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Viewing cable 08KHARTOUM1635, MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT ELECT FROM

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KHARTOUM1635 2008-11-10 09:52 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Khartoum 
VZCZCXRO7242
OO RUEHGI RUEHMA RUEHROV
DE RUEHKH #1635 3150952
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 100952Z NOV 08
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2267
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE
RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA
 
UNCLAS KHARTOUM 001635 
 
DEPT FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-OS, AF A/S FRAZER, AF/SPG 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL SU
SUBJECT:  MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT ELECT FROM 
MINNI MINNAWI 
 
1. (U) Post has received a letter of congratulations (text in para. 
2) for President-elect Obama from Minni Minnawi, Chairman of the 
Sudan Liberation Movement and Senior Assistant to the President of 
the Republic of Sudan.  A copy of the original letter is being 
transmitted to the Department via pouch. 
 
2.  (U) Begin Text: 
 
To:  Senator Barack Obama 
President-Elect of the United States of America 
Washington DC, USA 
 
Dear Sir, 
 
Letter of Congratulation 
 
On my personnel behalf and on behalf of the leadership and the 
membership of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, and on behalf of 
the suffering people of Darfur and the entire people of the Sudan, I 
am honored to seize this opportunity to express my sincere and 
heartfelt congratulation to you for your historic victory for being 
elected as President of the United States of America. 
 
I also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire 
people of the United States of America for demonstrating this 
levelheaded, civility, sense of responsibility and maturity 
throughout the election process. Indeed, the people of the United 
States of America have once again and in no uncertain terms 
demonstrated to the world that America deserves to be respected. 
 
Mr. President elect, my organization the SLM/A championing and 
defending the people of Darfur, who, atrocities against them 
declared by the US Government and Congress as genocide, is not only 
proud of you and of the people of the United States of America, but 
its also confident and hopeful that your administration would 
immediately embark to engage itself effectively in expediting the 
resolution of their tragedy and restoration of peace, security and 
stability in the larger Sudan. 
 
We look forward for further cooperation and understanding. 
Forward ever, backward never. Struggle continue 
 
Yours Sincerely, 
 
Minni Minawi 
Chairman, Sudan Liberation Movement/Army 
Senior Assistant to President of the Republic 
Chairman, Transitional Darfur Regional Authority 
El Fashir, Darfur 
November 5, 2008 
 
 
FERNANDEZ