US EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH 1206 FUNDING

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARAMARIBO 000384 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/PPA K.OKEEFE, WHA/CAR K.WILLIAMS, J.ROSHOLT AND L.LUFTIG, WHA/PPC M.BORDERS SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD L.AMSELEM, J5 K.STALEY AND CDR G.ROSS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2017 TAGS: MARR MAS MCAP PREL PTER NS SUBJECT: US EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH 1206 FUNDING PROPOSAL REF: A. (1) E-MAIL 7/20/07 FROM CDR GREGORY ROSS TO DCM THOMAS GENTON ¶B. (2) TELECON ROSS-STALEY-GENTON 7/20/07 Classified By: Thomas Genton, DCM; Reasons: 1.4 (a),(d),and (g) ¶1. (C) Embassy Paramaribo endorses the FY-08 1206 OEF-CCA funding proposal (with total cost estimate of $2,470,617 for equipment),which was received from CDR Gregory Ross, US Southern Command as e-mail attachment on July 20, 2007. Suriname lacks the resources to properly outfit and train its counter terrorism forces. ¶2. (C) Post understands that it retains the ability to re-evaluate Embassy Paramaribo endorsement in light of future circumstances, Post priorities, and concerns of the host government, which has not yet been consulted on this proprosal. SCHREIBER HUGHES