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To: LARRY LARSON who wrote (259)	5/5/1999 4:10:00 PM
From: Tomas	Respond to of 1713

Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)- The Armed Forces spokesman Gen. Mohamed Osman Yassin announced that the outlaws attempted to attack the Armed Forces troops which are gaurding the petroleum sites at Lire area in Wohda State on May 2, But they were repulsed by the Armed Forces and the area is fully secured. He added in statement he issued Wednesday that a group of outlaws, traitors and mercenaries on May 4 infltrated into Sudan's eastern border and attacked a site at Rasai area, northeast of Kassala town, targeting the oil pipeline and the National highway. The statement affirmed that the Armed Forces, People's Defence Forces (PDF), Police and Security Forces are carrying out their patriotic role courageuosly and will defeat the enemies' plotting and secure the sanctity of the homeland. ___________________________________ Iranian And Canadian Companies To Invest In Electricity In Sudan Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)-- The state Minister at the Ministry of Energy and Mining Eng. John Dor announced that a number of Iranian and Canadian companies have expressed desire to invest in the electricity sector in Sudan. Speaking to SUNA, Dor stated that delegations of Iranian and Canadian companies are to visit the country in two weeks from now to get acquainted with the investment opportunities available in the field of electricity. He stated that his ministry is working in coordination with the States' Support Fund to rehabilitate and maintain the electricity stations in the northern states, adding that the fund has allotted a special finance for this purpose. As for the southern states, Dor pointed out that there is a joint work plan between the ministry and the Coordination Council for the Southern States (CCSS) to rehabilitate the electricity stations there, besides establishment of new stations in Wau and Malakal.

To: LARRY LARSON who wrote (259)	5/5/1999 8:29:00 PM
From: Tomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1713

Talisman's Sudan oil project NOT attacked CALGARY, May 5 (Reuters) - A $1.4-billion oil project being developed in Sudan by an international consortium was not a target of rebel attacks publicized on Sudanese radio on Wednesday, the head of the Canadian company in the group said. Sudanese armed forces spokesman Lieutenant-General Mohammed Osman Yassin, in a statement read on state radio, said the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army had attacked oil installations in the south and east of the African nation. One of the attacks reportedly took place at Ler in Unity State in the south, although the incident may have been as much as three weeks ago and was not near the consortium's project area, said Jim Buckee, chief executive of Talisman Energy Inc. "That's not us," Buckee told Reuters. Calgary-based Talisman has a 25-percent stake in the development. The SPLA said on Tuesday that oil wells operated by Talisman and its Chinese, Malaysian and Sudanese partners were legitimate military targets since profits would help to finance the government's war effort. A civil war pitting Islamist government forces against the mostly southern-based rebels has raged since 1983. The rebel group said on Tuesday the government in the capital Khartoum admitted its share of the profits would go toward the manufacture of tanks and missiles. About 100 Talisman employees are currently working in Sudan at the Greater Nile Oil Project, located 730 km (450 miles) southwest of Khartoum. The project includes three exploration and two development blocks covering 12 million acres, as well as a pipeline to the Red Sea and oil terminal. Production, slated to rise to 150,000 barrels of oil a day, is to start later this year. Talisman's partners include China National Petroleum Corp., Malaysia state oil company Petronas and Sudan's Sudapet. biz.yahoo.com

To: LARRY LARSON who wrote (259)	5/6/1999 4:10:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1713

Larry, Yes, confirmed- very, very heavy fighting in the Sudan right now in a number of areas in the Country.. Unusually heavy before the rainy season... Last minute maneuverings before a deal is struck??? Just a thought... More likely an escalation of the violence. Let's see what the African Militias allied with the NIF Military junta do.. very critical to Talisman's project the result of the outbreak of fighting between the SSDM and the regular army units.... If the Khartoum/Port Sudan road is effectively cut by the rebels, then we may see a peace deal follow soon thereafter.... News Article by DPA on May 06, 1999 at 12:13:26: Sudan defence and security council discusses war situtation Khartoum (dpa) - The Sudanese national and defence council met Thursday at the General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum under the chairmanship of President Omar Beshir to discus the escalation of the civil war in the east and south of the country. · According to the state-owned Radio Omdurman, a number of measures were taken to contain the situation. No details were revealed. · The meeting took place against the background of military operations by the combined forces of the northern Sudanese opposition forces and the southern-based Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) on the highway linking the Sudanese capital to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. · The intention of the opposition is to cut off the port from the hinterland to cripple the government. · The rebels claim to have taken control of the town of Rasai north of Kassala. · But Radio Omdurman quoted the military spokesman, General Mohamed Osman Yassin, as saying Thursday that the government forces were in full control of the battle zones. · Yassin said the rebel attempt to attack the oil fields in Upper Nile state in Southern Sudan was repelled and that the government soldiers' morale was quite high.