -------- Objec [...] | 2007-05-30 02:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD AU UN SU |
07STATE79859 | GUIDANCE FOR UN ENVOY BRIEFING ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw on the following talking points during the June 8 UN Security Council briefing with UN Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson on the political process in Darfur. 2. (SBU) Begin talking points. -- We welcome your efforts to widen support for the Darfur Pe [...] | 2007-06-08 15:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO AU UNSC SU |
07STATE84918 | SUDAN: Response to Egypt's Proposal on the AU/UN [...] Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit sent a verbal message to Secretary Rice on May 10 proposing ideas on how to SIPDIS reinvigorate the Darfur peace process. Please deliver the following letter from Secretary Rice. No signed original will follow. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Please accept [...] | 2007-06-18 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO AU UN SU EG OPDC |
07STOCKHOLM1239 | SWEDEN'S POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (c) During an October 4 tour d'horizon, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall reviewed Sweden's meetings on the margins of the UNGA and its activities and views on key issues: -- Afghanistan. Sweden is considering a proposal from the Finns for the Finns to take over command of the Mazar e [...] | 2007-10-05 15:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW AF CY BM IR IZ YI SU CD |
07TALLINN376 | ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On May 31, we delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and Keiu Saral, MFA Africa Desk Officer. On June 6, Saral informed us that since Estonia has no diplomatic relations with Sudan, it will support the EU's common position th [...] | 2007-06-08 05:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN EN |
07TELAVIV2052 | ISRAEL AND EGYPT REPORTEDLY AGREE ON AFRICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI contacts report that Prime Minister Olmert and Egyptian President Mubarak agreed to a plan for dealing with African refugees during a June 25 summit in Sharm-al-Sheik, Egypt. The proposal, presented by Olmert to a GOI inter-agency meeting on July 1, reportedly includes an E [...] | 2007-07-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UNHCR IS EG SU |
07TELAVIV2410 | DEMARCHE TO GOI ON SUDANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) (Summary) On July 30, Acting Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) informed UNHCR/Israel's Head of Office and Honorary Liaison of the Department's wish to see UNHCR/Geneva take the lead in coordinating a response to the issue of Sudanese and other asylum seekers entering into Israel fro [...] | 2007-08-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM IS EG SU |
07TELAVIV2536 | GOI GIVEN DEMARCHE ON TALKS WITH GOE AND UNHCR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EG IS SU |
07TELAVIV2547 | ISRAEL RETURNS FIRST AFRICANS UNDER OLMERT-MUBARAK [...] (C) (Summary) On August 19, Israel returned 48 Africans (44 from Sudan, 3 from the Ivory Coast, 1 from Somalia) to Egypt, the first such return under what the Israelis assert to be a June 25 Olmert-Mubarak understanding on the handling of Sudanese and other migrants and asylum seekers attemptin [...] | 2007-08-22 11:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EG SU IS |
07TELAVIV2744 | AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ISRAEL [...] (C) Embassy refugee reporting officer (RRO) delivered demarche requested in Reftel A to Simona Halperin, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations and Human Rights. RRO stressed the humanitarian and political importance of formalizing Egypt and Israel's commitments in a UNHCR-mediated [...] | 2007-09-11 14:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EUN IS SU EG |
07TELAVIV2874 | MFA WORRIES ABOUT AFRICAN IN-FLOWS [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Simona Halperin expressed continued concern to Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) and Embassy PolOff September 25 over the problem of sur place refugees from Sudan and other "enemy states" of Israel entering on foo [...] | 2007-09-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNHCR KPAL EG SU IS |
07TELAVIV3525 | KETZIOT PRISON BECOMES HOME TO AFRICAN [...] Summary. Ketziot Prison, in the Negev desert near the Israel-Egypt border, is now home to roughly 1,080 African asylum-seekers. Warden Brigadier General Shlomo Cohen told RefCoord and EmbOffs during a December 5 visit that as many as 250 asylum-seekers enter Israel each week, but that Ketzio [...] | 2007-12-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SU |
07THEHAGUE1035 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SUPPORTING MORE SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Netherlands strongly supports a UNSC resolution on Sudan sanctions and is interested in assisting. The Dutch will send a senior representative next week to South Africa, to discuss Sudan. Should a UNSC resolution fail, the Dutch are prepared to work within the EU for a stron [...] | 2007-06-01 13:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETRD ETTC UN SU NL |
07THEHAGUE1628 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH CAUTIOUS ON PROPOSED IPF [...] (SBU) On September 4, 2007, poloff raised reftel A points with Mr. Alle Dorhout, Chief of the Horn of Africa and West Africa Division at the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Department. Dorhout, on his second day on the job, expressed cautious interest in the proposed Intergovernmental Authority on De [...] | 2007-09-05 09:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SU NL |
07THEHAGUE746 | NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S. [...] (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 w [...] | 2007-04-20 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SU NL |
07THEHAGUE828 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SUPPORTING THE TDRA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 11:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID SU NL |
07THEHAGUE971 | NETHERLANDS/CHINA: FM VERHAGEN'S MAY 16 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen visited Beijing May 16 and met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo, and others. According to the Dutch MFA, discussions focused on Taiwan, Sudan and human rights [...] | 2007-05-23 13:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORG EAGR ETRD EUN PHUM CH SU TW NL |
07TOKYO2329 | JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT HYBRID OPERATION [...] (U) This message contains an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May 23 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto and UN Policy Division Sudan Desk Officer Hirotaka Ishikawa. Fuj [...] | 2007-05-24 04:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU JA |
07TOKYO2728 | JAPAN TO PUSH FOR EFFECTIVE HYBRID OP FRAMEWORK, [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel C demarche June 15 to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto and UN Policy Division Sudan Desk Officer Hirotaka Ishikawa. Ishikawa said that Japan agrees with all of the U.S. concerns about the mandate and the comman [...] | 2007-06-18 02:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU JA |
07TOKYO3592 | MOFA ASKS ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN THE UN-AU HYBRID [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Media reports are premature that Japan will provide 50 billion yen (USD 417 million) to PKOs in Sudan, said MOFA First Africa Division Deputy Director Sotaro Ozaki during a meeting with Embassy Tokyo Political Offi [...] | 2007-08-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PREF SU JA |
07TOKYO391 | JAPAN LEERY OF TRYING TO INFLUENCE AFRICAN UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-29 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA XW SU JA |
07TOKYO659 | A/S SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan views positively recent steps taken by the United States to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process and is hopeful that progress will be made, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda told visiting Assistant Secretary for International [...] | 2007-02-15 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KPAL IS IR LE SU JA |
07TRIPOLI1026 | ABDALLAH YEHIA IS "UNQUESTIONED LEADER" OF SLA/UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Three SLA/Unity representatives visiting Tripoli said December 9 that Abdallah Yehia is the unquestioned leader of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)/Unity branch and that SLA/Unity is open to an agreement with the newly-formed United Revolutionary Front (URF),though serious [...] | 2007-12-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
07TRIPOLI909 | ARAB DONORS' CONFERENCE ON DARFUR [...] (U) The Charge conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Americas Affairs Dr. Ahmed Fituri October 25, urging the GOL to make contributions in a manner supportive of UN and Transitional Darfur Regional Authority efforts in Darfur. Fituri said Ambassador to Khartoum Omar al-Hamdi would repres [...] | 2007-10-25 12:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AL LY |
07TRIPOLI929 | DARFUR TALKS STRUGGLE WITH POOR REBEL ATTENDANCE [...] (C) Summary: UN/AU-led Darfur mediation talks began as announced on October 27 in Sirte, Libya, even in the absence of major political and military leaders from the Darfur rebel movements. The UN/AU leadership is slowly proceeding with a plan to dispatch teams to Juba and Darfur to encourag [...] | 2007-11-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU LY |
07TRIPOLI930 | (C) LIBYA EXTRACTS SUDANESE, ERITREAN PROMISES TO SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 30 meeting with S/E Andrew Natsios, Secretary-General of the Community of Sahal-Saharan States, Mohammad al-Madani, briefed S/E Natsios on Libyan efforts in support of the UN/AU Darfur political process, including extracting an agreement from Sudanese President Ad [...] | 2007-11-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU LY |
07TUNIS122 | AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-26 15:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU TS |
07TUNIS180 | ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS DISCUSS CT COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The January 30-31 Arab League Interior Ministers meeting in Tunis was focused on counter-terrorism cooperation. Voicing support for Lebanon and Iraq, the Council of Arab Interior Ministers also discussed narcotics trafficking, civil protection and road safety. President Ben Ali' [...] | 2007-02-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV IZ SY SU TS |
07TUNIS899 | GOT ASKS WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO DARFUR HYBRID [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) On July 6, Ambassador delivered reftel talking points requesting Tunisian support, in the form of police and/or military observers, for the Darfur Hybrid Operations to MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah. Atallah asked w [...] | 2007-07-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU TS |
07USEUBRUSSELS1500 | EU INTENDS TO SUPPORT TRANSITIONAL DARFUR REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 4 to Koen Vervaeke, Head of Unit for Africa Policy at the EU Council Secretariat. Vervaeke was pleased to hear of U.S. plans to SIPDIS support the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) and said EU support for the TDRA was "in the pipeline." [...] | 2007-05-04 17:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID EUN SU |
07USNATO150 | AU PSC COMMISSIONER DJINNIT ADDRESSES THE NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a disappointing March 2 address to the NAC, African Union Peace and Security Council Commissioner Said Djinnit said the AU "highly appreciated" support received from NATO, including assistance with airlift, capacity building, and "important" lessons learned training, and wel [...] | 2007-03-07 17:23:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS NATO PREL AU SU UN |
