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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 04 KHARTOUM 002599 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2016 
TAGS: PREL MARR KPKO SU CG UG
SUBJECT: SUDAN/UGANDA:  RENEWAL OF CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES 
AGREEMENT WITH LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY 
 
REF: KHARTOUM 02564 
 
Classified By: CDA E. Whitaker, Reason:  Section 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
¶1. (C) Summary:  Representatives of the Government of Uganda 
(GoU), the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and the Government 
of Southern Sudan (GoSS) renewed their Cessation of 
Hostilities Agreement (CHA) in Juba on November 1 after a 
night of intensive negotiations.  The full text of the new 
agreement is reprinted in para 8.  End Summary. 
 
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LRA Assembles; UPDF Stands Down 
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¶2. (C) The agreement requires the LRA to gather within seven 
days at an assembly point east of the Nile River, or within 
28 days at a second assembly point west of the Nile at border 
between Sudan and the DRC.  The GoSS is required to provide 
"logistical and service support" at both locations.  In 
practical terms, this means food, shelter, and water. 
 
¶3. (C) Earlier in the negotiations (reftel) GoSS VP Riek 
Machar had tabled a proposal that would require the Uganda 
People's Defense Forces (UPDF) to withdraw from most of the 
area east of the Nile.  According to two sources present, 
Ugandan negotiators pushed back hard against this provision. 
In the end, the parties agreed on a vaguer formulation that 
requires the GoSS to "ensure security in the general area 
east of Nimule-Juba road to the satisfaction of the parties." 
 
 
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Defining the Assembly Areas 
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¶4. (C) In exchange, the GoU agreed to accept the larger 
assembly areas proposed by the LRA delegation.  At the 
eastern assembly point of Owiny-Kibul, the LRA is required to 
assemble within fifteen kilometers of the administrative 
headquarters.  At the Ri-Kwangba assembly point in the west, 
the LRA must gather within 15 kilometers of the 
administrative headquarters.  There is a further 15-kilometer 
buffer zone around both assembly areas on which neither party 
is permitted to operate. 
 
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Other Provisions 
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¶5. (C) The Ugandan delegation also won agreement that "there 
shall be no supply of food and/or service support to the LRA 
outside an assembly area."  The GoSS has admitted providing 
food to the LRA outside assembly areas, to the consternation 
of Ugandan government representatives. 
 
¶6. (C) Failure to assemble is a violation of the agreement. 
So are "any attacks, threats or acts of violence" by any 
party, and any rearmament by the LRA within southern Sudan. 
The GoSS is obliged to ensure that the LRA does not "acquire, 
recover or replenish arms and ammunitions within its 
territory."  The parties also promise to make "special 
arrangements" for the security of members of the joint 
SPLA-UPDF-LRA Cessation of Hostilities Monitoring Team 
(CHMT), and members of the LRA Delegation to the peace talks, 
assuring them safe passage should the peace talks fail. 
 
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Comment 
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¶7. (C) The renewed Cessation of Hostilities agreement is an 
important step forward.  The critical test -- which for one 
of the two assembly points will come within a week ) is 
whether the LRA actually assemble in the agreed locations. 
End Comment. 
 
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Text of Agreement 
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¶8. (C) The text of the agreement is as follows: 
 
(Begin text) 
 
CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AND THE 
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY/MOVEMENT 
JUBA, SUDAN 
 
ADDENDUM 1 
 
KHARTOUM 00002599  002 OF 004 
 
 
 
Preamble: 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
a.  The Government of the Republic of Uganda (GOU) and the 
Lord,s Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/M) (hereinafter 
referred to as "the Parties") signed a Cessation of 
Hostilities Agreement (the Agreement) on the 26 August 2006, 
under which the Parties agreed to cease all hostile military 
and other actions and propaganda aimed at each other, that 
may undermine the Peace Talks; 
 
b.  Some difficulties have been experienced in the 
implementation of the Agreement, necessitating review of the 
Agreement; 
 
c.  The Parties, in accordance with Articles 8 and 11 of the 
Agreement, have agreed to review and have reviewed the said 
Agreement. 
 
Now therefore the Parties agree as follows: 
 
¶1.  Recommitment of the Parties 
 
a)  This Addendum shall form part of the Agreement, and the 
Parties hereby recommit themselves to implementing the terms 
of the Agreement and the Addendum. 
 
b)  In case of any conflict and/or inconsistency between this 
Addendum and the Agreement the provisions of this Addendum 
shall prevail to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. 
 
¶2.  Violations 
 
Pursuant to Article 1 of the Agreement, the following shall 
constitute violations of the Agreement and shall be deemed to 
be actions that may undermine the Peace Talks: 
 
a)  Any attacks, threats or acts of violence directed against 
the other Party and/or civilians and/or any other person or 
persons by either Party or both Parties. 
 
b)  Subject to the provisions of section 4 (e) below, failure 
by the LRA to assemble or to remain in the designated 
Assembly Areas. 
 
c)  Removal of food and/or service support from the Assembly 
Areas. 
 
d)  Obstruction of the activities of the Cessation of 
Hostilities Monitoring Team (CHMT). 
 
e)  Acquisition, recovery or replenishment of arms, 
ammunition or other military equipment by the LRA within 
Southern Sudan. 
 
f)  Other acts investigated by the CHMT and/or determined by 
the Mediator to be violations of the Agreement. 
 
