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06PRAGUE1487
2006-12-06 15:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Prague
Cable title:
CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR
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UNCLAS PRAGUE 001487
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR FICHTE, PM FOR DOWLEY, OSD FOR SADOWSKA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
SUBJECT: CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR
2007
REF: PRAGUE 1466
UNCLAS PRAGUE 001487
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR FICHTE, PM FOR DOWLEY, OSD FOR SADOWSKA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
SUBJECT: CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR
2007
REF: PRAGUE 1466
1. On November 5th the Czech Chamber of Deputies approved a
bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for
2007 (Note: Reftel provided full details of the plan. End
note). The legislation now goes to the President for
signature.
2. The bill approved by the lower chamber, and previous by
the Senate, is unchanged from the government's draft
proposal. Troop limits are authorized for 2007 as follows:
-- Iraq: 100
-- Afghanistan: 225
-- Balkans: 730 (to be divided between KFOR and ALTHEA)
-- Lebanon: 10
-- NATO Response Force: up to 400 troops in the period
January 15 - June 15, 2007, and up to 35 troops in the period
June 15 - January, 2008.
3. The new, ten-member UNIFIL deployment was the only
proposal to receive unanimous backing in the lower chamber.
The Communist party voted against each of the other
deployments. However, each did receive full support from the
mainstream parties on left and right.
4. Comment: Further ad-hoc deployment bills will be possible
in 2007 if the Czech Government decides to deploy additional
personnel. Ministry of Defense sources confirm that Czech
authorities are considering deploying medical personnel to
Afghanistan in 2007 over and above the troop levels just
authorized by Parliament. Post is seeking further information
about this development. End comment.
GRABER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR FICHTE, PM FOR DOWLEY, OSD FOR SADOWSKA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
SUBJECT: CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR
2007
REF: PRAGUE 1466
1. On November 5th the Czech Chamber of Deputies approved a
bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for
2007 (Note: Reftel provided full details of the plan. End
note). The legislation now goes to the President for
signature.
2. The bill approved by the lower chamber, and previous by
the Senate, is unchanged from the government's draft
proposal. Troop limits are authorized for 2007 as follows:
-- Iraq: 100
-- Afghanistan: 225
-- Balkans: 730 (to be divided between KFOR and ALTHEA)
-- Lebanon: 10
-- NATO Response Force: up to 400 troops in the period
January 15 - June 15, 2007, and up to 35 troops in the period
June 15 - January, 2008.
3. The new, ten-member UNIFIL deployment was the only
proposal to receive unanimous backing in the lower chamber.
The Communist party voted against each of the other
deployments. However, each did receive full support from the
mainstream parties on left and right.
4. Comment: Further ad-hoc deployment bills will be possible
in 2007 if the Czech Government decides to deploy additional
personnel. Ministry of Defense sources confirm that Czech
authorities are considering deploying medical personnel to
Afghanistan in 2007 over and above the troop levels just
authorized by Parliament. Post is seeking further information
about this development. End comment.
GRABER