07USUNNEWYORK1001 | DPKO REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH THE AU ON [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DPKO U/SYG Guehenno complained that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) still has not made a "strategic decision" to cooperate with UNAMID deployment, as demonstrated by the ongoing delays and continuous stream of "anti-UNAMID pro [...] | 2007-11-09 23:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1004 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: QATAR CALLS FOR SANCTIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an informal meeting of the Sudan Sanctions Committee on November 7, Qatar expressed a strong interest in imposing targeted sanctions on JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim and SLM faction leader Abdelwahid el-Nur for their failure to attend the UN/AU-led Darfur mediation in Tripoli. [...] | 2007-11-12 19:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK1022 | U/SYG GUEHENNO: STILL NO AGREEMENT ON UNAMID TCC [...] (U) SUMMARY: DPKO U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council November 14 that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) has not yet made the strategic decision to cooperate fully with UNAMID deployment. Guehenno said the GOS had not finalized agreement on the UN/AU agreed TCC list, which they received [...] | 2007-11-15 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPAL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1025 | AMIS COMMANDER AGWAI: UNAMID NEEDS ACCOMMODATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: AU Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai told USUN MSC and POL staff November 15 that UNAMID needs additional accommodations and equipment to deploy its forces effectively. Agwai reported that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) continues to insis [...] | 2007-11-15 21:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1027 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --US DPKO Under Secretary General Guehenno met with Sudanese Major General Maghzoub on November 11th in Addis Ababa in an effort to find a way forward with UNAMID deployments. Guehenno briefed the Security Council on November 14 on the details of his meetings. -- [...] | 2007-11-15 21:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNC UN KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK1052 | DARFUR: SYG BAN SAYS BRAZIL AND SPAIN WILL [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with Amb Khalilzad (discussion of Lebanon and Burma covered in septels),SYG Ban Ki-Moon noted that UN Special Envoy Eliason would brief the Security Council next week on developments in Sudan. In the meantime, the SYG noted that he was somewhat encouraged by [...] | 2007-11-20 21:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07USUNNEWYORK1055 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: LONDON CONSIDERING [...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Prompted by Qatar's stated interest in pursuing Security Council sanctions on JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim and SLM faction leader Abdelwahid el-Nur for their failure to attend the UN/AU-led Darfur mediation talks in Sirte, Libya, as [...] | 2007-11-21 20:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK1058 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: CHINA, RUSSIA, INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Sanctions Committee met on October 9, October 30, and November 7 to discuss the recommendations on improving the sanctions regime contained in the Panel of Experts' September report, which included an embargo on the sale of aircraft to the GOS and targeted sanctions on [...] | 2007-11-21 20:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK1061 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --Deployment Update: Chinese officials informed UN Under Secretary General Guehenno that the first elements of 135 SIPDIS engineers would deploy on or about 24 November as part of the Heavy Support Package (HSP). DPKO Force Generation Services (FGS) expects that w [...] | 2007-11-21 21:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNC UNAUS KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK1065 | P-5 DISCUSS SUDAN, BURMA [...] SUMMARY: The P-5 PermReps met on November 21 to discuss Sudan and Burma. On Sudan, the P-3 PermReps advocated for additional pressure on the Sudanese to accept the UNAMID force composition. Ambassador Khalilzad said the challenge was determining how to press and/or incentivize the Sudanese a [...] | 2007-11-23 16:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BU SU |
07USUNNEWYORK107 | SYG BAN DOES LITTLE TO EASE COUNCIL FRUSTRATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his first appearance at a closed Security Council (SC) consultation, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon on February 6 said little SIPDIS to assuage Members' frustration with the slow pace of progress on Darfur. He reported that African Union (AU) Comm [...] | 2007-02-08 15:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK1081 | SYG BAN TALKS TOUGH ON SUDAN, PRAISES ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with Amb. Khalilzad on Nov. 28, SYG Ban reacted positively to the Secretary's planned CPA ministerial (reftel) and said he would be more vocal in criticizing Sudanese President Bashir if Sudan did not improve its cooperation on implementation of the Darfur [...] | 2007-11-28 17:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC SU SR AA |
07USUNNEWYORK1086 | UN: DARFUR POLITICAL AND SECURITY TRACKS STALLED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In back-to-back briefings to the Security Council at a November 27 open debate, Special Envoy Jan Eliasson and DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno told Council members that both the political and security tracks of the Darfur peace process are stalled. Eliasson told the Council he nee [...] | 2007-11-29 13:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPAL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1090 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TORTURE, IDPS, [...] (U) Summary: On October 29, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly heard reports on torture, on the human rights of internally displaced persons, on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, and on the situation of human rights in [...] | 2007-11-29 19:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PREF PTER SU |
07USUNNEWYORK1092 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 29 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --Deployment Update: China has deployed the 135 engineers first elements of its engineer company that is part of the Heavy Support Package (HSP). DPKO Force Generation Services (FGS) expects that with the exception of the Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU),this wi [...] | 2007-11-29 22:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNC UN KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK1098 | UN - GA BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fifth Committee, in formal sessions on November 19 and 20, began its consideration of the proposed budget of $1.478 billion for the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period July 07/June 08. The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ( [...] | 2007-11-30 19:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL SU UNGA |
07USUNNEWYORK1119 | SE NATSIOS URGES ENHANCED PRC ENGAGEMENT ON CPA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 26 meeting with Chinese PermRep Guangya Wang, U.S. Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios urged the Chinese to be more proactive in encouraging Sudan's Government of National Unity to demonstrate flexibility on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreem [...] | 2007-12-05 15:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1120 | UN SPECIAL ENVOY OUTLINES NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios told UN Special Envoy Jan Eliasson November 26 that the UN-AU, rather than the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS),must take the lead in promoting a convergence of the Darfur rebel positions. Natsios warned that hard-line SPLM elem [...] | 2007-12-05 15:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1128 | SYG BAN ON AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, SUDAN, BURMA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with AMB Khalilzad on December 5, SYG Ban said he is ready to accommodate the U.S. on Paddy Ashdown's candidacy as SRSG for Afghanistan, but could not accept a dual UN-NATO appointment. Ban agreed to issue a statement urging the Lebanese to move forward wit [...] | 2007-12-05 21:18:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1132 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 6 [...] (C) SUMMARY: --Deployment Update: China Engineers and Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU),remain the only HSP units arriving in calendar year 2007. --TCC Update: Still no firm pledge of helicopters or transport units. --Contracting Issues: UN plans to assume Operations and Maintenanc [...] | 2007-12-06 22:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1149 | UNSC: U/SYG ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (U) On December 6 John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed an open session of the Security Council following his recent mission to Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia (as well as Nairobi, Kenya to meet with donors and UN staff working [...] | 2007-12-11 14:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF UNSC SO SU ET |
07USUNNEWYORK1154 | UN REPORTS PROGRESS WITH GOS ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: SYG Deputy Chief of Staff Kim Won Soo and DPKO Darfur Planning Director Mike Gaoutte told AMB Wolcott on December 10 that the UN and the Government of the Sudan (GOS) made progress on resolving outstanding UNAMID deployment issues during a December 8 meeting in Lisbon. According t [...] | 2007-12-11 22:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1166 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- HSP Deployment update: Equipment for the Chinese engineering unit is still in transit. Bangladesh and Nigeria have not yet provided a load list from which the UN can contract air movement. The UN is conducting a PDV with Pakistan this week. Egypt has submitted a load list and [...] | 2007-12-13 22:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK117 | UNSC/SUDAN: SOUTH NEEDS AS MUCH ATTENTION AS WEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General (SYG) Guehenno told the UN Security Council (SC) at February 8 consultations that the international community had a crucial role to play in ensuring full implementation of the Comprehensive [...] | 2007-02-09 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK1176 | UN: UNAMID WILL BE AMIS IN BLUE BERETS IN FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN A/SYG Edmond Mulet told the Security Council on December 13 that UN-GOS meetings in Lisbon and Khartoum had resulted in the release of UNAMID communications equipment impounded at al-Fasher airport, an agreement from the GOS to accept helicopters from any country approved by th [...] | 2007-12-14 23:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1191 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS [...] (C) On December 7 Italian PermRep and Chairman of the Sudan Sanctions Committee Marcello Spatafora reported to the Security Council on the Committee's discussion of the Sudan Panel of Experts, October report, which examined the implementation of the sanctions regime over the past year. The Cha [...] | 2007-12-20 16:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK1200 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 20 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: -- HSP Deployment Update: Equipment for the Chinese engineering unit is still in transit; Bangladesh and Nigeria have not yet provided a load list from which the UN can contract air movement. The UN concluded a pre-d [...] | 2007-12-20 21:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK1211 | DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO CONCERNED ABOUT UNAMID WEAKNESS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At a December 17 working lunch at UN Headquarters, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and U/SYG for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean Marie Guehenno reviewed problems with the deployment of peacekeepers to Darfur (UNAMID). Guehenno said that he continued to be concerned about TCC s [...] | 2007-12-26 18:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS KV AF |
07USUNNEWYORK1221 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 27 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: --Deployment Update: Chinese Engineers and Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU) are the only Heavy Support Package units arriving in calendar year 2007. UN DPKO expects the remainder of the HSP units [...] | 2007-12-28 13:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC AF SU |
