US Embassy Asuncion Terms of Reference (TOR)

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ASUNCION 000772

SIPDIS

E.O. 12358: N/A
TAGS: OTRA MASS PA
SUBJECT: US Embassy Asuncion Terms of Reference (TOR)
Concurrence for Special Forces Joint Combined Exchange for
Training (CBT JCET) deployment to Paraguay on
SPA2005JCET230WH

REF: TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS
DEPLOYMENT TO PARAGUAY ON MISSION SPA2005JCET230WH, FY05-4
DTG 022105Z MAR 05


1. The Chief of Mission, Ambassador John F. Keane, Chief
USODC, COL Carlos A. Calderon and General de Ejrcito Jos
Key Kanazawa, Commander in Chief of the Paraguayan Armed
Forces, have concurred/ approved with this deployment and
the TOR.



2. Country Team concurs with dates of PDSS,
ADVON and Main Body and the training POI.


3. The special operations elements of the
Regimiento Escolta Presidencial (REP)[Military
Secret Service Equivalent] (22 pax),Comando

SIPDIS
Infantera de Marina (COMIM)[Marine Comandos]
(6 Pax),Secretaria Nacional Anti Drogas
(SENAD) [Military component of DEA
equivalent](6 Pax),Tropas Especiales(TEE)
[Army SF equivalent] (6 Pax),Brigada
Aerotransportatda (BAT)[Airborne equivalent]
(6 Pax) and Secretaria de Prevencin e
Investigacin de Terrorismo (SEPRINTE)
[Special CT Police] with Fuerzas Operacionales
Policiales Especiales (FOPE) [National
Police](4 Pax combined) will participate. A
total of 50 Pax will train. Training
locations will be Asuncion, Cerritos, Vista
Alegre, and Pozo Colorado.


4. PA units to be trained are the nucleus of a
joint CT company now taking shape. The REP, under
the Paraguayan military concept is the urban
warfare hostage rescue unit. As such they are the
he
hosting unit. The CT Company, SEPRINTE and FOPE
send members from their units to facilitate
standardization of tactics techniques and
procedures. The SENAD, the Paraguayan DEA
equivalent, includes a military component from the
different military services, and has direct
responsibility for counter narcotics operations.
Given the nexus between narcotics trafficking and
terrorism they form a part of this capability and
stand to gain by standardization of the TTP for
CQB.


5. ODC Operations Officer will provide threat
update upon arrival. Deploying forces need to
conduct their own force protection threat
assessment and RDAs. Recommend this be a task of
the ADVON. ODC will support as necessary.


6. COL Carlos A. Calderon, CHODC Paraguay, is the
CDR USSOUTHCOM designated risk determination
authority and has TACON for force protection over
deployed forces. COL Carlos A. Calderon's
assessment is that contact with hostile elements
is unlikely and the area is secure and adequately
protected.


7. The general threat in Paraguay according to the
Department of State SETL is HIGH for transnational
terrorism, LOW for indigenous terrorism and HIGH
for crime. Crime consists of larceny, robbery and
rarely at gun point. There appears to be no
direct targeting of U.S. personnel. Host nation
military will provide sufficient security to deter
threat to U.S. personnel and equipment on military
installations and in transit.


8. Weapons and ammunition will be transported
IAW U.S. Embassy and Army policies and
regulations. Chief of Mission, DCM, and CHODC
are approval authorities for any use of
weapons outside of the training areas or
during transit of weapons, ammunition or
sensitive items for force protection. Prior
to deployment of weapons the following
information must be provided to ODC for
submission to RSO: Make, Model, Serial Number.


9. Maximize use of unclassified transmission.
For all classified messages use a tear line. All
information which is authorized for release to the
Paraguayan Armed forces in order to coordinate the
exercise mentioned in reference above should be
marked as: (U//FOUO//REL TO USA and PRY) or
(C//REL TO USA and PRY). Approval authority for
special markings is your Foreign Disclosure
Officer. Information that is improperly marked
will result in a delay or cancellation of mission
due to ODC's inability to release information if
improperly marked.


10. Deploying units should have a Public Affairs
plan. Elected politicians and cabinet level
officers of the government of Paraguay are
frequently invited to final exercise to aid in
transparency issues that will secure further
training opportunities. The Press is invited to
specific events such as the final exercise.


11. Legal protections in support of this
deployment will be requested via a Dipnote.


12. All country clearances for PDSS, ADVON and
Main Body deployments should include a complete
listing of both Primary and Alternate personnel.
Units should anticipate last minute changes that
necessitate this flexibility and build it into the
Country Clearance Request. Reference to the total
number of personnel who will deploy should be made
in the body to clarify, for example "no more than
10 personnel will deploy in support of this
deployment." By doing so administrative burden to
process changes is eliminated.


13. POC/Major Tod C. Furtado, Operations
Officer/ODC PARAGUAY/TEL: COMM 595-21-208-
207; FAX 595-21-210-827; DSN 294-9000-59395 E-
MAIL: furtadot@asuncion.mg.southcom.mil
KEANE