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P 080715Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7523
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0095

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000903 
 
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ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU 
NSC FOR PITTMAN AND SHORTLEY 
 
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E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU
 
SUBJECT:  Ceasefire Commission Week of June 4, 2007 
 
REF: Khartoum 884 
 
¶1. (SBU) As the incident between AMIS and SLA Minawi near Labado on 
May 30 (reftel) occupied the majority of the CFC's time this week, 
the First Chamber meeting on June 4 and Second Chamber meeting on 
June 6 were cancelled.  The tone of the meetings held was subdued. 
An investigation team for the incident was convened on Friday, June 
¶1.  The team made day trips to Muhajeria on June 2, Labado on June 3 
and Muhajeria again on June 5 to take the testimony of witnesses. 
General Aprezi is expected to return to El Fasher by June 10. 
 
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JEM on carjackings 
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¶2. (U) In the Second Chamber meeting of June 4, Justice and Equality 
Movement representative Gen. Bashier insisted that the Chamber take 
action on security in the area around AMIS and on stemming 
carjacking, and said that the CFC should not consider any other 
business until it does.  He said that if carjacking does not stop, 
it would dissuade NGOs from distributing needed aid to those in 
need, including his own people. 
 
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GoS Janjaweed Disarmament Plan 
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¶3. (SBU) In the First Chamber meeting of June 6, CFC Acting Chairman 
and Deputy Force Commander (DFC) Rurangwa directed Second Vice Chair 
BG Roques of the EU, Col. JR Waswa of the AU and Col. Thinus Van 
Staden of UNMIS to provide their expert advice on the Janjaweed 
Disarmament plan submitted by the Government of Sudan to the African 
Union several weeks ago. The experts are expected to make their 
recommendations and present the final plan to the CFC shortly for 
adoption. 
 
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DFC: Frustrated over vehicle seizures 
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¶4. (SBU) Poloff had two impromptu meetings with AMIS Deputy Force 
Commander Ephrem Rurangwa this week.  He was frustrated that his 
vehicles had not yet been returned by the SLA after the Labado 
incident.  While one SLA rep told Poloff the seizure of the vehicles 
was justifiable since one of their own was killed in the incident, 
Rurangwa lamented that his efforts to take care of the SLA's wounded 
were not acknowledged in the least by the SLA.  Worse, he said, was 
that the SLA had released a fabricated statement that 14 of its 
members were killed, whereas only two had been killed of the 13 
total passengers. 
 
FERNANDEZ