¶3.  Determination on Hostile Propaganda 
 
a)    The Mediator shall, on receipt of any complaint arising 
from Article 2 of the Agreement, refer the matter to the 
CHMT, if the complaint is not made by the CHMT, determine 
whether the complaint discloses any act(s) or omission(s) 
that undermine(s) the standing of a party by the other. 
 
b)    Upon receiving a report of such determination the 
Mediator shall convene a meeting of both Parties to discuss 
how such a violation can be handled. 
 
¶4. Additional Obligations of the Government of Southern Sudan 
 
a)  During the subsistence of the Agreement, the Government 
of Southern Sudan shall ensure that the LRA does not acquire, 
recover or replenish arms and ammunitions within its 
territory. 
 
b)  Save in the most exceptional circumstances as shall be 
determined by the CHMT, and with the consent of the Mediator, 
there shall be no supply of food and/or service support to 
the LRA outside an Assembly Area. 
 
c)  The Government of Southern Sudan shall ensure security in 
the general area East of Nimule ) Juba Road to the 
satisfaction of the Parties. 
 
d)  Special arrangements shall be made for the personal 
security and protection of the property of the members of the 
CHMT and the LRA delegation, and in the event that the Peace 
 
KHARTOUM 00002599  003 OF 004 
 
 
Talks fail, they shall be guaranteed safe passage or escorted 
to safety. 
 
e)  The Government of Southern Sudan shall ensure adequate 
security, logistical and service support to the LRA Assembly 
Areas and such security, logistical and service support shall 
be confirmed by the Mediator and/or verified by the CHMT. 
 
f)  The Mediator shall provide to the Parties and the CHMT 
maps delineating the Assembly Areas described in section 5 of 
this Addendum. 
 
¶5.  Assembly Areas 
 
a)  During the subsistence of the Agreement the LRA in 
Southern Sudan shall assemble its forces within 15 (fifteen) 
kilometers radius from the administrative headquarters of 
Owiny-Ki-Bul and 10 (ten) kilometers radius from the 
administrative headquarters of Ri-Kwangba within the Sudan. 
 
b)  The forces of the Parties shall remain as far apart as 15 
(fifteen) kilometers of the specified perimeters of the 
Assembly Area at Owiny-Ki-Bul. 
 
c)  Except with the express permission of the Mediator, and 
with notification of the CHMT, nobody shall visit the LRA 
Assembly Areas. 
 
¶6.  Monitoring 
 
a)  Every effort shall be made to ensure that the African 
Union or any other body acceptable to the Parties appoints 
military or other personnel to assist in the implementation 
of the Agreement. 
 
b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (a) iii of 
the Agreement, the CHMT shall be deemed to be and to have 
been validly constituted whenever the Team Leader and two 
representatives of each Party are present. 
 
c)  The status of subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
shall be reviewed not later than December 1, 2006. 
 
d)  The members of the CHMT shall enjoy full protection of 
both Parties. 
 
¶7.  Assembling 
 
a)  The LRA east of the Nile, within Southern Sudan, shall 
complete assembling in Owiny-Ki-Bul within one week after the 
signature of this Addendum and after section 4 (e) has been 
complied with. 
 
b)  The Mediator shall provide logistical and service support 
at Ri-Kwangba within two weeks after the signature of this 
Addendum. 
 
c)  After the provision of the logistical and service support 
at Ri-Kwangba, the LRA shall within two weeks complete 
assembling of their forces. 
 
d)  Within one week of the assembly of the LRA within 
Owiny-Ki-Bul, the LRA shall provide all relevant information 
to the Mediator concerning members of the LRA who may still 
be in Uganda. 
 
e)  The Mediator, the CHMT and the LRA shall ensure that the 
LRA forces remaining in Uganda relocate to Owiny-Ki-Bul 
within two weeks. 
 
¶8.  Review of Implementation 
 
The implementation of the Agreement shall be reviewed at 
least once a month and the Agreement shall lapse upon the 
signing of a formal ceasefire agreement between the Parties. 
 
In witness whereof, the duly authorized representatives of 
the Parties have signed this Addendum at Juba on the 1st day 
of November 2006 
 
/signed/ 
 
Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda (Dr) 
Minister of Internal Affairs and 
Head of GoU Delegation 
 
Mr. Martin Ojul 
Leader of the LRA/M Delegation 
 
Witnessed by: 
 
 
KHARTOUM 00002599  004 OF 004 
 
 
H.E. Lt. General Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon (PhD) 
Vice President, Government of Southern Sudan 
and Mediator of the Peace Talks 
 
(End text) 
EWHITAKER