ITALIAN PEACEKEEPING TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO 3RD

UNCLAS ROME 002029

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STATE FOR PM/PPA MARK SWEBERG AND RACHEL FEATHERSTONE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MOPS PINS PREL IT UN
SUBJECT: ITALIAN PEACEKEEPING TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO 3RD
COUNTRIES

REF: A. SECSTATE 110957


B. ROME 01579


1. IN RESPONSE TO REF A, EMBASSY QUERIED CARABINIERI, ARMY,
AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIALS ON ITALIAN CAPABILITIES TO
TRAIN THIRD COUNTRY PEACEKEEPERS. THE CARABINIERI, WE WERE
INFORMED, HOLD A TWO WEEK DOCTRINAL TRAINING COURSE FOR
GENDARME-LIKE OFFICERS BIANNUALLY AT THEIR OFFICERS TRAINING
SCHOOL IN ROME. AT THE LAST SESSION IN MARCH, NINE
NON-ITALIANS (OUT OF TWENTY-ONE TOTAL) PARTICIPATED. FRANCE,
PORTUGAL, SPAIN, AND CROATIA HAVE SENT OFFICERS TO THE
COURSE, WHICH WILL BE HELD AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER. INSTRUCTION
IS IN ENGLISH.


2. THE CARABINIERI ALSO RUN EIGHT-TO-NINE TIMES ANNUALLY A
ONE MONTH ROLLING OPERATIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR OFFICERS
AND NCOS AT THEIR CHINOTTO FACILITY IN VICENZA. AUSTRIA,
ESTONIA, SLOVENIA, AND ROMANIA HAVE EACH SENT PARTICIPANTS.
COURSE CAPACITY IS ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED, AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF
WHICH CAN BE FROM THIRD COUNTRIES. DEPENDING ON INTERNAL
DEMAND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE NUMBER OF NON-ITALIANS THE
COURSE CAN ACCOMMODATE COULD POTENTIALLY BE AS HIGH AS FIFTY.
INSTRUCTION IS IN ENGLISH. THE CARABINIERI HAVE A LIMITED
CAPACITY TO CONDUCT A PORTION OF THE TRAINING IN THE SENDING
STATE, I.E. AUSTRIA, ESTONIA, ETC.


3. THE ITALIAN ARMY WILL INITIATE ITS FIRST PEACEKEEPING
TRAINING COURSE FOR THIRD COUNTRIES IN NOVEMBER. THE COURSE,
WHICH IS STILL BEING PREPARED, WILL BE GEARED TOWARD
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS AND FOCUS ON DOCTRINAL ASPECTS OF
PEACEKEEPING. IT WILL BE HELD IN ENGLISH AT THE ARMY'S
TRAINING CENTER FOR CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS (CRO) IN
CESENA, A SUBURB OF ROME. IF THE COURSE IS SUCCESSFUL, THE
ARMY PLANS TO RUN A TWO-WEEK COURSE FOR NON-ITALIAN STAFF
OFFICERS NEXT YEAR. CRO INSTRUCTORS ARE INTERESTED IN
TRANSLATING AN APPROPRIATE U.S. ARMY PEACEKEEPING TRAINING
MANUAL FOR USE IN THE COURSE. DAO ROME WILL FOLLOW UP ON
THIS REQUEST THROUGH MILITARY CHANNELS.


4. THE ITALIAN NATIONAL POLICE DO NOT CONDUCT TRAINING
COURSES FOR THIRD COUNTRIES IN INTERNATIONAL CIV-POL WORK.


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