07USUNNEWYORK134 | DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO BLAMES SLOW DARFUR PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant-Secretary Silverberg met with United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General (SYG) Guehenno on February 8 to discuss Department concerns on Darfur progress, including candidates for Special Representative and Force Commander for the h [...] | 2007-02-15 21:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK136 | (S) SYG BAN KI-MOON CONSIDERING IRAQ VISIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 8 meeting with IO A/S Silverberg, UN DPA Middle East Advisor Michael Williams said SYG Ban Ki-Moon is considering a stopover in Iraq in connection with his participation in the March 28 Arab League meeting in Riyadh. SYG Ban is also considering visits to Egy [...] | 2007-02-15 22:29:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK149 | A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FM KUBIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 20 meeting with Slovak FM Jan Kubis, IO A/S Silverberg and Acting Permrep Wolff advised FM Jan Kubis that the U.S. would not look favorably on any Slovak action that undermined UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo in the Security Council. Kubi [...] | 2007-02-22 23:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK15 | SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH JAN ELIASSON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 5 meeting with Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN Special Envoy Jan Eliasson said his immediate priorities for addressing the Darfur crisis were reducing the ongoing violence and finding a way to restart the political process. Natsios listed actions by [...] | 2007-01-11 22:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK156 | DARFUR: USG AND UN GET READY TO TEST BASHIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S Silverberg expressed on February 20 to UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Guehenno U.S. support for UN candidates for leadership positions in the Darfur hybrid operation. The A/S also pushed for deployment of advance elements of the Heavy Support Package (HSP) in ord [...] | 2007-02-27 23:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK161 | UNSC MOVING CAUTIOUSLY ON UN PEACEKEEPING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At February 27 consultations, a majority of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members advocated a go-slow approach toward UN peacekeeping in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),mindful of Chadian President Deby's attitude toward deployment, which so far has been eq [...] | 2007-03-01 14:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD ET PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK166 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: UK AND FRENCH REACTIONS TO US [...] (C) Summary and action request: USUN delivered reftel demarche February 28, sharing with the UK and France the names of Sudanese we propose for sanctions per UNSCR 1591 (2005). The UK expressed concern that the senior rank of one target would provoke Russian and Chinese opposition at the outs [...] | 2007-03-02 18:51:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL UNSC ETTC SU |
07USUNNEWYORK168 | AU PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSIONER DJINNIT CALLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Said Djinnit told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in an informal meeting on February 28 that he was in New York to finalize modalities with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) on all three phases of Darf [...] | 2007-03-02 22:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CD ET PGOV PREL SO SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK18 | DPKO SAYS NO PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN CHAD/CAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After unusually testy exchanges with some Security Council Members at January 10 consultations over accusations that the United Nations was dragging its feet on deployment of forces to eastern Chad and northeastern Central African Republic (CAR),the UN Department of Peacekeeping [...] | 2007-01-12 15:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK193 | DARFUR DEPLOYMENT: THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Most every element of Darfur deployment is frustrated by political and physical realities: supporting infrastructure for light support package (LSP) military and civilian officials is inadequate, and AMIS has refused to integrate even the relative few who have arrived; constructio [...] | 2007-03-12 10:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK194 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: FRENCH REACTION TO US NAMES [...] (C) Summary: French support for targeted sanctions in Sudan will be predicated on an expected positive effect on the ground in Darfur. Paris feels that USG proposed sanctions targets are of too senior a rank to have a productive effect, and expressed concern that targeting individuals under [...] | 2007-03-12 17:20:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL UNSC ETTC SU |
07USUNNEWYORK197 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: INITIAL MARKERS ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: During the March 8 informal meeting of the Sudan Sanctions Committee delegations gave early indications of their positions on new sanctions in Sudan. The UK, supported by USUN, argued that the strategy of constructively engaging the Government of Sudan (GOS) had not been success [...] | 2007-03-12 20:01:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL UNSC ETTC SU |
07USUNNEWYORK198 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: P5 AMBASSADORS DISCUSS SUDAN [...] (C) UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry convened a meeting of P5 Ambassadors on March 6 to discuss imposing new sanctions on Sudan. In attendance were Chinese PermRep Wang, Russian PermRep Churkin, French Political Counselor Nicolas de Riviere, and USUN Ambassador Sanders. Jones Parry argued that i [...] | 2007-03-12 23:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU |
07USUNNEWYORK227 | UNSC/DARFUR: MEMBERS DISAPPOINTED WITH BASHIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At March 19 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Peacekeeping Operations Guehenno stressed that the three-phase package of Darfur peacekeeping operations was "indivisible," with its proposals "interlinked and interdependent." [...] | 2007-03-21 00:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK254 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS [...] (U) Mission clearance is granted for Special Envoy of the President for Sudan Andrew S. Natsios and Chief of Staff Andrew W. Steinfeld, for meetings with United Nations leadership as well as with USUN and foreign Mission leadership, on Monday, April 2, 2007. 2. (U) United Nations badges and [...] | 2007-03-29 22:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SU UNSC ARSO |
07USUNNEWYORK259 | UN FORCE IN CHAD: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a private meeting with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Minister of External Affairs of Chad Ahmad Allam-mi stressed the GOC was still in the "exploratory phase" of its deliberations on possible UN peacekeeping in eastern Chad and was open to discussion on the mili [...] | 2007-03-30 23:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK268 | UNSC/DARFUR: SE NATSIOS MEETINGS ON APRIL 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy of the President for Sudan Andrew Natsios met on April 2 with United Nations leadership to discuss the state of play in New York on Darfur in the wake of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh. Despite a sense of frustration at Sudanese President Bashir's continued stall [...] | 2007-04-05 16:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK269 | UNSC: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN, CHAD AND CAR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 4 Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council on his recent mission to Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (CAR). Despite the wide agenda topic, "Situation in Africa," Holmes' presentation focused on the three coun [...] | 2007-04-06 12:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU CD CT UNSC |
07USUNNEWYORK272 | UN/DARFUR: POTENTIAL SYG-DPKO DIVIDE ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY. There seems to be a crack of daylight between the thinking of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon and Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) leadership regarding next steps on dealing with the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) on Darfur. Despite [...] | 2007-04-09 19:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK28 | SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES ADVANCE MISSION TO [...] (U) On January 16 the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) requesting the Secretary-General to deploy an advance mission to Chad and the Central African Republic to lay the political groundwork for an eventual multidimensional UN presence in those [...] | 2007-01-16 23:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD SU |
07USUNNEWYORK282 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE MEETS WITH EXPERTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts briefed the Sudan Sanctions Committee on April 10 on its interim report, which highlighted ongoing violations of the arms embargo by the rebels and the GOS, and GOS offensive overflights in Darfur and use of white aircraft bearing the UN logo, all of whic [...] | 2007-04-11 21:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK284 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS [...] (U) Mission clearance is granted for Special Envoy of the President for Sudan Andrew S. Natsios and Chief of Staff Andrew W. Steinfeld for meetings with United Nations Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson and Department of Peacekeeping Operations Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno, on [...] | 2007-04-12 12:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SU UNSC ARSO |
07USUNNEWYORK295 | UNSC/DARFUR: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AFTER APRIL 9 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At April 12 consultations, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Members welcomed news of the apparent "success" enjoyed by Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Dmitry Titov at the April 9 UN/African Union (AU)/Sudanese Government of National Uni [...] | 2007-04-16 16:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK30 | DARFUR: P-3 AND DPKO FOCUS ON AU SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. P-3 principals and DPKO chief Guehenno agreed on January 15 that the January 29-30 African Union Summit presents an important opportunity for achieving clarity on the way forward in Darfur. USUN and UKUN principals pushed Guehenno to use scheduled high-level UN-AU meetings on Jan [...] | 2007-01-17 22:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF KPKO CD SU |
07USUNNEWYORK305 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: FRENCH SEEK US REACTION ON [...] (C) Action Request: On March 15 the French shared with USUN Sanctions Unit a list of individuals that Paris would support for additional targeted sanctions in Sudan (Ref email). During the April 17 P3 meeting on the joint US-UK draft Sudan sanctions resolution, French PolOff Clement LeClerc r [...] | 2007-04-19 18:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK317 | UNSC/SUDAN: NO CLEAR SUPPORT FOR 3-MONTH UNMIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Taye Brook-Zerihoun briefed the SIPDIS United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at April 23 consultations on the status of the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreemen [...] | 2007-04-24 23:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK318 | UNSC/DARFUR: STILL NO HYBRID CLARITY AFTER AU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. High-level United Nations (UN),African Union (AU) and Member State officials participated in an April 16 informal meeting on Darfur intended to allow an exchange of views on next steps on the political, peacekeeping and humanitarian tracks. UN and AU leadership concurred that [...] | 2007-04-24 23:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK320 | UNSC/DARFUR: DPKO DISCUSSES HYBRID COMMAND AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 16 meeting with United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Jean-Marie Guehenno, the USG pushed for clarity on issues of command and control of the third stage of the three-phase Darfur peacekeeping plan outlined in [...] | 2007-04-25 00:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK340 | UNSC/SUDAN: UNMIS MANDATE EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 31 [...] (SBU) Following last-minute negotiations with the Qatari Mission on the draft resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS),the UN Security Council unanimously adopted the text on April 30 as UNSC resolution 1755 (2007); text in Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) In [...] | 2007-05-01 15:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK36 | DPA REQUESTS USG HELP ENGAGING CHADIAN ARMED [...] (SBU) At a January 19 meeting with USUN Ambassador Sanders, United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh requested U.S. assistance in engaging with the Chadian armed opposition when the UN's advance mission deploys to N'Djamena. He said that the Dep [...] | 2007-01-22 15:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CD SU UNSC |
07USUNNEWYORK368 | P5 AGREE TO COOPERATE ON SUDAN AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (SBU) On May 10, Ambassador Khalilzad convened his first meeting of the Permanent Five United Nations Security Council Members (UNSC). Members welcomed Ambassador Khalilzad's commitment to begin regular P5 consultations and to make use of this forum to advance shared goals and harmonize posit [...] | 2007-05-12 00:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO YI UNMIK |
