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DE RUEHDR #1946 3530812
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P 190812Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5249
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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 001946 
 
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DEPT L/PM FOR THERROD AND AF/E FOR BYODER 
ALSO AF/RSA FOR RORTH, CBECK, JSEVOLD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KTIA MARR MOPS TZ
SUBJECT: SOFA WITH TANZANIA:  PROPOSED LANGUAGE BEING 
REVIEWED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 
 
REF: STATE 193696 
 
(SBU) Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Head of the Europe and 
Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
understands the importance of quickly concluding an 
exchange of notes on a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) 
with the Government of Tanzania in preparation for a 
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Civil 
Affairs Team deployment and possible training programs in 
early 2007 under the Africa Contingency Operations Training 
Assistance (ACOTA) program.  Ngaiza told PolCouns December 
13 that he had forwarded the Embassy's December 8 
diplomatic note with proposed draft language (reftel) to 
the Ministry of Defense (MOD).  He promised to contact the 
Embassy should MOD's legal office have questions or need 
any clarification.  The Defense Attache (DATT) will also 
track progress of this review of the proposed SOFA language 
by the MOD. 
 
RETZER