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Viewing cable 08KHARTOUM2, AMIS TRANSFERS AUTHORITY TO UNAMID

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KHARTOUM2 2008-01-02 07:16 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Khartoum
VZCZCXRO2893
OO RUEHGI RUEHMA RUEHROV
DE RUEHKH #0002/01 0020716
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 020716Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9644
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KHARTOUM 000002 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/SPG, S/CRS 
DEPT PLS PASS USAID FOR AFR/SUDAN 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
SUBJECT: AMIS TRANSFERS AUTHORITY TO UNAMID 
 
1. (U) Under clear blue sunny skies with drums beating and bugles 
blowing, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Rodolphe Adada presided 
over the transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID at 1200 on 
December 31, 2007, at UNAMID Headquarters in El Fasher, North 
Darfur.  The Wali (Governor) of North Darfur, Osman Mohamed Yousif 
Kibir, represented the Government of Sudan.  Other dignitaries 
included UNMIS Special Representative of the Secretary General 
(SRSG) Ambassador Ashraf Qazi; Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, on behalf of 
the AU Chair; and GEN Martin Luther Agwai, AMIS/UNAMID Force 
Commander.  The two-hour ceremony was well attended and included 
representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces, UN and AMIS staff, NGO 
representatives and the press.  There did not appear to be any rebel 
representatives (neither signatories nor non-signatories of the DPA 
and/or the humanitarian ceasefire agreement). 
 
2. (U) A stand-alone AU flag was lowered for the last time, and JSR 
Adada, Ambassador Kane and GEN Agwai signed the transfer of 
authority certificate.  The UN and AU flags were then raised 
simultaneously.  In his remarks, UNMIS SRSG Qazi recognized the 
support UNMIS had provided to the nascent UNAMID operation over the 
past several months.  He noted UNAMID would soon be the largest UN 
mission in the world and called on all parties to shun violence and 
participate in the peace process.  "A comprehensive peace can only 
be achieved when all parts of this beautiful country have achieved 
peace and harmony," Qazi declared. 
 
3. (U) Noting that the AU force had worked under extremely difficult 
conditions, the Wali pledged the GoS' full cooperation with UNAMID, 
including at the local level, and renewed Sudan's commitment to 
implement UNSCR 1769.  "The Government is committed to all the 
agreements and understandings it has reached with the UN and the AU 
and will provide all the necessary support for the success of the 
hybrid operation."  He also called upon UNAMID to cooperate with 
local authorities as well. 
 
4. (U) JSR Adada began his comments with a moment of silence for 
AMIS personnel who had died bringing peace to Darfur.  He paid 
tribute the sacrifices of the men and women of AMIS and their 
contributions toward peace to Darfur, noting that UNAMID would build 
on the foundation left by AMIS.  Adada called on all Darfuris to 
cooperate with UNAMID, which would have a more robust mandate and be 
more "technically capable."  He urged the various parties to observe 
the ceasefire, to respect UNAMID's right of freedom of movement, and 
to participate in peace negotiations. 
 
5. (U) JSR Adada then read a joint statement from UN Secretary 
General Ban Ki Moon and AU Chair Professor Alpha Oumar Konare.  In 
their statement Moon and Konare acknowledged the unprecedented 
nature of the UNAMID hybrid operation, saying it required "a great 
deal of dedication and the full support of the entire international 
community."  They called upon troop and police contributing 
countries to "speed up the required pre-deployment preparations and 
arrive in the theatre of operations as soon as possible."  They 
noted "critical gaps" in ground transportation units and aviation 
assets "essential to the mobility of the force and its ability to 
adequately protect the civilian population of the vast area of 
Darfur."  They also noted that UNAMID would need the active 
cooperation of the Government of Sudan.  They urged all parties to 
cease military action and come to the negotiating table to settle 
their differences.  Finally, they recognized the service of the 
"valiant men and women of AMIS who have given their all in the 
service of peace -- some making the ultimate sacrifice." 
 
6. (U) After the Wali left, GEN Agwai exchanged his green African 
Union beret for a blue UN one and the soldiers on the field did the 
same - with practiced precision and more than a little military 
parade-style flair. 
 
7. (SBU) COMMENT: While the TOA ceremony went off without major 
problems, the wrangling that preceded it was symbolic of the 
difficulties UNAMID will face.  First, the GoS wanted a large, 
public ceremony with high-level delegations from New York, Addis 
Ababa and Khartoum.  Then, it changed its mind and wanted only a 
local, low-key event.  At the last moment, it tried to hijack JSR 
Adada, saying he was needed in Khartoum in order to attend Sudanese 
National Day festivities the same day as TOA in El Fasher. 
Twenty-four hours before the TOA, there was still no agreement on 
whether UNAMID soldiers would wear the UN blue beret.  The apparent 
compromise is that they will wear the blue beret but must wear an AU 
sleeve badge as well - and the beret changing at TOA occurred only 
after the Wali had left. 
 
8. (SBU) COMMENT CONT: The AU has also left behind significant 
operational problems for UNAMID.  Although it is reported that there 
are sufficient AU funds to pay outstanding AMIS bills (such as MSA 
for soldiers, police monitors, CFC party reps and military 
observers) payment of these critically sensitive items has not yet 
occurred. 
 
KHARTOUM 00000002  002 OF 002 
 
 
 
8. (U) Tripoli minimize considered. 
 
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