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To: Tomas who wrote (7585)	1/7/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: Jim Lamb	Respond to of 9164

It appears the SPLA is having big problems, lots of talk of defections the last few weeks. They certaintly don't seem to be making any new military pushes. At least this may help one of the many obstacles AKSEF is dealing with. Tomas thanks for SANDS english web site. Jim News Article by AFP on January 07, 1998 at 10:28:36: Former rebel militias unite in south Sudan KHARTOUM, Jan 7 (AFP) - Factions in south Sudan which earlier made peace with the government have agreed to unify all troops under the South Sudan Defence Force (SSDF), an official statement said Wednesday. The statement from former rebel Riek Machar, now chairman of the South Sudan Coordination Council, came as press reports spoke of defections from the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to government ranks. Machar meanwhile alleged that unnamed factions had burned down villages in the south and had "committed other hideous practices against southerners in some states." He gave no details. Unification of the former factions' troops would leave two armed organizations -- the army and the SSDF -- in the south and would make it easier for officials "to bring lawbreakers to accountability," Machar said. Six factions signed a peace agreement with the government last year providing for a transition to self-determination. The SPLA, the mainstream rebel movement in the south, refused to sign. The SPLA has been fighting since 1983 to free animist and Christian regions from northern, Arabized domination. Machar's press statement said that the decision to unify their military forces was reached in a seven-hour meeting of faction commanders Tuesday, also attended by political chiefs and representatives of the government and the armed forces. The meeting named him chairman of a committee which is to hammer out details of the unification and appoint a command staff. It was given a week to complete its task, Machar said. Unification was the first step in implementing the military part of the peace agreement reached between the government and those factions in Khartoum last April, the statement said. Meanwhile, the official al Anbaa daily reported Wednesday that 150 SPLA men had surrendered to government forces in the Abyei area of west Kordofan, on the adminstrative border with south Sudan. First Vice-President Al Zubair Mohamed Salih and Defence Minister Hassan Abdul Rahman Ali were said to be in Bahrel Ghazal supervising arrangements to accommodate more than 7,000 civilians and armed rebels who reportedly deserted from the SPLA last week. Reporting from Wau, capital of west Bahrel Ghazal, al Anbaa quoted General Ali as saying that an air bridge promised earlier would commence airlifting food, medicine and clothing to defectors from Wednesday. The reported defection is portrayed by local newspapers as an exodus of civilians and troops from areas controlled by the SPLA to regions held by the government and pro-government factions in south Sudan. Al Anbaa predicted that as many as 70,000 people would defect from SPLA areas this month. In another development, a government official was reported Wednesday as saying that a major road in south Sudan had recently been reopened after 14 years, and that commodity prices had dropped as a result. SPLA civilian and military defectors removed landmines along the road for its reopening, the official said.

To: Tomas who wrote (7585)	1/8/1998 6:15:00 PM
From: Jim Lamb	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9164

Everyone,I spoke with the co. earlier this week. Nothing really new or revealing.1.contracts awarded, awaiting final paperwork,etc., press release shortly. 2.looking for a new ceo 3.four rigs drilling, reaching target depth and should have some new reserve #s shortly 4. problems in Malaysia not keeping Petronas from making payments to consortium 5.financing ongoing ,not resolved. They used words days, weeks,shortly, for time frame of press releases for new news. FWIW Jim