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UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 001736 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/SPG, EUR/RPM, IO/PSC, D:T.SMITH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN
SUBJECT: AU AGREES WITH PARTNER NOMINATIONS TO STAFF FJMHQ 
 
REF: ADDIS ABABA 1581 
 
¶1.  Summary.  The African Union (AU) notified its partners 
via note verbale June 22 that it had no objections to the 
partners providing all six personnel requested as advisors to 
the AMIS Joint Forward Headquarters in El Fasher. 
Furthermore, the AU had no objections to the partners' 
nominations for specific positions, including the United 
States' request to staff the information analysis (J2) and 
civil-military cooperation roles.  End Summary. 
 
¶2.  The AU Commission formally requested six advisors to 
staff specific positions in the Joint Operations Center of 
AMIS in a May 18 note verbale to partners (forwarded by Post 
to AF/SPG and AF/SE) outlining the proposed structure of a 
Forward Joint Mission Headquarters, that would be headed by a 
newly created AMIS Deputy Head of Mission.  In its note 
verbale, the AU explained that the JOC, an intelligence 
element, Force Generation and Campaign Plan Unit, and 
Civil-Military Cooperation Unit (CIMIC), were to be 
subordinate to a Joint Operations Staff and a Joint Logistics 
Staff to the headed by a Joint Chief of Staff.  The Joint 
Chief of Staff, in turn, would report to the AMIS Deputy Head 
of Mission. 
 
¶3.  In response to this request, Addis-based partner 
representatives sent a note verbale June 13 to the AU 
proposing the following nominations:  UN will provide the 
requested advisor to the officer in charge of plans (J5), as 
that will facilitate planning for the transition of AMIS to a 
UN peacekeeping operation; the USG will provide advisors for 
the officers in charge of information analysis (J2) and 
civil-military cooperation (J9); and the EU will provide an 
advisor for the officer in charge of operations (J3), as well 
as a military advisor and a police advisor for the Joint 
Chief of Staff. 
 
¶4.  On June 22, post received the following note verbale: 
 
Begin text: 
 
Ref. PSD/DITF/NV/2130 
 
The Commission of the African Union (AU) presents its 
complements to the Partners in Addis Ababa, and has the 
honour to acknowledge receipt of its note verbale dated 13 
June 2006, regarding the Partners response to provide all the 
six personnel requested as advisors to the Joint Forward 
Headquarters in El Fasher. 
 
The Commission wishes to state that it has no objection to 
the nominations and looks forward to their early deployment 
to facilitate the actualisation of the Joint Forward 
Headquarters.  The Commission would also like to inform the 
Partners that efforts are far advanced to recruit the Joint 
Chief of Staff and his Deputy to accelerate the 
implementation of the JTFHQ. 
 
The Commission of the African Union avails itself of this 
opportunity to renew to the Partners in Addis Ababa the 
assurances of its high consideration. 
 
Addis Ababa, 22 June 2006 
 
End text. 
HUDDLESTON