US embassy cable - 05THEHAGUE2523

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002523 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/15/2015 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, SU, NL 
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR 
REBELS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 168722 
 
Classified By: POLCOUNS Andrew Schofer for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d). 
 
1. (C) On September 14, POLOFF shared reftel points with 
Stella Kloth, Sudan Desk Officer at the MFA and member of the 
Dutch Government's Sudan Task Force, and requested contact 
information for SLM representatives in the Netherlands. 
Kloth provided this information on September 15. 
 
2. (C) On September 15, POLOFF contacted Salih Rizgalla, 
member of the SLM Chapter of the Netherlands, and presented 
reftel points.  Rizgalla promised to share the points with 
his colleagues when he resumes participation in the Abuja 
talks on September 21.  Rizgalla also plans to participate in 
the SLM conference in Darfur.  He voiced optimism about the 
progress of the talks and said he would pursue a close 
dialogue with Ambassador Yates. 
 
3. (C) POLOFF subsequently received a phone call from Nasrah 
Adin, referred to POLOFF by Rizgalla.  Adin is an SLM member 
based in Riyadh and will attend the Abuja talks and the 
Darfur conference.  POLOFF presented points.  Adin conveyed 
his enthusiasm for the planned workshops, echoed Rizgalla's 
interest in working with Yates, and emphasized the importance 
of SLM unity. 
 
BLAKEMAN