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07WARSAW1430
2007-06-21 17:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Warsaw
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MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND'S PLAN FOR JUNE 25 TALKS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001430
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN C ROOD, PM/SNA
AMBASSADOR ROBERT G LOFTIS
OSD FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/22/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL PL
SUBJECT: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND'S PLAN FOR JUNE 25 TALKS
IN WASHINGTON
Classified By: DCM Kenneth M. Hilllas for reasons 1.4b and d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001430
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN C ROOD, PM/SNA
AMBASSADOR ROBERT G LOFTIS
OSD FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/22/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL PL
SUBJECT: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND'S PLAN FOR JUNE 25 TALKS
IN WASHINGTON
Classified By: DCM Kenneth M. Hilllas for reasons 1.4b and d.
1. (C) SUMMARY: On June 21, Robert Kupiecki, Director of
Security Policy, Polish MFA, briefed DCM and Poloff on
Poland's plan for the June 25 Missile Defense (MD)
negotiations in Washington D.C. Kupiecki cautioned that,
despite earlier indications, Poland would not present counter
drafts of the MD agreement (or the SOFA supplemental),due to
delays in the inter-ministerial clearance process. However,
he said the Polish delegation would provide some "written
comments" on the MD agreement and a non-paper, that he shared
with DCM, on Polish-U.S. security cooperation. He shared a
non-paper on Cooperation on National Security (emailed to
ISN, OSD and EUR) that contains the elements of political,
defense and economic/industrial/scientific cooperation that
Poland would like to see in a third agreement. Kupiecki
noted that A/S Rood's letter to U/S Waszczykowski, Poland's
lead MD negotiator, was the right way to begin ongoing direct
communication with Waszczykowski to break official silence on
Slupsk, the proposed site for MD in Poland. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) Although unable to deliver Polish MD or SOFA counter
drafts at the June 25 session, Kupiecki said the Poles would
shre some written, as well as further oral, comments on our
MD draft. He conveyed a four page non-paper on Cooperation
on national Security. It is in line with the ideas expressed
by the Poles in the first round, and aims to strengthen NATO,
bilateral politco-military cooperation and the improve
Poland's military operational capabilities. Completed
Polish drafts of the MD Agreement and proposed bilateral
security cooperation agreement should be ready by late July.
In response to the DCM, Kupiecki gave assurances that there
should be no surprises related to MD when President Kaczynski
visits Washington on July 16.
3. (C) Given the complexity of Polish internal coordination
between rounds, Waszczykowski can be expected to suggest that
the next round occur in early August, according to Kupiecki.
On the Polish counter draft to our SOFA supplemental, he
said, "It will take some time." Kupiecki noted that we might
find the Polish process slow, but the GoP wanted to ensure
that documents presented in the negotiations were fully
vetted with all relevant ministries, avoiding the risk of
future rework. He noted that the whole process is very
"centrally controlled." According to Kupiecki, Waszczykowski
has indicated that one day of discussions should suffice for
this round, although talks in the second morning are not
precluded if the negotiators view this as neededt Finally,
he noted that the Polish side will have a needed team meeting
the evening of June 24 in the Polish Embassy.
4. (C) On Poland's failure to officially announce Slupsk as
the proposed site for MD, Kupiecki admitted, "I don't
understand." He proffered that Polish authorities do not
want to appear to be conceding that the interceptors will be
based in Slupsk when an agreement has not yet been concluded.
He stressed that the Polish side would want any site survey
work to be done with minimal public attention, which is
another problem given the kind of work that must be done. He
suggested that A/S Rood press U/S Waszczykowski on this
point, and that the Embassy should follow-up with MoD after
the negotiations to see if there is a way ahead without an
"official" announcement.
5. (C) Comment: We can expect the Poles to press for U.S.
buy-in to their non-paper on security cooperation. The MD
talks will occur three weeks before the July 16 meeting of
President Bush and Kaczynski, and there is a clear link
between the two events in the Polish minds. The
Presidential Chancellery has made clear that President
Kaczynski intends to bring with him some "concrete
initiatives" related to MD to discuss. The non-paper
provides some further signs of Polish thinking, but is rather
open-ended. A full discussion at the talks will be needed to
ascertain the scope of Polish expectations on security
cooperation, and to determine areas that Kaczynski may want
to pursue when he visits Washington.
