IRAQ COMPACT LOGISTICS

C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 002511 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR NEA-I E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2016 TAGS: EAID ECON EINV PREL IZ SUBJECT: IRAQ COMPACT LOGISTICS REF: KIMMITT/ZELIKOW/SATTERFIELD TELCON 7/14 Classified By: ECONMINCOUNS TOM DELARE for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. This is an action cable, see paras 2-5. ¶2. (C) Action Request: Per reftelcon agreement, Embassy requests Department instruct U.S. missions in capitals of countries invited to send delegations to Baghdad for the July 20 preparatory meeting of the Iraq Compact to provide assurances of U.S. willingness to provide safe and secure travel into Baghdad from Amman and Kuwait, and from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) into the International Zone (IZ) to the meeting location. Host governments are requested to keep delegations small and provide names, titles and nationalities by Monday, July 18. ¶3. (C) Foreign delegations accepting the U.S. offer will be offered departure on U.S. military aircraft from Amman and Kuwait early a.m. on July 20 to arrive at BIAP and then transfer to the IZ. Two U.S. military flights will depart Baghdad the evening of July 20, one each to Amman and Kuwait, for foreign delegations desiring to leave that day. For delegations who wish to arrive early, there may be a limited number of seats on the afternoon of July 19 on a U.S. military flight from Kuwait to BIAP. For those wishing to depart late, we may able to accommodate them on a July 21 afternoon from BIAP to Kuwait. At this time we do not anticipate being able to offer transportation and security assistance to delegations arriving BIAP via commercial air. ¶4. (C) Action Request: Embassy asks that Department request DOD to authorize CENTCOM to provide transportation (via rotary,fixed-wing and ground vehicles) for foreign delegations' travel as outlined in paras 2-3. Foreign delegations' presence at the July 20 Iraq Compact meeting is critical to further U.S. strategic objectives in Iraq. Post understands that MNF-I is legally unable to accommodate dedicated air transportation and security requests for foreign citizens without DoD approval. As many of the delegation members are citizens of non-Coalition states, we request that the appropriate waivers be granted. ¶5. (C) Issues relating to reimbursability for this request are left to the Department. ¶6. (SBU) Countries and multilateral organizations to which co-chairs Iraq and the United Nations have extended invitations to the July 20 Compact meeting are: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, USA, IRRFI (Canada is Chair),Arab Development Fund, European Commission, IMF, Islamic Development Bank, United Nations and World Bank. ¶7. (C) POC at Embassy is Matthias Mitman. Email: MitmanMJ(at)state.gov or MitmanMJ(at)state.sgov.gov. Phone: 914-822-0449. ¶8. (U) Thank you and best regards. SATTERFIELD