Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SANTODOMINGO1757
2007-07-20 20:40:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:
EMBASSY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DOMINICAN AIR
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UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001757
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR PM DAS COULTER AND ROSATI, WHA, WHA/CAR
ROSHOLT, L/PM COFFEE
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR PTER DR
SUBJECT: EMBASSY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DOMINICAN AIR
FORCE CT AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001757
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR PM DAS COULTER AND ROSATI, WHA, WHA/CAR
ROSHOLT, L/PM COFFEE
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR PTER DR
SUBJECT: EMBASSY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DOMINICAN AIR
FORCE CT AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
1. (SBU) Embassy concurs with and supports the aircraft
procurement program (termed RAMP) proposed by U.S. Air Force
Southern Command (AFSOUTH) designed to provide partner
nations such as the Dominican Republic with the ability to
work jointly with the United States to secure national
borders and execute humanitarian relief operations. The
program would provide, on a cost-sharing basis, light ground
attack, utility helicopter, tactical/medium airlift, and
intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance platforms to a
number of Central American nations, including the Dominican
Republic.
2. (SBU) Embassy understands and concurs with the expenditure
of 1206 monies to fund AFSOUTH country team visit(s) to the
Dominican Republic to investigate cost-sharing capability and
national desire for cooperation with United States on
military and humanitarian operations.
BULLEN
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR PM DAS COULTER AND ROSATI, WHA, WHA/CAR
ROSHOLT, L/PM COFFEE
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR PTER DR
SUBJECT: EMBASSY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DOMINICAN AIR
FORCE CT AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
1. (SBU) Embassy concurs with and supports the aircraft
procurement program (termed RAMP) proposed by U.S. Air Force
Southern Command (AFSOUTH) designed to provide partner
nations such as the Dominican Republic with the ability to
work jointly with the United States to secure national
borders and execute humanitarian relief operations. The
program would provide, on a cost-sharing basis, light ground
attack, utility helicopter, tactical/medium airlift, and
intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance platforms to a
number of Central American nations, including the Dominican
Republic.
2. (SBU) Embassy understands and concurs with the expenditure
of 1206 monies to fund AFSOUTH country team visit(s) to the
Dominican Republic to investigate cost-sharing capability and
national desire for cooperation with United States on
military and humanitarian operations.
BULLEN