ASHE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN C ROOD, PM/SNA
AMBASSADOR ROBERT G LOFTIS
OSD FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/22/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL PL
SUBJECT: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND'S PLAN FOR JUNE 25 TALKS
IN WASHINGTON
Classified By: DCM Kenneth M. Hilllas for reasons 1.4b and d.
1. (C) SUMMARY: On June 21, Robert Kupiecki, Director of
Security Policy, Polish MFA, briefed DCM and Poloff on
Poland's plan for the June 25 Missile Defense (MD)
negotiations in Washington D.C. Kupiecki cautioned that,
despite earlier indications, Poland would not present counter
drafts of the MD agreement (or the SOFA supplemental),due to
delays in the inter-ministerial clearance process. However,
he said the Polish delegation would provide some "written
comments" on the MD agreement and a non-paper, that he shared
with DCM, on Polish-U.S. security cooperation. He shared a
non-paper on Cooperation on National Security (emailed to
ISN, OSD and EUR) that contains the elements of political,
defense and economic/industrial/scientific cooperation that
Poland would like to see in a third agreement. Kupiecki
noted that A/S Rood's letter to U/S Waszczykowski, Poland's
lead MD negotiator, was the right way to begin ongoing direct
communication with Waszczykowski to break official silence on
Slupsk, the proposed site for MD in Poland. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) Although unable to deliver Polish MD or SOFA counter
drafts at the June 25 session, Kupiecki said the Poles would
shre some written, as well as further oral, comments on our
MD draft. He conveyed a four page non-paper on Cooperation
on national Security. It is in line with the ideas expressed
by the Poles in the first round, and aims to strengthen NATO,
bilateral politco-military cooperation and the improve
Poland's military operational capabilities. Completed
Polish drafts of the MD Agreement and proposed bilateral
security cooperation agreement should be ready by late July.
In response to the DCM, Kupiecki gave assurances that there
should be no surprises related to MD when President Kaczynski
visits Washington on July 16.
3. (C) Given the complexity of Polish internal coordination
between rounds, Waszczykowski can be expected to suggest that
the next round occur in early August, according to Kupiecki.
On the Polish counter draft to our SOFA supplemental, he
said, "It will take some time." Kupiecki noted that we might
find the Polish process slow, but the GoP wanted to ensure
that documents presented in the negotiations were fully
vetted with all relevant ministries, avoiding the risk of
future rework. He noted that the whole process is very
"centrally controlled." According to Kupiecki, Waszczykowski
has indicated that one day of discussions should suffice for
this round, although talks in the second morning are not
precluded if the negotiators view this as neededt Finally,
he noted that the Polish side will have a needed team meeting
the evening of June 24 in the Polish Embassy.
4. (C) On Poland's failure to officially announce Slupsk as
the proposed site for MD, Kupiecki admitted, "I don't
understand." He proffered that Polish authorities do not
want to appear to be conceding that the interceptors will be
based in Slupsk when an agreement has not yet been concluded.
He stressed that the Polish side would want any site survey
work to be done with minimal public attention, which is
another problem given the kind of work that must be done. He
suggested that A/S Rood press U/S Waszczykowski on this
point, and that the Embassy should follow-up with MoD after
the negotiations to see if there is a way ahead without an
"official" announcement.
5. (C) Comment: We can expect the Poles to press for U.S.
buy-in to their non-paper on security cooperation. The MD
talks will occur three weeks before the July 16 meeting of
President Bush and Kaczynski, and there is a clear link
between the two events in the Polish minds. The
Presidential Chancellery has made clear that President
Kaczynski intends to bring with him some "concrete
initiatives" related to MD to discuss. The non-paper
provides some further signs of Polish thinking, but is rather
open-ended. A full discussion at the talks will be needed to
ascertain the scope of Polish expectations on security
cooperation, and to determine areas that Kaczynski may want
to pursue when he visits Washington.
ASHE