07USUNNEWYORK370 | SUDAN: BENCHMARKS FOR DARFUR - P3 AMBASSADORS MEET [...] U.S., U.K. and French ambassadors met with Under Secretary General Guehenno on Friday, May 4, to discuss benchmarks for Darfur. The three ambassadors conveyed the need to see quick progress on the political, security, and humanitarian fronts. They encouraged Guehenno to show results soon beca [...] | 2007-05-14 19:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK374 | IN MEETING WITH P3 SYG BAN STILL CAUTIOUS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 11 meeting with Permanent Three Security Council Members, United Nations Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon seemed defensive about his emphasis on the political process as the appropriate way to proceed on Darfur. While SYG Ban agreed joint and/or individual pressure [...] | 2007-05-14 22:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO YI UNMIK |
07USUNNEWYORK385 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the May 9 and 15 meetings of the Sudan Sanctions Committee China, Russia, Indonesia, Qatar, and Congo insisted that progress in the peace process made further sanctions inappropriate, while USUN, the UK, France, Belgium, and Slovakia expressed support for broader sanctions. [...] | 2007-05-17 23:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
07USUNNEWYORK391 | UNSC MISSION TO AFRICA WILL INCLUDE SUDAN [...] (SBU) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met on May 16 and 17 to discuss the draft itinerary and terms of reference (TOR) for its Mission to Africa in June. In the May 16 discussion Members agreed in principle that the UK and South Africa would co-chair the visits to Addis Ababa and A [...] | 2007-05-19 00:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET PGOV PREL SU UNSC |
07USUNNEWYORK399 | RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) PolMinsCouns and Poloff delivered ref A and B points to United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant-Secretary General Hedi Annabi, DPKO Africa Division Director Dmitry Titov, DPKO Military Planning Service Chief Ian Sinclair and DPKO Office of Mission Suppo [...] | 2007-05-21 23:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PREL SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK400 | UNSC/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY ELIASSON TELLS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In back-to-back meetings with Ambassador Khalilzad and with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Permanent Five Members on May 17, UN Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Jan Eliasson recommended the Council set high markers for all parties to the Darfur peace process to help move [...] | 2007-05-21 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK405 | P5 WITH BAN, 5/18: SUDAN, DPKO RESTRUCTURING AND [...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with P-5 Ambassadors on May 18. Ban noted that he had some way still to go to complete his high level appointments. He urged the Council to be cautious in moving forward with sanctions against Sudan lest it undermine the current "credible progr [...] | 2007-05-23 00:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KUNR AORC UNGA SU |
07USUNNEWYORK407 | SYG ASKS USG TO HOLD OFF ON SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) This cable contains a recommendation; please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) In a May 23 meeting, United Nations Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon gave Ambassador Khalilzad the "good news" that he and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare had agreed earlier in the day on the draft [...] | 2007-05-24 00:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK435 | NO SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1706 AS HYBRID BASIS FOR [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad convened a June 1 meeting of the Security Council Permanent Three Members to deliver ref A points. Participating in the meeting were UK Permanent Representative (PR) Emyr Jones Parry, UN Counsellor Paul Johnston, French Charge Jean-Marie Lacroix, French Counsellor Nic [...] | 2007-06-01 20:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | CD CT PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK455 | UNSC/SUDAN: PREVIEW OF JUNE 7 ICC BRIEFING [...] (SBU) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division Director Beatrice Le Fraper du Hellen previewed for Poloff International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's June 7 briefing on June 6. Le Frapeur said Ocampo's main message would be t [...] | 2007-06-07 14:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KJUS |
07USUNNEWYORK490 | UNSC/DARFUR: GNU ACCEPTANCE OF HYBRID DEEPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his June 13 briefing to the Security Council, Department of Peacekeeping Operations Under-Secretary-General Guehenno confirmed Sudanese acceptance of the hybrid operation for Darfur after "comprehensive clarifications" on the June 5 UN-African Union (AU) report. The Suda [...] | 2007-06-15 20:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK563 | AU/UN HYBRID IN DARFUR: NARROWING DIFFERENCES [...] (C) This message updates on the current state of play in pre-negotiations on the draft Security Council resolution likely to be tabled July 11 by the UK and Ghana mandating the African Union (AU) - United Nations (UN) hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur. This message contains a recommendat [...] | 2007-07-11 00:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK573 | U.S. OFFICIALS BRIEF UNSYG ON PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE [...] (C) White House CEQ Chairman Connaughton and Under Secretary Dobriansky briefed UN Secretary-General Ban on the SIPDIS President's May 31 climate change initiative (reftel) during a June 18 meeting at the UN. Connaughton and Dobriansky clarified the USG goals and how the initiative would c [...] | 2007-07-13 19:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KGHG SENV PREL KPKO SU |
07USUNNEWYORK579 | KHARTOUM TIGHTENS GRIP ON AU AND UNSC OVER HYBRID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The extent of the influence of Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) over the hybrid draft resolution was apparent during July 13 meetings at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in which African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare participated. In a private mee [...] | 2007-07-16 22:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK580 | UNSC/DARFUR: HYBRID JOINT SPECIAL REP SEEMS SHAKY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 16 discussion with Ambassador Khalilzad, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Rodolphe Adada offered no assurance that he would be able to reconcile competing strategic directives from the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) over administration of the hybrid o [...] | 2007-07-16 22:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK596 | STILL NO CLEAR UN PLAN FOR CHAD/CAR PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At July 13 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General Guehenno revealed a revised proposal for deployment of UN civilian police and Chadian gendarmes in eastern Chad/northeastern CAR, based around a [...] | 2007-07-20 23:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK598 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 19, USUN delivered ref A demarche and Note Verbale to United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Office of Mission Support Assistant-Secretary-General Jane Holl Lute. Holl Lute shared USG impatience over stalled deployment of the two AMIS infantry batta [...] | 2007-07-20 23:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK6 | SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH UN DPKO GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 5 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno said the UN is making progress in implementing phases one and two of the Addis/Abuja framework. Full implementation, however, will require greater clarity on the UN/AU hybrid command ph [...] | 2007-01-09 22:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK63 | DPKO URGES PRESSURE ON BASHIR, KONARE TO ASSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. USUN Ambassador Sanders delivered ref A points to United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Hedi Annabi on January 25, stressing our interest in helping DPKO to identify and deploy as early as possible any and all elements of t [...] | 2007-01-26 00:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK632 | UNSC UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS HYBRID RESOLUTION [...] (U) At a July 31 public meeting, the United Nations Security Council adopted the draft resolution authorizing the hybrid UN-African Union (AU) peacekeeping operation for Darfur. The resolution was co-sponsored by Belgium, Congo, France, Italy, Peru, Slovakia and the UK, and was adopted unanim [...] | 2007-08-02 00:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK636 | DPKO SEEKS P5 HELP AGAINST SUDAN'S OBSTACLES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an August 1 meeting of P5 Ambassadors, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General Guehenno solicited P5 bilateral engagement with the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) on the issue of GNU restrictions on movement of goods and flight clearan [...] | 2007-08-03 00:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK656 | UNSC WELCOMES ARUSHA PROGRESS AND LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At August 9 United Nations Security Council consultations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations Assistant-Secretary-General Hedi Annabi heralded the positive atmosphere at August 3-6 Arusha consultations, which represented the first meeting of all key leaders in the Darfur conf [...] | 2007-08-09 23:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK667 | FRENCH PERMREP PLEDGES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH USUN [...] (C) Amb Khalilzad greeted newly-arrived French PermRep Jean-Maurice Ripert for a courtesy call on August 10. Ripert began the meeting by declaring bluntly that U.S.-French relations "are not what they should be," and that although the two countries might disagree, the "ways of disagreement sh [...] | 2007-08-14 15:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC IR KO LE SU |
07USUNNEWYORK672 | POST CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRAVEL TO USUN [...] (U) Post clearance is granted per reftel request for travel to USUN on Thursday, August 16, for consultations on UNSCR 1769 and related issues. 2. (U) The tentative schedule for reftel delegation includes 0900-1200 DPKO meetings, a 1400-1530 UN Force Generation Service meeting, a 15:45-16:4 [...] | 2007-08-15 16:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK676 | READ-OUT OF MEETINGS WITH SYG BAN ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) In an August 14 meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon discussed his upcoming SIPDIS September 2-4 visit to Sudan, which would also include stops in Chad and Libya. The SYG hoped by the time of his trip, United Nations (UN) Special Envoy Eliasson and A [...] | 2007-08-15 22:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK695 | CHAD/CAR: UN URGES COUNCIL TO "TRUST BUT VERIFY" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At August 21 consultations, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi advised the Security Council to "trust but verify" plans for peacekeeping in eastern Chad and northeastern Central African Republic (CAR),given Chadian President [...] | 2007-08-21 22:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK733 | UN A/S MULET BRIEFS ON UNMIS, EXPRESSES CONCERN ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. New Assistant Secretary for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet delivered two separate briefings to the UNSC on September 7 regarding recent developments with the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). Follow [...] | 2007-09-08 00:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC CG SU |
07USUNNEWYORK747 | SYG BAN BRIEFS THE COUNCIL ON UN/AU POL PROCESS, [...] (U) SUMMARY: SYG Ban Ki-Moon briefed the UNSC September 12 on his recent travels to Sudan, Chad and Libya and provided an update on UNAMID deployment. SYG Ban asked for UNSC members to support the planned meeting between the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Darfur rebel groups to be [...] | 2007-09-13 14:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC SU |
07USUNNEWYORK750 | UNAMID IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE AND TIMELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPKO Military Planning Division Acting Director Major General (MG) Five briefed UNSC Military Advisors September 10 on UNAMID implementation. Topics included current status of deployments of the AMIS battalions, the Light Support Package (LSP),the Heavy Support Package (HSP) an [...] | 2007-09-13 19:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNSC |
