Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASUNCION401
2008-06-19 12:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Asuncion
Cable title:
CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING
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UNCLAS ASUNCION 000401
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC KBEAMER, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING
REF: COMSOUTHCOM 0202007ZMAR08
UNCLAS ASUNCION 000401
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC KBEAMER, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING
REF: COMSOUTHCOM 0202007ZMAR08
1. (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation
(ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange
Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH)
scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to
political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces
Commander General Bernardino Soto Estigarribia requested that
this JCET be postponed until late 2008 due to the change in
Paraguayan presidential administrations scheduled for August
15, 2008. He is supportive of this type of event and wants
to continue the close relationship between the U.S. and
Paraguayan militaries; however, he does not want to have an
additional 12 military personnel in country at that time.
2. (U) ODC POC for this nonconcurrence is Major Elliot
Harris, ODC Navy Section Chief; tel: COM (301)985-9395 ext
119; DSN 294-9000 then dial 59395, extension 119; cell:
011-595-971-377-311. NIPR e-mail:
harrisee@tcsc.southcom.mil; SIPR e-mail:
harrisee@tcsc.southcom.smil.mil. SOCFWD Paraguay POC is LTC
Michael Ball, SOCFWD Operations Officer; tel: COM
011-595-2121-3715 ext 2046; cell: 011-595-981-300-178. NIPR
e-mail: michael.ball@socso.southcom.mil; SIPR e-mail:
michael.ball@socso.southcom.smil.mil.
Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC KBEAMER, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING
REF: COMSOUTHCOM 0202007ZMAR08
1. (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation
(ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange
Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH)
scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to
political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces
Commander General Bernardino Soto Estigarribia requested that
this JCET be postponed until late 2008 due to the change in
Paraguayan presidential administrations scheduled for August
15, 2008. He is supportive of this type of event and wants
to continue the close relationship between the U.S. and
Paraguayan militaries; however, he does not want to have an
additional 12 military personnel in country at that time.
2. (U) ODC POC for this nonconcurrence is Major Elliot
Harris, ODC Navy Section Chief; tel: COM (301)985-9395 ext
119; DSN 294-9000 then dial 59395, extension 119; cell:
011-595-971-377-311. NIPR e-mail:
harrisee@tcsc.southcom.mil; SIPR e-mail:
harrisee@tcsc.southcom.smil.mil. SOCFWD Paraguay POC is LTC
Michael Ball, SOCFWD Operations Officer; tel: COM
011-595-2121-3715 ext 2046; cell: 011-595-981-300-178. NIPR
e-mail: michael.ball@socso.southcom.mil; SIPR e-mail:
michael.ball@socso.southcom.smil.mil.
Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion
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