ITALIANS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONSTABULARY INITIATIVE

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001579

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DEPT FOR EUR/PGI, PM/PPA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2014
TAGS: MOPS MARR PREL PGOV KPKO IT
SUBJECT: ITALIANS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONSTABULARY INITIATIVE

REF: STATE 87414

CLASSIFIED BY: LABOR COUNSELOR JOHN BASS FOR REASONS 1.5(B)(D)


1. (C) POLMIN COUNSELOR DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA
DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO ON APRIL 21.
BISOGNIERO CONFIRMED THAT HE WILL SERVE AS THE MFA'S POINT OF
CONTACT FOR THE GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE. HE SAID
THE APRIL 22-23 POLITICAL DIRECTORS' DISCUSSIONS IN PARIS
WILL ADDRESS THE LOGISTICS OF HOW BEST TO FIT TOGETHER THE G8
INITIATIVE WITH EXISTING EU, US AND UN PROGRAMS.


2. (C) THE DATT ALSO RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH CARABINIERI
COS MGEN PICCIRILLO ON APRIL 21. PICCIRILLO WAS AWARE OF THE
INITIATIVE AND SAW IT AS AN OFFSHOOT OF A PROPOSAL THE
CARABINIERI HAS BEEN WORKING TO DEVELOP A CENTER OF
EXCELLENCE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRAINING AT AN EXISTING FACILITY
IN VICENZA. ISSUES SUCH AS FUNDING FOR THE TRAINING CENTER
AND THE BASIC PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR GRADUATES TO MEET
STILL NEED TO BE DISCUSSED BUT THE CARABINIERI FULLY SUPPORT
THE CONCEPT, ACCORDING TO PICCIRILLO.


3. (C) COMMENT. OUR CONTACTS AT THE MFA AND THE CARABINIERI
HQ ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE INITIATIVE. WE UNDERSTAND THE
CARB TRAINING ACADEMY IN VICENZA CONSISTS LARGELY OF
CLASSROOMS AND BARRACKS AT THIS POINT BUT COULD BE EXPANDED
AS NEEDED. WE WILL REPORT IN MORE DETAIL AS WE LEARN MORE
FROM THE ITALIANS ABOUT POSSIBLE TRAINING FACILITIES. END
COMMENT.

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