REQUEST FOR DOD COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 001680 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/,LS, INL/AAE, INR/EAP, SINGAPORE FOR DEA/ICE NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SNAR MASS KCRM ID SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DOD COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT REF: 07 JAKARTA 2564 JAKARTA 00001680 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. ¶2. (U) This is a request for Fiscal Year 2009 DoD counterdrug support in Indonesia, to be provided as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (as amended). See action request in para four. ¶3. (SBU) Indonesia is vulnerable to exploitation by transnational criminal networks and terrorist organizations. Mission requests DoD counterdrug support in ways that would enhance U.S. and Indonesian law enforcement capability to counter these threats. ¶4. (SBU) Mission is not requesting Baker/Fusion series interdiction training and Small Craft Maintenance Training Team (SCMTT) training. Mission requests Washington guidance on U.S. military counter-narcotics training of Indonesian civilian law enforcement personnel. ¶5. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West continue to provide analytical support to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Office in Singapore through consistent presence at the Jakarta Interagency Counterdrug Operations Center (JIACDOC). The analyst will conduct collaborative analysis with Indonesian National Police (National Narcotics Board) to develop actionable intelligence for use in criminal investigations. Point of contact is DEA Attach (AmEmbassy Singapore),Mr. Russ Holske. ¶6. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West provide support for a DEA agent in Indonesia posted at the JIACDOC. The agent's sponsoring office will be the DEA Country Office in Singapore. The agent will work with Indonesian law enforcement and Mission and will be under the authority of the Chief of Mission in Jakarta. Point of contact is DEA Attach Holske. ¶7. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West continue to enhance effectiveness of the JIACDOC and its out-station in Manado by providing analytical and operational support to assigned personnel. Embassy point of contact is DEA Attach Holske. ¶8. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West continue ongoing assessments and initial planning for infrastructure improvements at operational command center locations in Sumatra, East Kalimantan, Sulawesi and elsewhere, consistent with the Special Boat Unit (SBU) initiative. Embassy points of contact are DEA Attach Holske for BNN training support and International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance program (ICITAP) Senior Law Enforcement Advisor Jerry Heuett for SBU training support. ¶9. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West, in coordination with DEA and DHS/ICE Attaches, assess technical requirements for operationalizing the Passenger Analysis Unit infrastructure at Jakarta International Airport and conducting subsequent training for Indonesian law enforcement personnel assigned to the Airport Interdiction Task Force. Mission further requests that JIATF West also assess the potential for replicating Jakarta Airport interdiction capabilities at the Denpasar International Airport on Bali. Points of contact are DEA Attach Holske and DHS/ICE Attach (AmEmbassy Singapore),Mr. James Ink. ¶10. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West, in cooperation JAKARTA 00001680 002.2 OF 002 with DEA Attach Holske and the Country Team, assess the potential of establishing an additional out-station in the JIACDOC network. ¶11. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West, in cooperation with Mission's Legal Attach Dave Smith, provide support for FBI-sponsored counterterrorism training. ¶12. (SBU) Mission requests that JIATF West, in cooperation with DEA and with the Country Team, continue supporting Indonesian law enforcement with one Program Manager and one Information Technology (IT) Specialist for assistance with the JIACDOC and IFC network. ¶13. (U) Mission greatly appreciates consideration of these requests and looks forward to continued support from the USPACOM counterdrug programs. HUME