IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 OTTAWA 002961

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SERIAL: (U) IIR 6 815 0003 05.

COUNTRY: (U) CANADA (CA); ECUADOR (EC); COLOMBIA (CO); VENEZUELA (VE);
CHILE (CI); MEXICO (MX); JAMAICA (JM); PERU (PE); BRAZIL (BR); BOLIVIA
(BL); ARGENTINA (AR); URUGUAY; (UY); PARAGUAY (PA).

IPSP: (U) IFC1511; IFC1512; IFC1513.

TAGS: PARM
SUBJECT: IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH
DEFENSE MINISTERIAL OF THE AMERICAS (DMA) (U)

WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT IS CLASSIFIED C O N F I D E N
T I A L/NOFORN.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DOI: (U) 20041103.

REQS: (U) X-IAC-1510-0021-04.

SOURCE: A. (C) //6 815 0358// SENIOR HOST NATION DEFENSE
OFFICIAL WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE REPORTED INFORMATION WHO
HAS REPORTED RELIABLY IN THE PAST.


B. (C) //6 815 0245// SENIOR HOST NATION DEFENSE OFFICIAL
WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE REPORTED INFORMATION WHO HAS
REPORTED RELIABLY IN THE PAST.

SUMMARY: (C) CANADIAN REPRESENTATION TO DEFENSE MINISTERIAL
OF THE AMERICAS (DMA) SEEKS TO MAKE THE FORUM MORE MEANINGFUL
AND WORKS TO ENSURE SOLID ATTENDANCE AND SUBSTANTIVE AGENDA.

TEXT. 1. (C) THIS IIR RESPONDS TO CITED AHR ON THE DEFENSE
MINISTERIAL OF THE AMERICAS (DMA). CANADA IS KEEN ON SEEING
DMA BE AN EFFECTIVE FORUM AND IS PROVIDING AIRBUS TRANSPORT
TO CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR
ATTENDANCE. CANADA WILL FLY AN AIRBUS TO MIAMI TO PICK UP
MINISTERIAL CONFEREES BEFORE FLYING ON TO QUITO, EQUADOR FOR
THE MINISTERIAL. (FIELD COMMENT ) CANADA BELIEVED THAT
WITHOUT FULLER PARTICIPATION, PARTICULARLY FROM CARIBBEAN
BASIN COUNTRIES, THE DMA MIGHT NOT BE SUCCESSFUL).


2. (C) CANADA,S OBJECTIVES FOR DMA VI ARE FOCUSED ON
DEVELOPING CONSENSUS AMONG MEMBER COUNTRIES ON THE
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) DEVELOPING A JURIDICAL
LINKAGE TO THE INTERAMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD (IADB). SOURCE A
SEES THIS AS BEING A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILE WHO BELIEVES (ACCORDING TO SOURCE A) THAT THE IADB HAS
OUTLIVED ITS USEFULNESS, IS INEFFECTUAL AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO WHITHER AWAY. ACCORDING TO SOURCE B, CANADA WORKED TO
ENSURE THE PRESIDENT OF THE IADB WAS INVITED TO DMA VI IN
ORDER TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE IADB.


3. (C) ACCORDING TO SOURCE A, CANADIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
DEFENSE INSIDERS REMAIN TO BE CONVINCED THAT THE MONIKER
NARCO-TERRORISM APPLIES TO THE COUNTERNARCOTICS ENVIRONMENT
IN COLOMBIA. THEY ARE CIRCUMSPECT AND BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT
OF CANADA HAS FOCUSED ON BRINGING THEIR COUNTERNARCOTICS
EFFORTS UNDER THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM TO GLEAN MORE
RESOURCES FROM THE UNITED STATES AND GAIN MORE POLITICAL
SUPPORT FOR THEIR BATTLE AGAINST NARCO-TERRORISM. MANY
CANADIANS VIEW THE COUNTERNARCOTICS CHALLENGES IN COLOMBIA AS
A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND VIEW THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES AS
ORGANIZED CRIME, MONEY LAUNDERING, COERCION, AND DRUG
OPERATION FUNDING IN THE TRI-BORDER AREA. WHILE COLOMBIAN
OFFICIALS CLAIM NARCO-TERRORISM IS BEING EXPORTED OUTSIDE
COLOMBIA, CANADiAN OFFICIALS SAY BORDERING NATIONS ARE LESS
CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL NARCO-TERRORISM ORIGINATING FROM
COLOMBIA; AND MORE CONCERNED ABOUT MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
FROM COLOMBIA, AND THE SPECTRE OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIME.


