DRAFT AGREEMENTS ON INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE AND

UNCLAS BOGOTA 002635 SIPDIS DEPT FOR INL/LP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR CO SUBJECT: DRAFT AGREEMENTS ON INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND LOGISTICS ¶1. At the request of the Vice Minister of National Defense (MOD) for Policy, MOD staff and Post (NAS and MilGp) have prepared two draft agreements (Appendices) that seek to integrate the MOD and the Colombian Military and National Police in the critical areas of intelligence and communications, and logistics. ¶2. Each Appendix is essentially a "framework" agreement that a) establishes the MOD policy to integrate efforts in these two areas, and b) permits USG to support current and future integration projects, which are attached as Sub- Appendices. For example, the first two projects of the intelligence and communications agreement are a) the integration of counternarcotics voice communications systems of the police and the military (almost completed and highly successful),and b) the Colombian Imagery Library/Theater Intelligence Architecture sponsored by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and USSOUTHCOM. The first logistics project provides aviation logistics management software (SAP) for the Colombian military. Additional projects could be added to either agreement. ¶3. No additional funding is required to implement these agreements. Funding for the initial integration projects is provided in other INL/NAS or DOD support programs, for example the NAS Antinarcotics Police budget (obligated under Appendix 1) funded the voice integration project. NAS funding (approximately $4.5M) for the CNP phase of the aviation logistics software would also be obligated under Appendix 1. The agreements are broad enough, however, to allow establishing new budget lines for future integration projects. ¶4. The draft agreements have been sent by email to INL/LP (Christie),USSOUTHCOM (SJS LTC Rose),and NGA (Gotay) for coordination of review and comment. Unless otherwise advised by 29 March, we will process these agreements for signature in early April. Wood