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DE RUEHFN #0535 2471948
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R 041948Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1339
UNCLAS FREETOWN 000535
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/W, INR/AA (BGRAVES)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC SL
SUBJECT: FREETOWN MONITORING PLAN FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RUN-OFF
1. (SBU) Sierra Leone will hold a run-off Presidential election on
Saturday, September 8, 2007 between APC candidate Ernest Koroma and
SLPP candidate Solomon Berewa. Post has devised a plan to monitor 8
of the 14 electoral districts on election day. Five monitoring
teams comprised of one to three Direct Hire Americans accompanied by
Locally Engaged Staff (LES) will travel upcountry to observe polling
centers. Five teams will observe polling centers locally in
Freetown. The teams will record and communicate their observations
to Embassy personnel staffing the Operations Center in the Embassy.
2. (SBU) Monitoring teams will visit voting centers in the
following areas:
Northern Province:
--Bombali District: Makeni
--Port Loko District: Port Loko, Masiaka, Lunsar
Southern Province:
--Bo District: Bo
Eastern Province:
--Kailahun District: Kailahun
--Kenema District: Kenema
--Kono District: Koidu
Western Province:
--Western District - Urban: Freetown
--Western District - Rural: Waterloo, Hastings
3. (SBU) Contact Information for Embassy POCs:
Embassy Operations Center: Cellular Numbers
1) 011 232 76 673 175
2) 011 232 76 663 307
Embassy Operations Center: Landlines
1) 011 232 22 515 330
2) 011 232 22 515 331
RSO (Bryan Scruggs): 011 232 76 616 619
Pol/Econ Officer (Jenny Bah): 011 232 76 647 522
PRATT