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READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2016
TAGS: NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU

SUBJECT: READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL

Classified By: Charge Sherwood McGinnis according to E.O. 12958 reasons
1.4 (b) & (d).

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2016
TAGS: NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU

SUBJECT: READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL

Classified By: Charge Sherwood McGinnis according to E.O. 12958 reasons
1.4 (b) & (d).


1. (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council
(NAC):
--DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb
Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement.
--Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies
of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands.
--Afghanistan: SYG raises CJSOR shortfalls; Nuland urges
Allies to focus on both military and reconstruction efforts;
Canada PermRep announces UAE will assist Canada in Kandahar.
--Iraq: Nuland expresses strong support for Iraq FM Zebari's
request for NATO to help train security forces; UK-led Basic
Officer Commissioning Course to move into NTM-I.
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--Balkans: Nuland informs Allies of U.S. hand-over to Bosnia
MOD of Tuzla airbase; PermReps discuss concerns regarding
north Kosovo.
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NAC Response: DPRK Missile Launch
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2. (C/NF) DPRK Missile Launches: SYG de Hoop Scheffer
opened the July 5 NAC with the observation that North Korea's
salvo of missile launches including a Taepodong-2 constituted
a direct challenge to regional and international security,
and urged the NAC to issue a statement opposing these
actions. Noting that the U.S. had distributed a draft
statement for NAC consideration, he invited Ambassador Nuland
to provide an update. After summarizing the latest
information available, Ambassador Nuland urged the NAC to
adopt the proposed statement to show NATO's united support to
those in the. Allies quickly reached consensus and the
statement was approved.
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Darfur
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3. (C) Darfur Update: The SYG told the NAC that the AU had
extended AMIS' mandate until the end of the year, and that
although UN SYG Annan had not convinced Sudanese President
Bashir to accept a UN mission in Darfur during their talks at
the AU Summit in Banjul, Annan remained optimistic. The SYG
noted that NATO IS and IMS reps would travel to the UN next
week for trilateral NATO/UN/EU talks on UN proposals for

strengthening AMIS. Looking ahead to the July 18 AMIS
pledging conference in Brussels, he reminded PermReps that
DASG Jochems would go to Addis on July 11 to continue talks
with the AU and seek solutions on NATO support to AMIS.
D/CMC Baptiste informed the NAC that he expected all
remaining AU lift needs would be addressed via NATO or EU
mechanisms by the end of next week, but warned that if AMIS
were to expand later in the year, NATO would receive an
additional request and nations should be prepared to fill it.
D/CMC downplayed the upcoming report from JC Lisbon's June
7-16 trip to Addis, stating that it had some recommendations,
but that it was not a "huge leap forward," largely in his
view due to the fact that the AU is "preoccupied" as it seeks
to implement the DPA.
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Afghanistan
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4. (C/NF) Afghanistan: The SYG asked Allies to offer
forces to fill remaining CJSOR shortfalls prior to Stage III
Transfer of Authority (TOA),noting a Force Generation
Conference was scheduled for July 14. He urged the Council
once again to come to agreement on detainee policy, which
would be preferable to a series of bilateral agreements.
(SACEUR awaits NAC approval and fulfillment of the CJSOR
requirements to make a final recommendation on TOA for Stage
III).

5. (C/NF) France noted that force protection for APODs
should be financed nationally rather than through common
funding. Belgium also said that the SRB had made that
recommendation. However, the SYG suggested the issue be
discussed by PermReps in another forum next week. Romania
also urged the NAC to take up the issue.

6. (C/NF) Canada announced the UAE will assist the
Canadian-led Kandahar PRT by providing funding and assistance
for building mosques, hospitals, and schools. Bulgaria,
which is assuming lead nation status at Kabul International
Airport in August, requested help from Allies to fill
shortfalls in firefighting capabilities.

7. (C/NF) Ambassador Nuland reiterated the need for Allies
to focus on both military and reconstruction efforts in
Afghanistan she noted that President Karzai recently
expressed concern to Secretary Rice that development
assistance in Afghanistan was not proceeding as quickly as
Afghan citizens had hoped. She also noted that CFC-A is
working with Afghan authorities to develop a list of
equipment for the Afghan National Army (ANA) that the Afghan
Government will present to the SYG during his visit to
Afghanistan in two weeks. The U.S. will provide an
additional $2 billion of equipment to the ANA in addition to
the $2 billion already committed. Nuland urged Allies to
push ahead on the NATO-Afghan Enduring Partnership Program
because the Afghan Government will raise this during the
SYG's July 20 visit.
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Iraq
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8. (C) Iraq: U.S. Encourages Positive Reply to Zebari;
Good News for NTM-I: Ambassador Nuland said that the U.S.
and coalition strongly supported FM Zebari's recent letter to
NATO requesting additional NATO help training Iraqi security
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forces, to include border guards and gendarmerie, and asked
how the SYG intended to manage the issue within NATO. De
Hoop Scheffer said he would ask FM Zebari for additional
information, and would raise the issue with PermReps in
another forum next week. Separately, with the signing of an
MOU between SHAPE and the UK government, the UK-led Basic
Officer Commissioning Course at Ar Rustimayah will fold into
NTM-I, enabling NATO to expand its training to the Iraqi
officer corps. Courses, modeled after the UK Royal Military
Academy at Sandhurst, will consist of three modules and last
one year. Italy confirmed the commitment it made in the MC
to provide the seven-man Military Advisory and Liaison Team
to work with the Iraqi Base Defense Unit on force protection
at Ar Rustimayah. The Italian MALT begins a six-month
deployment on July 20.
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Balkans
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9. (C/NF) Balkans: Ambassador Nuland briefed the NAC that
the U.S. is in the process of turning over operations at
Tuzla air base to the Bosnian MOD, but plans to maintain
operational capabilities associated with NATO's enduring
operation tasks following the closure. These capabilities
would be "over the horizon." The U.S. will also reduce its
presence at NATO Headquarters Sarajevo in line with the
recent Balkans PMR.

10. (C/NF) On Kosovo, Ambassador Nuland noted discussions
held during the Contact Group Political Directors meeting
last week and raised the question of security north of the
Ibar River. In response, Deputy Chair of the Military
Committee Lt. Gen. Baptiste reiterated the military
assessment first presented by COMJFC Naples Admiral Ulrich
last week. KFOR retains an agile and ready posture capable
of dealing with any contingency in Kosovo. The French
representative pointed out that concern about northern Kosovo
was mentioned in the Spring PMR. Military authorities were
tasked to be flexible in response to possible outbreaks of
violence. Spanish PermRep Benavides, supported by PermReps
from Norway, the Czech Republic, and the United States, also
stated that Serbia must remain on track toward democratic
reform during the continuation of the Kosovo Status process.
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