From: 76702.1202@CompuServe.COM (Charlie Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: *NEW* TRAVEL ADVISORY -- Sudan
Date: 1 Oct 1992 10:03:21 -0500
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STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL ADVISORY - Sudan
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SUDAN-WARNING
 September 29, 1992

Summary:  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid all 
travel to Sudan, and to take note of the following:

-- Travel anywhere outside of the city limits of Khartoum requires 
the written permission of the government of Sudan.

-- The potential for terrorist acts exists in Khartoum.

-- The U.S. Embassy urges any Americans remaining in southern Sudan 
to depart.

-- Banditry and incursions by southern rebels exist in southern 
Sudan. 

-- The government of Sudan has ordered a strictly enforced curfew.

-- Travelers must register with local police.  End summary.

The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to 
Sudan.  Travel anywhere outside of Khartoum requires the permission 
of the government of Sudan.  Permission is increasingly difficult to 
obtain and the process is lengthy.

Khartoum:  The potential for terrorist acts exists in Khartoum, the 
capital of Sudan.  Western interests have been targeted several 
times in recent years with fatal consequences.

Southern Sudan:  U.S. citizens remaining in the south are urged to 
depart.  Despite extended periods of voluntary cease-fire, the civil 
war in southern Sudan persists in the three southern provinces of 
Upper Nile, Bahr El Ghazal, and Equatoria.  The U.S. Embassy is 
unable to provide normal consular protection and services in 
southern Sudan.

Western Sudan:  Due to unsettled conditions, including banditry and 
incursions by southern Sudanese rebels, caution should be exercised 
in western Sudan, particularly in western Darfur province 
(especially along the Chadian and Libyan borders) and southern 
Kordofan province.

Curfew Rules:  The government has ordered a curfew whose rules are 
strictly enforced.  Persons found outside during curfew hours 
without authorization are subject to arrest.  All road blocks must 
be respected.  Travelers should check with the U.S. Embassy's 
Consular Section, with their hotel, or with local police to 
determine the current curfew hours.

Registrations with Local Police:  Travelers are required to 
register with police headquarters within three days of arrival.  
Travelers must obtain police permission before moving to another 
location in Sudan and must register with police within 24 hours of 
arrival at the new location.  These regulations are strictly 
enforced.  Even with proper documentation, travelers in Sudan have 
been subjected to delays and detentions by Sudan's security forces, 
especially when traveling outside Khartoum.

Currency:  Money should be exchanged only at an authorized banking 
institution.  

Photographs:  While traveling throughout Khartoum, as well as the 
interior, a photo permit must be obtained before taking photographs.

All U.S. citizens traveling to Sudan are advised to contact the 
U.S. Embassy Consular Section to register their presence and receive 
updated information on the security situation.  The Consular section 
is located in the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum at Sharia Ali Abdul 
Latif, telephone number 74700, 74611.

No. 92-169

This replaces the travel advisory dated February 27, 1992, to 
advise U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Sudan; to delete the 
previous requirement to declare all currency and travelers checks, 
noting that money should be exchanged only at authorized 
institutions; and to note that obtaining permission to travel 
outside of Khartoum is a difficult and lengthy process.