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Viewing cable 08GENEVA537, GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING:

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08GENEVA537 2008-07-15 10:17 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY US Mission Geneva
VZCZCXRO7178
RR RUEHPA
DE RUEHGV #0537/01 1971017
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 151017Z JUL 08
FM USMISSION GENEVA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6719
INFO RUEHAB/AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 0301
RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 0233
RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 0521
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0889
RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 0111
RUEHJL/AMEMBASSY BANJUL 0146
RUEHRY/AMEMBASSY CONAKRY 0159
RUEHCO/AMEMBASSY COTONOU 0175
RUEHDK/AMEMBASSY DAKAR 0867
RUEHFN/AMEMBASSY FREETOWN 0251
RUEHPC/AMEMBASSY LOME 0162
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 2794
RUEHMV/AMEMBASSY MONROVIA 0336
RUEHNM/AMEMBASSY NIAMEY 0122
RUEHNK/AMEMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT 0112
RUEHOU/AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU 0155
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 3315
RUEHPA/AMEMBASSY PRAIA
RUEHYD/AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE 0089
RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS 0300
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 2789
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 GENEVA 000537 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR AF/W 
DOE FOR GEORGE PERSON, CHAYLOCK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM CM NI
SUBJECT: GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING: 
MOVING TOWARD AUGUST 14 TRANSFER OF BAKASSI PENINSULA TO 
CAMEROON 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY:  In a July 11 meeting of the Greentree 
Agreement Follow-up Committee attended by the U.S. and other 
witness states, Nigeria and Cameroon reaffirmed their 
commitment to carrying out the transfer of the Bakassi 
Peninsula to Cameroon on August 14, although both also said 
they needed to continue work on security arrangements ahead 
of that event.  Committee Chair Kieran Prendergast suggested 
that participants in the agreement meet with UN SyG Ban in 
New York in October to offer the Greentree Agreement as a 
model to resolve other bilateral disagreements, an idea both 
sides welcomed.  Following the meeting, Prendergast told us 
the Nigerian government was still working on where to hold 
the transfer ceremony, and was considering doing so in Abuja 
to give it more publicity and counter those who remain 
critical of it.  END SUMMARY. 
 
GOOD ATMOSPHERICS, AGREEMENT TO MOVE AHEAD WITH TRANSFER 
--------------------------------------------- ----------- 
 
2. (U) Atmospherics were good throughout the July 11 
Greentree Agreement Follow-up Committee meeting.  In opening 
remarks, Committee Chair Prendergast welcomed the progress to 
date and stressed that SyG Ban would remain engaged in the 
process for as long as necessary, while also noting the 
positive role of the witness states.  (Representatives of the 
UK, Germany and France joined us in attending the session.) 
The Cameroon delegation head, Minister Delegate in the 
Justice Ministry Maurice Kamto, said his government would do 
all it could to fulfill the agreement within the timetable. 
The Nigerian delegation head, Justice Minister Aondoakaa, 
said his government plans to transfer the Bakassi Peninsula 
by August 14.  Both delegations echoed Prendergast in 
expressing their appreciation for the attendance of the 
witness states, which, they stressed, had played an important 
role in the negotiations. 
 
3. (U) General David Kattah, Chair of the UN team to the 
Mixed Commission, summarized the report of the Commission's 
May 10-16 mission to the peninsula.  He stressed both sides' 
cooperation in implementing the mission and the peaceful 
conditions under which it was conducted.  Kattah noted in 
particular the report's recommendation that the UN help with 
projects on water, medical systems, electricity, roads and 
erosion prevention.  The Nigerian delegation noted that the 
mission would have taken place earlier but was delayed to 
ensure full security arrangements, expressed appreciation for 
the social amenities Cameroon had provided in the peninsula, 
and underscored its commitment to further working with 
Cameroon on security in Bakassi.  Cameroon's delegation said 
the report confirmed the peaceful situation on the peninsula, 
pledged to work hand-in-hand with Nigeria to avoid 
infiltration by elements that may wish to disrupt the 
security situation on the peninsula, and said that the GoC's 
current budget includes more funding for Bakassi. 
 
NIGERIA STILL WORKING OUT MODALITIES OF TRANSFER 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
4. (U) Turning to the arrangements for the peninsula's 
transfer, the Nigerian delegation said cooperation and 
flexibility would be needed to ensure that it was carried out 
safely and effectively.  Aondoakaa expressed appreciation 
 
GENEVA 00000537  002 OF 002 
 
 
that Cameroon would respect customary land rights and 
stressed that Nigeria would allow free access in and out of 
Bakassi following the transfer.  The Cameroon delegation 
underscored that Nigerian citizens could stay in Bakassi 
without having to change citizenship.  Kamto reiterated that 
both sides should work together to ensure that there is no 
security vacuum that could be exploited by those seeking to 
disrupt the agreement, and said he hoped that by the 
beginning of August, the two sides will have succeeded in 
elaborating security plans. 
 
5. (SBU) Following the meeting, Prendergast told us privately 
that he was optimistic about the August 14 transfer but that 
some work still remained.  He added that Nigeria was working 
out where to hold the transfer ceremony, and was considering 
holding it in Abuja to maximize its profile and counter those 
who remain critical of the agreement. 
 
OIL INSTALLATIONS IN THE PENINSULA 
---------------------------------- 
 
6. (SBU) In a final formal agenda item, Nigeria handed to 
Cameroon a communication on Nigerian oil installations in 
Cameroonian territorial waters.  The Cameroon delegation 
responded that it was not able to reciprocate at present 
because it needed to prepare the information in ways that 
would protect information that the involved oil companies did 
not want to make public.  (Prendergast last told us he 
believed Cameroon would have nothing to offer on the subject 
in any case.)  Although the Committee Secretariat had earlier 
told us that this agenda might spark controversy, there was 
no further discussion or disagreement. 
 
PLANS TO LAY OUT AGREEMENT IN NEW YORK 
-------------------------------------- 
 
7. (U) Prendergast concluded the session by suggesting that 
both sides consider traveling to New York to meet with SyG 
Ban in October, on the margins of the Sixth Committee, to 
present the agreement's implementation.  This would allow 
them to highlight the agreement as a model to resolve other 
countries' bilateral agreements.  Both sides expressed 
general support for the idea. 
 
STORELLA