DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQI

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 THE HAGUE 002476 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/UBI HOLLIDAY, EB FOR BILL GRANT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MOPS IZ NL JKJUS KRMS SUBJECT: DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQI POLICE REF: A. SECSTATE 272314 ¶B. THE HAGUE 2142 ¶1. Summary: The GoNL plans to provide USD 833,300 in materiel to Iraqi police in the Al-Munthanna province in Iraq. Dutch military police, as part of Dutch military forces deployed in Al-Muthanna, are currently providing one-week basic police skills training courses to local police. The Dutch previously provided a list of experts to the World Bank. However, the GoNL does not wish to be viewed as an integral participant in the CPA, and hence will neither provide civil servant experts nor funding for private Dutch citizens to serve as advisors/trainers for the reconstruction of the Iraqi police, justice and prison sectors. The Dutch have no opposition to private citizens assisting the CPA. End Summary. ¶2. The GoNL currently has approximately 1,100 servicemen deployed in the southern Iraqi province of Al-Munthanna conducting stabilization operations as part of the UK division. In connection with this deployment, Dutch military police (the Royal Marechaussee) are providing a one-week, basic training course to local police in Al-Munthanna. According to MOD sources, this training includes lectures on the appropriate use of weapons, simple investigation and report writing. In combination with the Dutch military presence in Iraq, the Dutch CIMIC (Civilian-Military Cooperation) team working in Iraq requested funding (subsequently approved) for approximately USD 833,300 in materiel for the Iraqi police force in Al-Muthanna. Funding will be spent as follows: Equipment # USD Est. Cost -------------- --- -------------- Communication system: TOTAL 501,550 -Complete Portable Radio 100 64,000 -Complete Mobile Radio 60 51,000 -UHF Control w/Tower 3 105,000 -Recorder Tape 3 5,400 -Exchange 48 line ( UPS,bat) 3 40,500 -Computer (pent. 4) printer 3 3,000 -Complete HF cellular system 10 115,000 -Telephone Unit 100 18,000 -Digital Telephone Unit 40 1,000 -Install and Maintenance (3 months) 100,000 -Mobile Telephone 24 12,000 -Air Conditioner 3 1,350 -Furniture 1,500 Police Uniforms 500 6,250 Desks 100 20,000 Desk Chairs 100 5,000 Computers 45,000 -Desktops (PC) 30 -Screens 30 -Keyboards 30 -Printers 10 Bullet-proof vests 100 80,000 Handcuffs 1,000 75,000 Maglites 200 37,000 Reflective vests 500 8,500 Vehicles 15 15,000 Weapons (Glock 17) 40,000 -Pistols 100 -Safety Holster 100 Total: 833,300 (Note: The GoNL is still in the process of determining how best to purchase much of the above materiel. For example, they have yet to decide if it would be better/easier to purchase the weapons directly from the CPA, or locally here in the Netherlands. End Note.) ¶3. The GoNL does not want to be viewed as a part of the CPA ("occupying power") in Iraq in order to maintain domestic support for the current Dutch military deployment as well as other funding to Iraq (ref b). Therefore, the GoNL will not contribute any civil servants nor provide funding for private citizens to assist in CPA-led training in the police, justice and prison sectors. The Dutch previously provided a list of experts to the World Bank upon request, and does not oppose the use of Dutch experts by the World Bank as needed in Iraq. SOBEL