Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BUDAPEST924
2008-09-22 12:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:
HUNGARY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAIN AFGHAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000924
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/A TOM REOTT, EUR/RPM RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
EUR/CE JAMIE LAMORE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2018
TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR HU AF
SUBJECT: HUNGARY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAIN AFGHAN
NATIONAL ARMY
REF: SECSTATE 97991
Classified By: P/E Counselor Eric Gaudiosi, reasons 1.4 (b,d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000924
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/A TOM REOTT, EUR/RPM RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
EUR/CE JAMIE LAMORE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2018
TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR HU AF
SUBJECT: HUNGARY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAIN AFGHAN
NATIONAL ARMY
REF: SECSTATE 97991
Classified By: P/E Counselor Eric Gaudiosi, reasons 1.4 (b,d)
1. (C) MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head
Vilmos Hamikus discussed reftel with PolOff on September 17.
Responding to the request to prioritize troops and trainers
rather than for financial support, Hamikus said the Hungarian
PRT in Pol-e-Komri was ready to provide training, and he
requested U.S. support to encourage the Afghan Government to
deploy, at a minimum an ANA Company, but preferable a
battalion to Baghlan Province as soon as possible. (Note:
Minister of Defense Imre Szekeres recently announced that the
Hungarian PRT manning would increase by 30 personnel. End
note)
2. (C) Continuing, Hamikus mentioned that the MFA and MOD are
currently in preliminary discussion to propose an increase in
the current five-party parliamentary limit of 1000 personnel
deployed abroad to 1500. Noting that this ceiling is often
exceeded during troop rotations, Hamikus stated that the
increase would provide an opportunity for further troop
deployments to Afghanistan in the future to assist with the
ANA training mission.
3. (C) In a related statement, Minister of Defense Szekeres
announced that he is requesting an end-strength increase of
1000 personnel for the Hungarian Defense Force, which would
provide an increased capability to deploy additional troops
and trainers. The Commandant of the Hungarian Central
Training Center in Szentendre, Major General Janos Isaszegyi,
told the DATT September 17 that 250 of the 1000 increase
would most likely be held in reserve for potential emergency
deployments or as augmentees to bolster current deployments.
Foley
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/A TOM REOTT, EUR/RPM RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
EUR/CE JAMIE LAMORE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2018
TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR HU AF
SUBJECT: HUNGARY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAIN AFGHAN
NATIONAL ARMY
REF: SECSTATE 97991
Classified By: P/E Counselor Eric Gaudiosi, reasons 1.4 (b,d)
1. (C) MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head
Vilmos Hamikus discussed reftel with PolOff on September 17.
Responding to the request to prioritize troops and trainers
rather than for financial support, Hamikus said the Hungarian
PRT in Pol-e-Komri was ready to provide training, and he
requested U.S. support to encourage the Afghan Government to
deploy, at a minimum an ANA Company, but preferable a
battalion to Baghlan Province as soon as possible. (Note:
Minister of Defense Imre Szekeres recently announced that the
Hungarian PRT manning would increase by 30 personnel. End
note)
2. (C) Continuing, Hamikus mentioned that the MFA and MOD are
currently in preliminary discussion to propose an increase in
the current five-party parliamentary limit of 1000 personnel
deployed abroad to 1500. Noting that this ceiling is often
exceeded during troop rotations, Hamikus stated that the
increase would provide an opportunity for further troop
deployments to Afghanistan in the future to assist with the
ANA training mission.
3. (C) In a related statement, Minister of Defense Szekeres
announced that he is requesting an end-strength increase of
1000 personnel for the Hungarian Defense Force, which would
provide an increased capability to deploy additional troops
and trainers. The Commandant of the Hungarian Central
Training Center in Szentendre, Major General Janos Isaszegyi,
told the DATT September 17 that 250 of the 1000 increase
would most likely be held in reserve for potential emergency
deployments or as augmentees to bolster current deployments.
Foley