POLISH CONTINGENT TO WITHDRAW FROM JORDAN'S POLICE

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 002556

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/28/2015
TAGS: PREL ASEC MOPS KCRM IZ JO
SUBJECT: POLISH CONTINGENT TO WITHDRAW FROM JORDAN'S POLICE
TRAINING CENTER

REF: A. 04 AMMAN 10035


B. 04 AMMAN 9678

Classified By: CDA David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4.


2. (C) Despite earlier indications that the Polish
contingent at the Jordan International Police Training Center
(JIPTC) would remain in place (refs),the Polish contingent
commander at JIPTC and the Polish Ambassador in Amman have
informed us that the GOP has informed them the trainers will
return to Poland. The ambassador (protect) told Charge on
March 24 that he believed financial constraints were the main
impetus for the decision. He said a second U.S. intervention
with the GOP in Warsaw could lead to a reversal of this
decision, as occurred last year.


3. (C) Given the high quality of the Polish instructors and
the fact that the other JIPTC contingents (particularly those
from other "emerging democracies" in Eastern Europe) look to
the Polish contingent as a "lead element" at JIPTC, a pullout
of the Polish force could have significant negative
ramifications on the training program. In addition,
following on the Secretary's recent travels in Europe and the
demonstrated coalition successes in Iraqi police training at
JIPTC, the withdrawal of a key partner in the program could
send the wrong signal to other governments closely watching
coalition activities.


4. (C) Action Request: We recommend engagement with the
GOP to determine whether it is possible to reverse this
decision. Failing this, Polish government statements of
support for the coalition training effort underway at JIPTC
might soften the blow.


5. (U) Minimize considered.

Please visit Embassy Amman's classified web site at
http://www.state.sgov/p/nea/amman/ or access the site through
the Department of State's SIPRNET home page.
HALE