07USUNNEWYORK763 | BAN ON DARFUR, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, QUARTET [...] (C) During his monthly lunch with Security Council PermReps September 17, SYG Ban promised an increased UN role in Afghanistan and Iraq and reported the Italians may provide the aviation assets necessary to support UNAMID deployment. He also said the September 23 Quartet meeting should not be [...] | 2007-09-18 00:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPAL SU AF IZ |
07USUNNEWYORK860 | UN HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) The 19-member UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country held its 234th meeting on October 5, 2007. USUN Counselor for Host Country Affairs represented the United States. Over a dozen non-Committee Member States participated as observers. There were no requests for specific items [...] | 2007-10-12 19:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP UNAUS IT SU IV |
07USUNNEWYORK883 | DARFUR: LSP HANDOVER CONCLUDED, AMIS SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN carried out reftel instructions on October 17, executing a Light Support Package (LSP) handover document and delivering a note verbale detailing extended U.S. assistance to AMIS during the transition to UNAMID. UN officials were fully cooperative regarding the handover docume [...] | 2007-10-18 22:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
07USUNNEWYORK886 | SYG BAN PRESSES SUDAN TO ACCEPT HYBRID FORCE IN [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad on October 18, SYG Ban Ki-Moon said he had urged AU Chair Konare, as well as Nigerian, Egyptian, Senegalese, and Rwandan officials, to press Sudanese President Bashir to accept the hybrid troops on offer. He also said he plans to urge South Afric [...] | 2007-10-19 14:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
07USUNNEWYORK895 | DARFUR: RWANDANS DRIVING HARD APC BARGAIN WITH UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With United States Air Force C-17's standing by on October 19 in Kigali to facilitate transport to Darfur, a Rwandan infantry battalion balked at boarding. The Rwandans wanted an assurance that any damage in Darfur to the 18 armored personnel carriers they were bringing with th [...] | 2007-10-20 00:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
07USUNNEWYORK927 | SYG BAN: UN NEEDS HELP WITH BASHIR, UNAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: SYG Ban Ki-Moon told AMB Khalilzad in a October 25 meeting that the UN needs assistance in convincing Sudanese President Bashir to cooperate with UNAMID deployment and to convince troop contributing countries to provide additional aviation and transport capabili [...] | 2007-10-29 14:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07USUNNEWYORK931 | BAN WANTS U.S. HELP TO ENGAGE SAUDIS WITH BASHIR [...] (C) Over lunch on October 29, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Ambassador Khalilzad discussed Sudan, Burma and UN reform (septel). ----- SUDAN ----- 2. (C) SYG Ban said he was losing patience with President Bashir. Ban has asked a wide range of member states including South Africa [...] | 2007-10-29 22:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC BM SU |
07USUNNEWYORK951 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Darfur deployment update: --AMIS Force Commander has yet to request in writing that contracted US military advisors continue in their current positions; --The first of the High Ranking Operational & Technical Advisory Team (HROTAT) visits began this week with UN personnel trav [...] | 2007-11-01 23:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF SU UNC KPKO UN |
07USUNNEWYORK964 | DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO TRAVELING TO ADDIS FOR MEETING [...] (C) UN SYG Ban informed Amb Khalilzad Nov 6 that U/SYG for Peacekeeping Guehenno is traveling shortly to Addis Ababa to meet with Sudanese Major General Maghzoub to discuss technical issues related to the implementation of UNAMID. Ban and Guehenno are cautiously optimistic that this meeting c [...] | 2007-11-06 22:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
07USUNNEWYORK980 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT NOVEMBER 8 [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMB Wolcott met with DPKO U/SYG Guehenno November 8 to discuss UNAMID deployment. Guehenno reported that Sudanese Major General had backpedaled on his promise to meet in Addis Ababa after the UN communicated that the meeting would be primarily technical and not an opportunity to [...] | 2007-11-08 23:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNC UN KPKO |
07USUNNEWYORK999 | DPKO: SUDAN QUIETLY SLOWING COMPONENTS OF UNAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Department of Peacekeeping Officials have reported to USUN that the Government of Sudan (GOS) is hindering UNAMID deployment in a variety of ways. Per DPKO, Sudanese officials have delayed agreement on force composition, failed to facilitate land and water rights in many areas [...] | 2007-11-09 22:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
07VATICAN24 | HOLY SEE: NEW NUNCIO TO SUDAN [...] Pope Benedict XVI has appointed 53 year-old career diplomat, Monsignor Leo Boccardi, as papal nuncio in Sudan. Boccardi replaces Archbishop Dominique Mamberti who became Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., foreign minister) SIPDIS last September. To date, Boccardi has been serving [...] | 2007-01-25 08:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR KISL SU VT |
07VATICAN76 | POPE BEMOANS SITUATION IN IRAQ; SPEAKS OUT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Pope Benedict claimed "nothing positive" was coming from an Iraq "torn apart by continual slaughter" in his widely-publicized Easter address April 8. Following intensive lobbying by Post, the pontiff broke the Holy See's silence on Zimbabwe, decrying the "grievous crisis" in that country [...] | 2007-04-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IZ ZI LE SU VT |
07VATICAN96 | HOLY SEE EMPHASIZES BALANCE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND [...] (C) Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with officials from the Holy See and from Vatican-affiliated NGO Sant'Egidio May 22 regarding war crimes issues. The Holy See concurred with Williamson's assessment that a one-size-fits-all approach was sub-optimal when addre [...] | 2007-06-13 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KAWC SOCI VT RW BY SU CG |
07VIENNA1649 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: ADDITIONAL U.S. [...] (C) Acting EconPol Counselor met on June 14 with Caroline Gudenus, Head of the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Division (DAS-level),to discuss recent USG sanctions and press for Austrian support for targeted bilateral and/or EU sanctions on Sudan. Gudenus expressed skepticism as to the efficacy of [...] | 2007-06-20 16:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU AU |
08ABUJA2118 | NIGERIA'S FORCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNAMID AND AMISOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 meeting with DATT and Poloff, Defense Headquarters Director of Peacekeeping Operations Major General F.N. Osokogu confirmed that the GON will meet its stated commitments to deploy troops to UNAMID and AMISOM. He shared a number of details about the status of t [...] | 2008-10-27 17:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU NI |
08ACCRA1536 | November 2008 Joint US-UNHCR Resettlement Mission to Chad [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the joint US-UNHCR Resettlement Mission to Chad, all partners concluded that it is both appropriate and possible to begin a resettlement program for Darfur refugees in Eastern Chad and Central African Republic refugees in Southern Chad. Despite significant logistical chall [...] | 2008-12-04 17:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SU CD |
08ACCRA477 | EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR HASHIM MOHAMED ZAKARIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Hashim Mohamed Zakaria, a citizen of Sudan of Massalit ethnicity, born November 25, 1977, in Dofor Gadida, Darfur, Sudan, for refugee processing. Zakaria has provided convincing evidence to us that he fled Sudan due to well-founded fear of persecution [...] | 2008-04-04 12:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH SU |
08ACCRA751 | June 9 Darfuri Asylum Seekers: Ambassador's Meeting with [...] (SBU) On June 9, the Ambassador met with Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) Chair Emmanuel Bentil Owusu, GRB Secretary Mummuni Abdulai Bawumia, UNHCR Accra Representative Aida Haile Mariam, UNHCR Protection Officer Paulette Dadey, and UNHCR Durable Solutions Officer Senai Terrefe to discuss the situatio [...] | 2008-06-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SU GH |
08ADDISABABA2478 | ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Ethiopian Air Force Chief of Staff Major General Molla Hailemariam Alemayehu told SAO and PolOff on August 28 that Ethiopia was prepared to provide four MI-35 HIND helicopter gunships and two MI-17 HIP transport helicopters for the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeeping f [...] | 2008-09-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU ET |
08ADDISABABA2658 | SE WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES SUDAN WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on August 8 told visiting Special Envoy for Sudan Williamson that Ethiopia was preparing to send four helicopter gunships to Darfur, and that two additional helicopters could be provided with assistance for upgrades or if the United Nations rel [...] | 2008-09-24 11:57:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO SU ET |
08ADDISABABA277 | SUDAN: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA ON SUDANESE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On February 1, Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told Ambassador, AF/SPG Director Lauren Landis, and PolOffs that he expected Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor to be able to help improve relations between the United States and Sudan. Tekeda note [...] | 2008-02-05 14:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ET SU |
08ADDISABABA2801 | ETHIOPIAN UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS REPORT #1 [...] (C/NF) Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) foreign liaison officer Brigadier General Hassan told the DATT on October 2 that the ENDF has an advance element of 360 troops in Darfur which includes infantry and engineers. However, the first battalion's equipment has yet to arrive in Darfur [...] | 2008-10-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO SU ET |
08ADDISABABA286 | ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER AND PRIME [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On January 31, Assistant Secretary Frazer met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a broad ranging 100 minute discussion on Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, and the Eritrean border. Also in attendance were Ambassador Yamamoto, Ambassador Courville, Sudan S/E Will [...] | 2008-02-06 07:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS PNAT MOPS KPKO ET ER SO SU KE |
08ADDISABABA2944 | ETHIOPIAN UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS REPORT #2 [...] (C) Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Chief of Staff General Samora told the DATT on October 23 that Ethiopia was now planning to send only five MI-24/35 HIND helicopter gunships to Darfur as part of its United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) deployment package. Samora also said th [...] | 2008-10-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU ET |
08ADDISABABA3296 | PRIME MINISTER MELES EXPLAINS SOMALIA WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles praised U.S. relations as vital to regional security and Ethiopia's efforts to fight poverty, during the visit by Senator Inhofe, who was accompanied by Congressmen Miller, Neugebauer and Aderholt. Prime Minister Meles particularly praised our bilateral intel [...] | 2008-12-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID ET SO SU |
08ADDISABABA3475 | ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles told the Ambassador on December 31 that Ethiopia is perplexed by UN delays with Ethiopia's deployment to Darfur. Meles argued that Ethiopia will abide by any decisions made by the UN because Ethiopia is committed to Darfur operations. This is born out of deep concerns [...] | 2008-12-31 15:47:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MASS PREL ET SU |
08AMMAN2187 | JORDAN ON DARFUR: JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, BUT HOW? [...] (C) In a July 20 meeting with Charge, Foreign Minister Bashir - just returned from the July 19 Arab League (AL) Ministerial in Cairo - stressed that the AL had found the "unbalanced" position of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Ocampo vis-a-vis Sudan to be "unacceptable" (re [...] | 2008-07-21 06:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU JO |
