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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 USUN NEW YORK 001061 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/21/2017 
TAGS: AF PGOV PREL SU UNC UNAUS KPKO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 
NOVEMBER 2007 
 
REF: A. USUN 1052 
     ¶B. KHARTOUM 1804 
     ¶C. BEIJING 7175 
 
Classified By: Ambassador J. Wolcott for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
¶1. (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: 
 
--Deployment Update: Chinese officials informed UN Under 
Secretary General Guehenno that the first elements of 135 
 
SIPDIS 
engineers would deploy on or about 24 November as part of the 
Heavy Support Package (HSP). DPKO Force Generation Services 
(FGS) expects that with the exception of the Bangladeshi 
Formed Police Unit (FPU), this will be the only unit of the 
HSP arriving in Calendar Year 2007.  UN High Ranking Officer 
Technical Assessment Team (HROTAT) visits are ongoing in 
selected countries. 
 
--TCC Update: SYG Ban Ki-Moon told Ambassador Khalilzad that 
Brazil, Spain and possibly Italy were considering the request 
for helicopters for UNAMID. 
 
--Command and Personnel: The UN is prepared to request that 
the US provide a number of military officers to deploy to 
Darfur in support of UNAMID. 
 
--Contracting Issues: UN Integrated Operational Team (IOT) 
for UNAMID will meet with Sudan Programs Group (SPG) 
personnel 26 November to work out contracting issues. 
 
End SUMMARY 
 
¶2. (C) Deployment Update. 
 
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HSP 
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--Chinese engineers: After a number of conflicting reports 
and statements emanating from Chinese officials in Beijing 
(REF C), New York and on the ground in Sudan, the first 
element of 135 Chinese engineers are scheduled to deploy on 
or about November 24th.  This is based on statements made to 
USG Guehenno on 18 November in Beijing.  (COMMENT: USUN 
recommends that Department request that Embassies Beijing and 
Khartoum approach the appropriate Chinese officials to 
confirm this information. END COMMENT). 
 
--Bangladesh Formed Police Unit: Not delayed as previously 
reported (REF B), scheduled to arrive in Nyala on 21 Nov (per 
DPKO). 
 
--Bangladesh Logistic Company deployment reportedly pushed 
back from December 07 to Jan 08 owing to a delay in the Pre 
Deployment Visit (PDV) now scheduled for November 28-30 (per 
DPKO). 
 
--Pakistani units: According to DPKO FGS, the Pakistanis are 
not being responsive to repeated DPKO requests to schedule a 
PDV.  The longer this is put off, the longer their deployment 
will be delayed (COMMENT: Despite statements to the contrary, 
this delay is likely due to the current unrest. If 
appropriate, USUN recommends Department request Embassy 
Islamabad approach host nation to urge moving forward with 
the PDV. END COMMENT). 
 
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UNAMID 
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--Nepal and The Netherlands: currently in Darfur conducting 
their reconnaissance. 
 
--Egypt: Darfur reconnaissance moved up; was scheduled for 
December 8-13 and is now scheduled for November 28-30. 
 
--Nordic (Sweden and Norway): GoS has granted visas to 
Swedish and Norwegian Military Officers to conduct an 
in-country reconnaissance of their Area of Operations. 
 
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Concurrently, UN A/SYG Mulet recently commented that the 
Nordic unit would ultimately not deploy due to ongoing 
negative comments made by President Bashir (REF B).  However 
Sweden and Norway have supposedly agreed to have a 
"face-saving" meeting with the GoS that would be facilitated 
by the UN, although USUN is unable to confirm if and when 
this will happen (COMMENT: USUN recommends Department request 
Embassies Stockholm and Oslo approach host nations to 
determine the status of the deployment and of the alleged 
meeting with the GoS. END COMMENT). 
 
--Thailand: In a reversal from earlier statements, as 
reported by USUN during the November 16th SVTC, Thai MilRep 
Colonel Mungkalaton in New York told USUN MSC on November 
21st that the Thai infantry battalion would only deploy if 
explicit GoS approval was granted.  Earlier Mungkalaton had 
indicated to USUN MSC and acting UN MilAd General Five that 
the Thais would deploy if "told to do so" by the UN. 
 
¶3. (C) TCC Update. During a November 19 meeting with 
Ambassador Khalilzad, SYG Ban Ki-Moon reported that Brazil 
and Spain had expressed their willingness to "consider" 
providing helicopters for the UN mission, while Italy had 
indicated that it is ready to provide "aviation support" to 
UNAMID (REF A). (COMMENT: USUN recommends Department provide 
talking points to Embassies Brasilia, Madrid and Rome to 
underscore the importance of providing helicopters in support 
of UNAMID. END COMMENT). 
 
¶4. (C) Command and Personnel:  On Tuesday 20 November USUN 
MSC met with military representatives from the UN Darfur 
Integrated Operational Team (IOT) to discuss the impending UN 
request for US military officers in support of UNAMID.  The 
UN intends to request two officers per sector in support of 
Force Commander General Agwai's wishes. These officers, one 
O-4 and one O-5 per sector, will occupy Liaison Officer 
billets. A separate request will be made for additional US 
military officers to fill positions on the UNAMID staff in 
the logistics, operations, assessment and information 
departments (COMMENT: the IOTs are new planning groups in the 
UN. Organized with representatives from political, military, 
police and logistics representatives they will be assigned to 
specific issues or missions in order to provide an 
interdisciplinary approach to 
issues and produce results that have buy-in from their 
respective directorates upon completion of the task. END 
COMMENT). 
 
¶5. (SBU) Contracting Issues.  The Sudan Programs Group (SPG) 
will send their appropriate experts to New York on Monday 26 
Nov to meet with their UN counterparts and USUN reps in order 
to discuss ongoing UN contracting problems. 
 
¶6. (SBU) The 21 Nov P5 discussion on Sudan will be reported 
Septel. 
Khalilzad