SLOVAKIA NOT PREPARED TO COMMIT AT FORCE

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FOR PM/RSAT AND PMAT

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/2014
TAGS: PREL OPDC MOPS MARR IZ PL LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA NOT PREPARED TO COMMIT AT FORCE
GENERATION CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 185525

Classified By: CDA Scott N. Thayer for reason 1.4(a) and (d).


1. (C) Charge demarched FM Eduard Kukan 8/31 on reftel
points. Kukan had already received the points from another
source (NFI). He said that Slovakia would maintain its
current troop commitment, and was aware of Slovak MOD
attendance at the Warsaw conference, but did not know of any
intention to offer additional troops.


2. (C) DATT raised the points 8/31 with the MOD interim
director for International Affairs, who said Slovakia's
representatives to the conference were not authorized to make
any additional commitments.


3. (C) Comment: When Defense Minister Juraj Liska traveled to
Baghdad last week, he was informed by the Polish Sector
Commander of the Polish intent to decrease its troop
commitment and urged to provide additional resources.
However, it is too soon to expect any new commitments from
the Slovaks. Any change in the deployment or increase in
troops would require a new Parliamentary mandate, which would
be difficult to obtain in the current political climate.
THAYER


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