08ANKARA148 | TURKEY: SUDANESE PRESIDENT'S VISITS GARNERS HARSH [...] (C) Summary: Sudanese President Bashir met with President Gul and Energy Minister Guler during his controversial January 21 trip to Ankara. President Gul urged Sudan to cooperate with the international community to find a solution to Darfur, pushing Bashir to make the United Nations-African U [...] | 2008-01-24 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU SU |
08ANKARA489 | TURKEY: NO PLANS TO SELL ARMS TO SUDAN; [...] (C) In the read-out of Sudanese President al-Bashir's January 21 visit to Ankara (reftel),MFA Africa Section Chief Aykut Kumaroglu denied media reports that Turkey has any immediate plans to supply Sudan with military equipment. Kumaroglu did acknowledge that the two sides are seeking to expa [...] | 2008-03-13 08:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA PGOV PREL SU TU |
08ASMARA158 | SPLM OFFICIAL: ARREST, TORTURE AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: On March 13, DCM met with Amar Najm Eddine al-Jak (Amar),a Khartoum spokesman for the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),who had been spirited from Sudan to Asmara by the SPLM after being arrested and tortured by Sudanese National Security services (reftel). Amar relay [...] | 2008-03-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREF SU ER |
08ASMARA160 | CHINESE REPORTEDLY FUNDING CHADIAN OPPOSITION [...] (C) On March 13, DCM met with Amar Najm Eddine al-Jak (Amar),a Khartoum spokesman for the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),who had been spirited from Sudan to Asmara by the SPLM after being arrested and tortured by Sudanese National Security services (reftel). In the meeting, Am [...] | 2008-03-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD CH ER |
08ASMARA161 | SUDANESE PRISON OFFICIALS HOODWINK AMNESTY [...] (C) On March 13, DCM met with Amar Najm Eddine al-Jak (Amar),a Khartoum spokesman for the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),who had been spirited from Sudan to Asmara by the SPLM after being arrested and tortured by Sudanese National Security services (reftel). In the meeting, Am [...] | 2008-03-26 08:48:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREF SU ER ET |
08ASMARA20 | SUSPICIOUS NASAIR [...] (C) An Asmara-based European ambassador told the ambassador January 11 that Nasair, a relatively new and shadowy airline based in Massawa, Eritrea, is owned and controlled by Sudanese intelligence. Nasair, which operates scheduled flights to Kenya, Sudan, Chad, and UAE, is a registered Eritre [...] | 2008-01-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER PREL ER SU XW |
08ASMARA247 | ERITREA PLANS TO SEEK FULL MEMBERSHIP IN ARAB [...] (C) Eritrea plans to seek full membership in the Arab League and to sponsor a "new generation of opposition" in Darfur, according to an Asmara-based Egyptian diplomat. 2. (C) On May 2, Egyptian Political Chief Hassam Abdallah Nooreldin (Hassam) briefed DCM on a meeting several days prior be [...] | 2008-05-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SU ER |
08ASMARA253 | NEW GSE MACHINATIONS WITH DARFUR OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. Eritrea is seeking to create a "new generation of opposition" in Darfur, according to an Asmara-based Egyptian diplomat. His assertion was supported by a Sudanese Embassy officer in a subsequent meeting, who viewed the latest GSE initiative with indifference. End Summary. ER [...] | 2008-05-09 09:46:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SU ER |
08ASMARA254 | ERITREA PESSIMISTIC ON SUDAN'S CPA [...] (C) Summary: Eritrea's point man on Sudan, Abdella Jabir, believes "the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) will not succeed because the SPLM's leadership is weak." He revealed that Eritrea has 40 monitors on the Chad-Sudan border and commented that Libya is "unreliable" as its priorities shift [...] | 2008-05-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER SU SO |
08ASMARA314 | SUDAN TO PROVIDE FUEL TO ERITREA [...] (C) Sudan will provide fuel-starved Eritrea with substantial quantities of refined product "probably within the next two weeks," according to Sudan's ambassador in Asmara, Salah El-Hassen. 2. (C) El-Hassen commented June 11 to the ambassador that Sudanese refineries at Port Sudan and near [...] | 2008-06-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL ER SU |
08ASMARA315 | ISAIAS HOLDS A GRUDGE [...] (C) WHY ERITREA IS BEING SO STUBBORN: In mid-April, just as the tension on the Eritrea-Djibouti border was first rising, President Isaias telephoned President Guelleh and suggested that the two of them work together to resolve the issue, according to Yemane Ghebreab, the Eritrean ruling party [...] | 2008-06-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER DJ SO SU |
08ASMARA324 | EGYPT'S ERITREAN DEPORTEES LAND IN MASSAWA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy inquiries regarding Egypt's deportation of Eritreans were met with deception, lack of knowledge, and surprising openness from different sources. A well-placed Embassy source informed Emboffs of Egypt Air's deportation flights to Massawa, a location more concealed for Eg [...] | 2008-06-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SU EG ER |
08ASMARA33 | WHAT,S ERITREA UP TO IN SUDAN? [...] (C) Summary: Finnish MP and former EC Special Envoy for Sudan Pekka Havisto told the ambassador January 18 that Eritrea is working to help fulfill the "Garang Dream" in Sudan, wherein marginalized people in the South, East, and in Darfur cooperate to counterbalance the National Congress Party [...] | 2008-01-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ER SU |
08ASMARA361 | PEACEBUILDING WORKSHOPS GAINING MOMENTUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of Africa (PCHA) hosted its third Embassy-sponsored workshop for eastern Sudanese participants during the week of June 21-27. The week-long workshop included lively presentations, discussions, simulations, and lectures. The most recent worksh [...] | 2008-07-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI SU ER |
08ASMARA384 | JEM IN ERTIREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Darfur's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) maintains a liaison office in Asmara headed by Osman Wash, JEM's Secretary for Justice and Legal Affairs. A number of JEM "former fighters" also reside in Eritrea. JEM is reportedly seeking to persuade Eritrea to host a Sudanese all- [...] | 2008-08-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ER SU |
08ASMARA457 | FIFTH SUDAN-CHAD CONTACT GROUP MEETING: EDGING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the September 12 ministerial-level portion of the fifth Sudan-Chad Contact Group (CG) meeting, the foreign ministers of Sudan and Chad had agreed to re-open their respective embassies and exchange ambassadors. However, Chad's commitment to this course of action seemed weak. Th [...] | 2008-09-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CD SU ER |
08ASMARA532 | ERITREA: A WEAK PARTNER FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. Despite goodwill on both sides, strong political and economic ties between southern Sudan and Eritrea have been slow to develop, according to the Government of Southern Sudan's liaison mission chief in Asmara, Phillip Natana. Although Darfur is an issue where the GSE could pote [...] | 2008-11-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU ER |
08ASMARA535 | DARFUR REBEL GROUPS FIND ASMARA INHOSPITABLE [...] (C) In a meeting November 3, Abdul Beghi, a political officer with the Revolutionary Democratic Forces Front (RDFF),admitted to the shrinking presence of Darfur groups and their high-level representatives in Asmara, echoing the observations of the Government of Southern Sudan liaison officer [...] | 2008-11-05 12:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU ER |
08ASMARA537 | JEM OFFICIAL ON REGIONAL DYNAMICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Osman A. Wash, JEM's Asmara-based Secretary for Legal Affairs, averred that disgruntled pro-government gunmen were behind the recent kidnapping of Chinese oil workers in Southern Kordofan. He detailed Eritrean support for the JEM in Eritrea, was dubious about the Qatari initiati [...] | 2008-11-06 05:21:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS SU ER |
08ASMARA592 | SLM/UNITY OFFICIAL ON DARFUR DYNAMICS [...] (C) DARFUR FRACTIONALIZATION: Darfur rebel leader Sharif Harir, SLM/Unity's chief of Foreign Relations, claims his organization has surpassed JEM in terms of size and clout to become the largest of the many Darfuri rebel groups. Meeting with Emboffs at the Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of [...] | 2008-12-12 09:24:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS SU ER |
08ATHENS1018 | GREEK MFA ON JULY 22-23 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) On 15 July, PolOfficer and PolAssistant delivered ref A points and discussed issues likely to be addressed at the July 22-23 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) with MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katsourou. She responded with the following points: -- Iran: Katsourou said Greec [...] | 2008-07-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGKV PREL EU GR PHUM IR SO SU CD ZI UP |
08ATHENS1287 | GREEK VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A and C points on the September 15-16 meeting of EU foreign ministers (GAERC) to MFA European Correspondent Ant/nia Katzourou and took the oppo2tunity 4o ask for a readout of the September 5-6 G9mnich meeting. On the latter, Katzourou said 3he had ngt gotten a de [...] | 2008-09-10 11:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GR RS SU ZI YI EUN |
08BANGKOK136 | RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE [...] (C) POLOFF met January 14 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the MFA to confirm the RTG position on contributing to UNAMID. Cherdkiat said that the RTG considered its deployment to Sudan a multilateral issue not a bilateral issue with the gove [...] | 2008-01-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH |
08BANGKOK2942 | THAI PLANS ON DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Pattarat Hongtong, Deputy Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us September 25 that the MFA had recently received word that Sudan was close to agreeing to allow Thai troops to join UNAMID. The RTG still planned to deploy a battali [...] | 2008-09-26 10:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO TH SU |
08BEIJING1290 | UNITED STATES AND UK JOINTLY DEMARCHE CHINA ON [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese MFA says deploying new helicopters to Darfur is not a priority while China focuses on deploying the remainder of its engineering contingent. The remainder of the Chinese engineering force should deploy in early April. MFA made no immediate response to PolOff's request [...] | 2008-04-07 10:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UNSC KPKO SU CH |
08BEIJING1331 | CHINA NOW WILLING TO JOIN JOINT DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff April 9 that "in light of recent developments" China has changed its position and would be willing to join a "joint P5 demarche" on Chad and Sudan (ref a) "if the P5 can agree on a [...] | 2008-04-09 08:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CD SU CH |
08BEIJING1390 | DRAFT UNSCR ON REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) PolOff on April 14 conveyed to MFA reftel points on the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) proposed by South Africa on regional organizations, the April 16 open debate hosted by South African President Thabo Mbeki, and the April 17 joint UN Security Council-African Union (AU) Peace and [...] | 2008-04-14 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SO SU ZI CH |
08BEIJING2047 | SUDAN -- DESIGNATING FOUR INDIVIDUALS [...] (C) PolOff on May 28 delivered to MFA reftel points on designating four individuals for targeted sanctions and urged China to refrain from putting a hold on the designations in the 1591 Committee. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yiny [...] | 2008-05-28 08:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU CH |
08BEIJING2201 | CHINA OPPOSES FOUR SUDAN-RELATED DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff June 6 that China will oppose adding the four Sudan-related names (ref B) to the asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by the 1591 Committee. Sun said China takes a "cautiou [...] | 2008-06-06 07:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU CH |
08BEIJING2247 | JUNE 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DIAOYU ISLANDS COLLISION, [...] Key points at the June 10 MFA press briefing were: -- China is gravely concerned and "strongly dissatisfied" by the Japanese Coast Guard's "illegal" activities near the Diaoyu Islands. -- China hopes the talks between the DPRK and Japan "promote the normalization of bilateral relations." [...] | 2008-06-10 22:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PTER PHUM KS KN JP SU FR UN |
