Cablegate: Mfa Claims It has "Negative Reports" About Dyncorps
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INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE
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SUBJECT: MFA CLAIMS IT HAS "NEGATIVE REPORTS" ABOUT DYNCORPS
REF: MFA'S DIP NOTE RESPONSE ON DYNCORP
1. 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 Powers was called to the MFA in
order for the note to be delivered in hand.
2. Below is text of GNU Note Verbal.
BEGIN TEXT:
Republic of the Sudan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
American Affairs Department
Ref: MFA/AMER/7/1/1
Date: December 23, 2007
NOTE VERBAL
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of
America in Khartoum and with reference to the latter's Notes number
750 and 803 dated November 18th 2007 and December 4th 2007
respectively, regarding contractual issues pertaining to DynCorp
International, has the honour to convey the following:
1. The Sudanese competent authorities have negative reports about
DynCorp.
2. All issues pertaining to the contract with the above mentioned
company are to be handled by the AU which is the contracting party.
3. Communication regarding DynCorp issues is to be directly
exchanged between the competent Sudanese authorities and the AU.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan while
requesting the esteemed Embassy to abide by the aforementioned
channels of Communication, avails itself of this opportunity to
renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances
of its highest consideration.
END TEXT
3. Comment: When CDA Powers queried Amb. Sharfi concerning the
reference to "negative reports about Dyncorp," Amb. Sharfi stated
that he could not state more than that the Government has collected
information about Dyncorp. Amb. Sharfi went on to state that the US
Embassy should not become further involved in this issue, for it is
one to be addressed solely between AMIS (the AU) and the Sudanese
authorities. He concluded that US efforts to assist in this matter
were having just the opposite effect, and resulting in further
delays. Amb. Sharfi repeated that the AU should be raising such
issues and not the USG.
POWERS