POSSIBILITIES FOR GERMAN SUPPORT OF IRAQI POLICE

C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000285

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER IZ GM JO
SUBJECT: POSSIBILITIES FOR GERMAN SUPPORT OF IRAQI POLICE
TRAINING

REF: BERLIN 0053

Classified By: Political Military Counselor David C. Litt for reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) SUMMARY. In response to REFTEL, Post and
Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I)
welcome German initiatives to consider expanded training for
Iraqi police. Although amenable to German proposals for
different training sites, the incorporation of German
trainers at the Jordanian International Police Training
Center (JIPTC) is advantageous for multiple reasons. Post
and MNSTC-I look forward to exploring options for German
police training initiatives in more depth. END SUMMARY


2. (C) The desire of the German government to provide
targeted training for three types of police - senior and
middle management, specialists, and trainers (&train the
trainers8),is understood, and further discussions will
enable integration of German initiatives into the Iraqi
Police Service (IPS) training framework. Close coordination
with MNSTC-I and the Iraqi Ministry of Interior on the
curriculum will ensure that German initiatives are linked
closely with IPS needs and priorities.


3. (C) While training Iraqi police in Iraq is the ideal
course of action, MNSTC-I is amenable to discussions on sites
outside the country, with a preference for training at
regional locations. JIPTC would be an advantageous location
for German training initiatives. This modern facility is a
permanent location with a total student capacity of 3,500,
with the center typically filled with 3,200 basic trainees.
JIPTC currently offers two operational syllabi: the Iraqi
Basic Police Course and the Officers Tactics and Leadership
School course for first-line officers. The training at JIPTC
is an international effort, with staff members from 11
countries currently instructing.


4. (C) Policies and procedures for instructor life support
issues have already been established, making any German
initiatives at JIPTC significantly easier to coordinate and
more cost effective than initiating a training program in
another third country. German participation in established
JIPTC training efforts is encouraged; options for new
training initiatives at the facility could be explored in
more detail. German proposals to train Iraqi police in the
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey or Germany, would be open
for discussion. However, any venues outside locations in
Iraq, other than JIPTC, would be more difficult to coordinate
with the Coalition and Iraqi Government. The start-up costs
would be considerable for any new training site and the
German government would be expected to negotiate all
logistical basing requirements with the government of that
third country.


5. (C) REFTEL discusses a lack of qualified Arabic trainers
from Germany. Although translators are currently employed at
JIPTC, there is no excess language translation capability at
the center. Post encourages the German government to
coordinate with other European countries that might provide
the appropriate language support.


6. (C) Post and MNSTC-I look forward to working with German
government representatives to translate this initiative into
an effective contribution to development of the Iraqi Police
Service in concert with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior,s
needs and desires. Post recommends that the German government
send a delegation to JIPTC in Amman to discuss steps forward
on curriculum and coordination, to which MNSTC-I will send a
delegation.
KHALILZAD