08BEIJING2277 | CHINA URGED TO RECONSIDER FOUR SUDAN-RELATED [...] (C) Per ref A instructions, PolMinCouns on June 11 urged China to support the addition of four names to the UN Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) Sudan Sanctions Committee's consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list. MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General L [...] | 2008-06-11 09:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU CH |
08BEIJING2529 | JUNE 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, ENGINEERS TO [...] Key points at the June 26 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The DPRK has not yet released a declaration of its nuclear programs, said the MFA spokesman. -- The "remaining portion of Chinese military engineers" will deploy in mid-July to assist in infrastructure projects. -- In spite [...] | 2008-06-26 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM KS KN JP ZI RS TH CY SU |
08BEIJING261 | JANUARY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DARFUR, OLYMPICS, [...] Key points at the regular January 24 MFA press briefing: -- China is playing a constructive role in Darfur and any attempt to link the Olympics and Darfur "goes against the Olympic spirit." -- The Dalai Lama is not a religious or spiritual leader but someone who seeks to undermine Chinese [...] | 2008-01-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KN VT KS IR SU TW CH |
08BEIJING2666 | JULY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, DALAI LAMA [...] Key points at the July 8 MFA press briefing were: -- A Six Party Talks Heads of Delegation meeting will convene on July 10, as will both the Denuclearization and the Energy and Economic Cooperation Working Groups. -- China protects human rights and freedom because that commitment is enshr [...] | 2008-07-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM KIRF KS KN JP SU CH |
08BEIJING2701 | JULY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DEPORTED UK CITIZEN, OLYMPICS, [...] Key points at the July 10 MFA press briefing were: -- Dechen Pemba, a UK citizen deported from Beijing July 8, is a leading member of the Tibetan Youth Congress, a "separatist organization." -- The issue of a "verification mechanism" will be discussed during this week's Six-Party Talks He [...] | 2008-07-10 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM PTER MNUC KS KN JP SU CH FR |
08BEIJING2753 | JULY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SUDAN AND INTERNATIONAL [...] Key points at the July 15 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China is "gravely concerned" over the charges filed in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir. -- China is in consultations with other nations regarding a potential U.N. resolution pro [...] | 2008-07-15 22:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM KS KN JP RS SU |
08BEIJING2793 | CHINA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ICC INDICTMENT OF [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo and International Criminal Court (ICC) Affairs Desk Officer Li Jun expressed concern to PolOff July 17 that the ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir would "further complicate" t [...] | 2008-07-17 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
08BEIJING2794 | CHINESE VIEWS ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: At a July 26-27 conference on the Darfur hosted by the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs-affiliated China Institute of International Studies (CIIS),Chinese Government officials and scholars attributed the conflict in Darfur to poverty, resource scarcity, effects of global warmin [...] | 2008-07-17 10:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR UNSC KPKO SU CH |
08BEIJING356 | JANUARY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAINTED DUMPLINGS, [...] Key points at the regular January 24 MFA press briefing: -- China is taking a "responsible attitude" regarding tainted dumplings that were exported to Japan, and Chinese authorities have issued a recall to distributors of the dumplings. -- The spokesperson could not confirm that EAP/K Dire [...] | 2008-01-31 10:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD JA SU KN KS |
08BEIJING3701 | SUDAN: PRC MFA SUPPORTS POSTPONING ICC PROCEEDINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: China predicts "disastrous results" if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir and urges the United States to support a suspension of ICC proceedings against Bashir, MFA West Asian and North African Department Sudan Office Direc [...] | 2008-09-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC SU CM |
08BEIJING3942 | CHINA/AFRICA: A/S FRAZER AND EVFM WANG GUANGYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is open to greater cooperation with the United States in assisting Africa, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 15. China agrees with the United States on the need for UN Security Council (UNSC) ac [...] | 2008-10-16 07:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CH SU SO CG |
08BEIJING3996 | U.S.-CHINA AFRICA SUB-DIALOGUE: A/S FRAZER AND AFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China-Africa relations are open and transparent and do not pose a threat to other parties, Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 14 during the U.S.-China Regional Sub-dialogue on Africa. China's priorities in Afri [...] | 2008-10-20 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID UNSC MASS CH SU SO CG TW |
08BEIJING4006 | October 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TERRORIST LIST, NUCLEAR [...] Key points at the October 21 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that "relevant countries will work with China to bring eight terrorists to justice." -- China's cooperation with Pakistan on civilian nuclear energy is "subject to International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA [...] | 2008-10-21 23:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PTER PK IN SU XG |
08BEIJING4078 | OCTOBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SUDAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, SYRIA [...] Key points at the October 28 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China condemns the killing of five kidnapped Chinese citizens in a rescue attempt by the Sudanese government. -- China "opposes any deed which harms another country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," said the spoke [...] | 2008-10-28 22:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PTER ECON EFIN SU SY KN |
08BEIJING4101 | 10/30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SUDAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, FINANCIAL [...] Key points at the October 30 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- In the case of kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan, four of whom were killed October 27, a Chinese delegation will urge the Sudanese Government to "spare no effort to rescue the missing workers, bring the criminals to justic [...] | 2008-10-30 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM MNUC ECON EFIN KN KS SU |
08BEIJING411 | CHINA WILL CONSIDER OUR REQUEST TO PRESS FOR AN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 10:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH CD SU |
08BEIJING416 | CHINA WILL CONSIDER OUR REQUEST TO PRESS FOR AN [...] (C) At the end of a February 4 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi on Taiwan (septel),the Ambassador drew upon reftel points to urge the PRC to press the Sudanese Government to end its support of rebel groups in neighboring Chad. AFM Liu responded that the PRC Government takes t [...] | 2008-02-04 23:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH CD SU |
08BEIJING4281 | PRC-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE COVERS IRAN, SUDAN, [...] (C) In the first China-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, led by Foreign Ministers Yang Jiechi and Aboul Gheit, Egypt pressed China to take a more "comprehensive" approach in its Middle East policy and to avoid viewing topics like the Middle East Peace Process and the Iranian nuclear issue as isolated [...] | 2008-11-21 01:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER AORC UN CH EG SU IR |
08BEIJING4442 | DECEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA AND FRANCE, INDIA [...] Key points at the December 4 MFA press briefing: -- China hopes to "repair" its relationship with France, but urges France to "take seriously the feelings of the Chinese people" with regard to the planned meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama. -- Both India an [...] | 2008-12-04 23:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PARM ECON EFIN ETRD CH FR IN PK SU |
08BEIJING4572 | IN A/S HOOK'S PRC MEETINGS, UNSC REFORM, 1267, [...] (C) State International Organizations A/S Brian Hook heard China's concerns about the direction of intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council reform during a cordial and productive visit December 4-8. Chinese MFA IO Director General Wu Hailong pressed the United States to support the [...] | 2008-12-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MNUC IR AORC SU SO KCRM UN CH |
08BEIJING520 | DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON SUDANESE SUPPORT FOR REBELS [...] (C) PolOff conveyed ref A points regarding developments in Chad and Sudan's role to MFA Department of International Organizations UN Division Attache Diao Jinshu February 14. PolOff's demarche followed up on the Ambassador's points to AFM Liu Jieyi on February 4 urging China to press Sudan to [...] | 2008-02-14 10:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CD CH PREF PREL SU |
08BEIJING522 | February 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SPACE WEAPONS BAN, SPY [...] Key points at the February 14, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China believes its joint proposal for a space weapons ban is in the interests of the international community. -- U.S. allegations of spying are "groundless" and China is "tired" of such "fabrications." -- China regrets Steve [...] | 2008-02-14 23:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA IN RS SU SR |
08BEIJING581 | FEBRUARY 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE, [...] Key points at the February 19, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China does not support the declaration of independence made by Kosovo. -- China hopes enhanced cooperation on the DPRK nuclear issue will produce results. -- The Burma issue will be solved by the people of Burma and their g [...] | 2008-02-20 00:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM |
08BEIJING634 | FEBRUARY 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. SATELLITE, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the February 21, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China continues to watch closely the destruction of an errant U.S. satellite. -- China acknowledges "difficulties" in the Six-Party Talks, but believes all parties have the political will to honor their commitments. -- Chin [...] | 2008-02-21 11:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM |
08BEIJING686 | FEBRUARY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY RICE VISIT, [...] Key points at the February 26, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The spokesman reported that both Secretary Rice and FM Yang stressed the importance of the consensus President Bush and President Hu had reached on the bilateral relationship. -- Yang stressed to Secretary Rice that Taiwan is C [...] | 2008-02-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM |
08BEIJING718 | FEBRUARY 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UK FOREIGN SECRETARY'S [...] Key points at the February 28, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Sinopec's role in the Yadavaran oil field in Iran is "a business act." -- Although "there are some problems" in moving the Six-Party Talks forward, all parties are optimistic and have expressed a willingness to honor their com [...] | 2008-02-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM |
08BEIJING745 | CORRECTED COPY (PARA 1 and 3)FEBRUARY 28 MFA PRESS [...] Key points at the February 28, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- CNOOC's role in developing an Iranian gas field is "a business act." -- Although "there are some problems" in moving the Six-Party Talks forward, all parties are optimistic and have expressed a willingness to honor their commi [...] | 2008-02-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM |
08BEIJING746 | BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON POISONED [...] (C) At the February 29 bi-weekly G-5 Beijing-based Chiefs of Mission gathering, Japanese DCM Kunio UMEDA described the downturn in Sino-Japanese bilateral relations in the wake of the poisoned dumpling scandal. China and Japan are now moving towards consensus on East China Sea oil issues. Chi [...] | 2008-03-01 04:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH FR GM JA UK SU |
