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C O N F I D E N T I A L LUANDA 000676 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/03/2016 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO
SUBJECT: ANGOLA - CABINDAN CEASE-FIRE SIGNED 
 
REF: LUANDA 00673 
 
Classified By: AMBASSADOR CYNTHIA EFIRD FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D) 
 
¶1. (U)  As noted reftel, a cease-fire between the GRA and the 
Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) was signed on June 30, 
¶2006.  A small signing ceremony was held in Massabi, a 
frontier town in northern Cabinda province, between the 
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA), 
General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda, and the President of FCD, 
Antonio Bento Bembe. 
 
¶2. (U) Central to the agreement was the halting of all GRA 
offensives in Cabinda and a quartering of the remaining Front 
for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) troops in 
specified areas of Cabinda.  Once quartered, a number of 
these troops would be integrated into either the FAA or the 
National Police.  The exact details of the agreement have not 
yet been made public. 
 
¶3. (C)  Comment:  Independent media sources including 
Ibinda.com, a Cabindan website that has been sympathetic to 
separatist sentiment, continue to cover the split in the FCD 
leadership; but this does not appear to be slowing the 
process.  In fact, the overall tenor of the reporting 
suggests that the peace agreements and special status for 
Cabinda are now fait accompli.  It is likely that a final 
agreement will signed sometime this month.  FCD Spokesperson 
Raul Danda's comments (reftel) that the signing ceremony 
would be in South Africa have not been substantiated.  Recent 
rumors now circulating say the ceremony will be in Luanda, 
allowing President Dos Santos, who is unlikely to travel to 
South Africa, to officiate as "the" Cabindan peacemaker.  End 
Comment. 
EFIRD