VZCZCXRO8739
RR RUEHGI RUEHMA RUEHROV
DE RUEHKH #2038 3571323
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 231323Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9606
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 002038 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
SUBJECT: MFA CLAIMS IT HAS "NEGATIVE REPORTS" ABOUT DYNCORPS 
 
REF: MFA'S DIP NOTE RESPONSE ON DYNCORP 
 
¶1.  On December 23, the MFA delivered a Note Verbal to CDA Powers in 
response to the Embassy's dipnotes 750 and 803 concerning delays 
currently faced by DnyCorps International in obtaining visas and 
travel permits to enable it to fulfill its maintenance and support 
roles for AMIS operations.   CDA Powers was called to the MFA in 
order for the note to be delivered in hand. 
¶2.  Below is text of GNU Note Verbal. 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
Republic of the Sudan 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
American Affairs Department 
 
Ref: MFA/AMER/7/1/1 
Date:  December 23, 2007 
 
NOTE VERBAL 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan 
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of 
America in Khartoum and with reference to the latter's Notes number 
750 and 803 dated November 18th 2007 and December 4th 2007 
respectively, regarding contractual issues pertaining to DynCorp 
International, has the honour to convey the following: 
 
¶1. The Sudanese competent authorities have negative reports about 
DynCorp. 
¶2. All issues pertaining to the contract with the above mentioned 
company are to be handled by the AU which is the contracting party. 
¶3. Communication regarding DynCorp issues is to be directly 
exchanged between the competent Sudanese authorities and the AU. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan while 
requesting the esteemed Embassy to abide by the aforementioned 
channels of Communication, avails itself of this opportunity to 
renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances 
of its highest consideration. 
 
END TEXT 
 
¶3.  Comment:  When CDA Powers queried Amb. Sharfi concerning the 
reference to "negative reports about Dyncorp," Amb. Sharfi stated 
that he could not state more than that the Government has collected 
information about Dyncorp.  Amb. Sharfi went on to state that the US 
Embassy should not become further involved in this issue, for it is 
one to be addressed solely between AMIS (the AU) and the Sudanese 
authorities.  He concluded that US efforts to assist in this matter 
were having just the opposite effect, and resulting in further 
delays.  Amb. Sharfi repeated that the AU should be raising such 
issues and not the USG. 
 
POWERS