08BEIJING766 | UK FM MILIBAND IN CHINA: RESPONSIBLE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) During his February 24-29 visit to China, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for a greater PRC role in nonproliferation, free trade, climate change, the Darfur crisis and development issues. The UK and China institutionalized an agenda for cooperation in a new Commission task [...] | 2008-03-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UK CH BM SU TW |
08BEIJING845 | PRC SPECIAL ENVOY LIU GUIJIN ON CHINESE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: Solving the situation in Darfur requires pressure from the international community on both the Government of Sudan and rebel forces, Chinese Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin said in a March 7 briefing for diplomats and the press on his February 21-March 6 trip to the UK, Fra [...] | 2008-03-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KPKO MARR UNSC SU CH |
08BEIJING892 | March 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: XINJIANG TERRORISM, SAFETY AND [...] Key points at the March 11, 2008 regular MFA Press Briefing were: -- China continues to investigate the suspicious liquid found on a flight from Xinjiang to Beijing and rejects attempts to link terrorism to a single religion or ethnic group. -- China is working to ensure safe air quality [...] | 2008-03-11 10:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR |
08BEIJING912 | PRC/SUDAN: MORE FROM SPECIAL ENVOY LIU GUIJIN ON [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sudan is ready to engage with rebel groups at any time, and Western nations should pressure rebel groups to participate fully in the peace process, Chinese Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin told Beijing-based diplomats March 12. Press reporting on the Governm [...] | 2008-03-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KPKO MARR UNSC SU CH FR UK |
08BEIJING915 | PRC/SUDAN: MORE FROM SPECIAL ENVOY LIU GUIJIN ON [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sudan is ready to engage with rebel groups at any time, and Western nations should pressure rebel groups to participate fully in the peace process, Chinese Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin told Beijing-based diplomats March 12. Press reporting on the Governm [...] | 2008-03-12 22:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KPKO MARR UNSC SU CH FR UK |
08BEIJING971 | CHINA: NO RESPONSE ON JOINT DEMARCHE ON CHAD/SUDAN [...] (C) PolOff relayed reftel points asking for support of a joint demarche and for feedback on the specific language of a possible demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) West Asia and North Africa Department North Africa Division Officer Liang Wei March 14. Liang reviewed the points and p [...] | 2008-03-14 10:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU CH CD |
08BEIJING977 | CHINA: NO JOINT DEMARCHE ON CHAD/SUDAN [...] (C) China is unwilling to give a joint demarche with other P5-plus-1 nations on the issue of Chad and Sudan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department Attache Diao Junshu told PolOff March 14. In an after-hours phone call, she dictated the follow [...] | 2008-03-14 12:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU CH CD |
08BERLIN105 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of January 13, Germany had 6,481 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 7,173 in late December),plus 5,700 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, re [...] | 2008-01-24 17:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN1108 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of July 30, Germany had 6,750 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 7000 in May),plus 2,500 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF) and an additional 1,000 on stand-by for the EU's Battle Groups. All armed military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the ex [...] | 2008-08-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN113 | GERMANY IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting Head of the European Correspondent Office Thomas Schieb on January 25. Schieb noted that the Western Balkans, Iran, Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sudan/Dafur/Chad, and Kenya were currently on the GAERC agenda. -------------- [...] | 2008-01-25 17:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KVIR IR IZ IS SU |
08BERLIN1695 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 3, Germany had 7,200 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,700 in July),plus 2,500 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF) and an additional 1,000 on stand-by for the EU's Battle Groups. All armed military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with t [...] | 2008-12-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BERLIN669 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early May, Germany had just over 7,000 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,657 in mid-February),plus 5,700 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All armed military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observe [...] | 2008-05-21 06:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
08BRATISLAVA336 | GAERC: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON UKRAINE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Albin Otruba on July 18. Otruba will include U.S. non-papers in the briefing materials acting FM Diana Strofova receives ahead of the July 22-23 GAERC meeting(FM Kubis will be on vacation at the time of the GAERC). 2. (SBU) [...] | 2008-07-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP LO |
08BRATISLAVA34 | GAERC RESPONSE [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel points with MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on January 25. Slovakia's delegation will be led by MFA State Secretary Olga Algayerova, as Minister Jan Kubis will be hosting a visit by the UN Secretary General. 2. (SBU) Micovcin predicted that an EU Peacekee [...] | 2008-01-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KVIR IR IS SU LO |
08BRUSSELS39 | EU DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SUDAN JOINT MILITARY UNITS [...] (SBU) Contacts at the European Commission and Council Secretariat were receptive in principle to requests to help SIPDIS Sudan establish military Joint Integrated Units (JIU),but said no internal EU discussions have yet taken place on the issue. Poloff delivered reftel points Jan. 10 to An [...] | 2008-01-10 15:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU EUN |
08BUJUMBURA603 | BURUNDI MAINTAINS PLEDGE FOR AMISOM THIRD BATTALION [...] (U) Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Germain Niyoyankana assured the Ambassador November 28 that Burundi will indeed honor its pledge to provide a third battalion of Burundian troops for the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM),and that Burundi stands ready to promise further batt [...] | 2008-12-02 09:44:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO SO AU BY KE NI RW SU UG ET |
08CAIRO1086 | EGYPT UNLIKELY TO MOVE ENGINEERS FROM UNMIS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL UNSC EG SU |
08CAIRO1213 | EGYPT ACCEPTS REQUEST TO REPLACE INFANTRY WITH [...] (SBU) MFA Counselor for UN Affairs Yasser Naggar told us on June 12 that, later that same day, the MFA would instruct its delegation in New York to accept the UN DPKO's request to replace one of four companies in Egypt's second infantry battalion for the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) with an [...] | 2008-06-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC EG SU |
08CAIRO1483 | SUDAN: ARAB LEAGUE, EGYPT ON ICC INDICTMENTS [...] (C) Arab League Secretariat Advisor for African Affairs Zeid Sabban told us on July 15 that Secretary General (SYG) Amre Moussa had come to a "mutual understanding" with United Nations (UN) SYG Ban Ki-Moon and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping in Paris July 14 regarding the I [...] | 2008-07-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EG SU |
08CAIRO151 | DARFUR: CAIRO-BASED SLM/A-UNION FRONT WANTS LARGER [...] (SBU) In a January 27 meeting at their request, Youssef Hassan Youssef Abdallah and Ahmed Hassan Mohamed of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army-Union Front (SLM/A-UF) asked us to lobby the UN and AU envoys to include SLM/A-UF representatives in their meetings when they next approach Darfur rebe [...] | 2008-01-29 10:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS PINR EG SU |
08CAIRO1528 | GOE AND ARAB LEAGUE ON JULY 19 MINISTERIAL ON [...] (SBU) Arab League Secretariat Advisor for African Affairs Zeid Sabban told us on July 17 that the Arab League would try to tread a "middle road" in its upcoming July 19 ministerial on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's recommendation to indict Sudanese President Bashir, but tha [...] | 2008-07-17 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EG SU |
08CAIRO1541 | ARAB MINISTERIAL BACKS SUDAN VS. ICC [...] (SBU) The Arab League called International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Ocampo's request for an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Bashir "unbalanced" in a statement after its July 19 ministerial on the subject, but stopped short of calling on the UN to use its power to stay the [...] | 2008-07-20 14:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG SU |
08CAIRO1567 | EGYPT: ESSENTIAL INTERESTS IN THE NILE BASIN AND [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian officials emphasize that Egypt is a leader not only in the Arab world but also in Africa. Outside of projecting regional weight, though, Egypt's core interests in Africa center on maintaining security of Nile water resources and managing the often illegal flow of people a [...] | 2008-07-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SENV EWWT EAGR EG ET SU SO |
08CAIRO1637 | CODEL KERRY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, Senator Kerry and the Ambassador discussed regional developments with President Hosni Mubarak, including Zimbabwe, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel-Palestine. Mubarak said that Egypt was working to find a solution in Sudan, but preferred to do so "quietly." Mubarak warned [...] | 2008-07-31 10:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL PHUM AU EG IR IS SU |
08CAIRO1647 | DARFUR REBELS IN EGYPT ROUND-UP [...] (C) Summary: Since the GOE expelled prominent representatives of the relatively active and well-organized Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) after the JEM attack on Khartoum in May 2008, the Darfur rebels remaining in Cairo seem a less active bunch. The most prominent remaining group seems t [...] | 2008-07-31 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PHUM EG SU |
08CAIRO1833 | DELIVERY OF RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE "SOLUTION [...] (SBU) We conveyed the U.S. position on the Arab League's solution package to Samir Hosni, Director of the Arab League's African Affairs Office on August 7 (ref A). We also encouraged the Arab League to press the Government of Sudan to take positive, concrete steps to improve the situation in [...] | 2008-08-20 10:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU AL EUN |
08CAIRO1877 | EGYPT'S VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD FOR SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Egypt (GOE) is extremely concerned about the future of a unified Sudan. Egypt supports the Arab League's initiative for Sudan, (reftels A, B) but is uncertain whether it will produce any results. The GOE opposes the ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir [...] | 2008-08-25 13:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
08CAIRO1940 | ARAB LEAGUE AND EGYPTIAN MFA ON IRAQ, LEBANON, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ SU EG |
08CAIRO1963 | EGYPTIAN ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH SUDAN: AN EYE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The principal liaison officer at the Government of South Sudan's (GOSS) liaison office in Cairo, Parmena Makuet Mangar, told us that the Government of Egypt (GOE) maintained good relations with the GOSS, and was funding and working on various development projects in southern Sudan [...] | 2008-09-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SU EG |
08CAIRO1972 | EGYPT AND REFUGEES: "WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE A [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister Tarek el-Maaty told us that Egypt is searching to find the best approach to dealing with its refugee problems, and does not want to be seen as a "stepping stone" to the West. Recently, there has been an upsurge in shootings at the border as Egypt [...] | 2008-09-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREF PREL PGOV ER SU EG |
08CAIRO1991 | SEPTEMBER 8-9 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary: Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef briefed the diplomatic corps September 10 on the September 8-9 Arab League Ministerial, stressing that the discussions focused on pessimistic assessments of progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to Youssef, Palesti [...] | 2008-09-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL LE IS IZ SY MR XF SU EG |