Cablegate: Sudan/Darfur: Cfc Meeting in El Fasher
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PP RUEHMA RUEHROV
DE RUEHKH #1726 2001252
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 191252Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3789
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 0031
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS KHARTOUM 001726
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR D, AF/FO, AF/RSA, AND AF/SPG
DEPT PLS PASS USAID FOR AFR/EA AND DCHA SUDAN GROUP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
SUBJECT: SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher
1. (SBU) Summary and background: On July 17, the Darfur Ceasefire
Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur. Para 2 presents the
notes of the U.S. Observer. Noteworthy is that the Sudanese
Government apparently submitted its Disarmament, Demobilization, and
reintegration (DDR) plan for the Janjaweed to AMIS, although it has
not yet received even a cursory evaluation. End summary and
background.
2. (SBU) The U.S. Observer's notes are as follows:
Outline of Darfur Ceasefire Commission Meeting of July 17, 2006
Today's CFC Session was attended by all members, with the DFC
AMIS/1st VC CFC, BG Kamanzi as the chair. The FC AMIS/CHMN CFC, MG
Ihikire, is in Brussels for the AMIS Donor's Conference. Other flag
officers in attendance were BG Pitty (2nd VC CFC), BG Kalanja (DFC
UNMIS), and BG Abdallah (Sr GoS Rep of Three).
Answer to query of U.S. Observer regarding status of Janjaweed
Disarmament Plan (JDP): At the session of 10 Jul, the 1st VC,
stated that the GoS submitted a sealed JDP to AMIS and that the FC
would review the plan while he was at FHQ. After the FC review, the
plan would be presented to the CFC as stipulated in the DPA as
opposed to vetting by AMIS. The FC did not find the time to review
the JDP prior to his TDY trip and thus the CFC could not review it.
Per the DPA timeline, GoS was to submit the plan to the CFC on D+38
or 23 June, hence it will be at least one month late.
No official investigations are being conducted into alleged DPA
violations.
All other discussion items were procedural in nature.
AMIS Minutes will be published in day or two.
Next session is scheduled for 19 Jul.
Assessment of U.S. Observer (not stated at session): SLA (M) Rep
and SLA (W-signed) Rep do not have situational awareness of
operational activity in Darfur (purposely or otherwise). AMIS Daily
OP SITREP is available to all CFC members.
STEINFELD