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Viewing cable 07NDJAMENA807, CHAD: NO PROGRESS ON DETAINED AMCIT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07NDJAMENA807 2007-10-17 15:37 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ndjamena
VZCZCXRO2121
RR RUEHGI RUEHTRO
DE RUEHNJ #0807 2901537
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 171537Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5800
INFO RUEHGI/AMEMBASSY BANGUI 1437
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1742
RUEHNM/AMEMBASSY NIAMEY 3002
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 2261
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 0436
RUEHYD/AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE 1619
UNCLAS NDJAMENA 000807 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
PARIS AND LONDON FOR AFRICA WATCHERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CASC PGOV PTER PREL CD LY
SUBJECT: CHAD: NO PROGRESS ON DETAINED AMCIT 
 
REF: NDJAMENA 798 
 
1.  (SBU) No progress has been made in the more than five 
days of contacts between members of the Chadian Tubu 
community and the MDJT rebel group currently holding Amcit 
Steve Godbolt in Zoumri, northern Chad. The local Radio 
France International (RFI) reporter had agreed to temporarily 
hold off on releasing the story at the request of Godbolt's 
colleagues in N'Djamena in order to let these discussions run 
their course.  However, we understand that RFI will break the 
story today. 
 
2.  (U) The incident has received no press coverage locally. 
A posting on the Paris-based Chadian opposition website 
Al-Wihda (widely read throughout N'Djamena) from the FLST 
(Libyan Front for the Promotion of the Libyan Tubus) states 
that an American (not named) had been seized by Libyan 
intelligence agents with the support of the MDJT, headed by 
Choua Dazi.  The FLST release states that the American had 
defended the cause of the oppressed Libyan Tubus, and for 
this reason had been the target of the Libyan authorities. 
 
2.  (SBU) Godbolt's colleagues in N'Djamena reported to CDA 
that the Libya-based MDJT leader Choua Dazi has insisted that 
he will only talk to "Americans" concerning the detention. 
(Note: They have heard this second-hand through the Tubu 
acquaintances who have attempted to intervene on behalf of 
Godbolt. End note) 
 
3.  (SBU) Post will send a diplomatic note to the Government 
of Chad alerting them to the situation and asking for their 
assistance in seeking the release of Godbolt.  We note that 
the Government of Chad has historically had a small 
administrative presence (and weak authority) throughout much 
of the MDJT-dominated Tibesti region. 
 
4. Minimized considered. 
TAMLYN