4. (C) CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE HAS NO
POSITION ON VENEZUELA AND, ACCORDING TO SOURCE B, HAS NOT
SEEN OR HEARD OF A FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOCUS ON VENEZUELAN
PRESIDENT HUGO ((CHAVEZ)). SOURCE BELIEVES CANADA HAS NO
PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THE U.S. POSITION ON CHAVEZ AND HIS
&BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION.8


5. (U) COMPOSITION OF THE CANADIAN DELEGATION:


A. (U) DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY MINISTER OF NATIONAL
DEFENCE (MND) WILLIAM ((GRAHAM)) ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SPOUSE,
CHIEF OF STAFF EUGEN &GENE8 ((LANG)),COMMUNICATIONS
ADVISOR MRS ISABELLE ((SAVARD)),POLICY ADVISOR MS MICHELLE
((LOBO)),AND MILITARY ASSISTANT LCDR TOM ((MILLER)).


B. (U) ONE OR TWO PARLIAMENTARIANS (TBD) FROM OPPOSITION
PARTIES WILL ACCOMPANY MND TO ENSURE MND,S ABSENCE FROM
PARLIAMENT DOES NOT PUT THE MINORITY GOVERNMENT AT RISK.


C. (U) DIRECTOR GENERAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY POLICY REAR
ADMIRAL DREW ((ROBERTSON)).

D. (U) DR HAL ((KLEPAK)),PROFESSOR, ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE,
KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.


E. (U) LT COL ROSS ((STRUTHERS)),CANADIAN DEFENCE ATTACHE
TO COLOMBIA AND EQUADOR.


F. (U) SERGEANT ANGELA ((TEMPLE)),ASST DATT, COLOMBIA.


G. (U) MS VALERIE ((KEYES)),LATIN AMERICAN DESK OFFICER,
DIRECTOR GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY POLICY.


H. (U) LT GENERAL RICK ((HILLIER)),CHIEF OF THE CANADIAN
FORCES LAND (ARMY) STAFF WITH AIDE-DE-CAMP.


I. (U) COLONEL RICHARD ((RYAN)),DEPUTY HEAD OF CANADIAN
DELEGATION TO IADB.


J. (U) COLONEL RENE ((GERVAIS)),CANADIAN DEFENSE ATTACHE TO
MEXICO.


K. (U) MRS SARAH ((FOUNTAIN-SMITH)),ACTING DIRECTOR,
REGIONAL SECURITY, FOREIGN AFFAIRS CANADA.


L. (U) MR PATRICK ((HEBERT)),FOREIGN AFFAIRS CANADA
REGIONAL SECURITY.


M. (U) MR DOUG ((FRASER)),COUNSELOR, CANADIAN PERMANENT
MISSION TO THE OAS, WASHINGTON.


N. (U) AMBASSADOR BRIAN ((OAK)) CANADAIAN AMBASSADOR TO
EQUADOR ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SPOUSE LYDIA, CONSUL LISA
((ALMOND)),VICE-CONSUL MARK ((RICHARDSON)),AND SECRETARY
VERONICA ((FIERRO)).


O. (U) SUPPORT STAFF OF TEN DRIVERS AND INTERPRETERS NFI.

COMMENTS: 1. (C) FIELD COMMENTS. CANADIAN DATT TO
WASHINGTON RADM IAN ((MACK)) HAS BEEN ENGAGED WITH THE IADB
FOR OVER A YEAR ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE ORGANIZATION MORE
EFFECTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL.


2. (U) SOURCE REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER
EXPLOITATION.


3. (U) DHO-1 POINT OF CONTACT, STU III (703) 907-0569; AND
GREY 981-7197.


4. (C) THIS IIR RESPONDS TO PRIORITY 2 AHR
X-IAC-1510-0021-04.

COLL: (U) AB; AI; MM.
INSTR: (U) US NO.
PREP: (U) 6-03048.
ACQ: (U) CANADA, OTTAWA (20041102).
DISSEM: (U) FIELD: AMEMB OTTAWA.
WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED C O N F I D E N T I A L/NOT
RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS.
DRV FROM: DO HUMINT SCG SEP 2003
DECL ON: X1