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Note:  These sorts of diplomatic exchanges are a tour d'horizon in which a broad range of issues are discussed or updated.  The Sudanese government was on its best behavior believing they were now on a track that might lead to a more positive relationship with the US ans eventually lifting of sanctions.

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Note:  The JMC was the Joint Monitoring Commission, a peace monitoring unit funded by the USG to oversee a ceasefire in the Nuba Mountains.  Was commanded by a very cable Norwegian General, Jan Wilhelmsen

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Note:  State Department cables from abroad released under FOIA show distribution in Washington (DOS bureaus and other agencies) and the original addressees chosen by the post.