GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT

S E C R E T MAPUTO 000450 SIPDIS FOR AF/FO E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/06/2015 TAGS: PREL PTER MZ SUBJECT: GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT REF: STATE 60775 Classified By: Amb. Helen M. La Lime for reasons 1.4 (B) & (D) 1.(S) Post offers one ongoing program and six possible programs or actions as ways to advance GWOT objectives. The ongoing program is our Mission Speakers Initiative, which draws on staff from all agencies represented at post, sending three at a time to high schools in the Maputo area. The objective is to establish person-to-person conversations between young people and Americans. Frequent subjects have included HIV/AIDS and US culture. Post is now trying to set up the program inside all-Muslim schools. ¶2. (S) Expanded or new programs that could help advance GWOT objectives include: --A small-scale rewards program. Post is considering such an effort, which could promote awareness of terrorism and receive better information from the public on possible terrorist threats. The public would be invited, via posters and mass media, to report suspected terrorist-related activity by telephone and a website. Individuals offering information later judged useful would receive a monetary award. --Expansion of the Container Security Initiative to help improve port security. Vessels regularly sail from Maputo to the US. The fact that the much larger Durban port already serves as a CSI port may make Mozambican ports a more appealing target for terrorists. --More resources for border and coastal security. There have been cases in recent years of known terrorists transiting or remaining in Mozambique. INL approved a post proposal to use FY04 INL funds to support GRM improvements in border security. Additional funding would allow us to address such issues at airports. In addition, a Coast Guard assessment visit could encourage increased port and maritime security. --A US-supported radio station (separate from VOA, though possibly under the Board of Broadcasting Governors) aimed at young people airing material with a mix of pop and material on the GWOT. The preferred model would be a similar station in Burundi, but experience in the Middle East and that of private broadcasting could be useful. --A fund, run out of the Ambassador,s office or USAID, to support inner-city programs to provide employment to young people. The assumption here is that urban, not rural, youths tend to turn to terrorism. --A film or video portfolio showing examples of the success of USG assistance programs. Ranging from documentaries to feature films that have put U.S. efforts in a positive light, this could be used for direct media placement or as part of a film festival.? LALIME