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