Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08RIYADH1453
2008-09-25 09:21:00
SECRET
Embassy Riyadh
Cable title:
THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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S E C R E T RIYADH 001453
SIPDIS
WHITE HOUSE FOR OVP
CENTCOM FOR POLAD, NAVCENT, J5
DOE FOR WBRYAN
DEPARTMENT FOR P, S/CT, NEA/ARP, NEA/EX
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2028
TAGS: ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
PTER, SA
SUBJECT: THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION IS BORN
REF: A. RIYADH 01408
B. RIYADH 01298
Classified By: Ambassador Ford M. Fraker for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
S E C R E T RIYADH 001453
SIPDIS
WHITE HOUSE FOR OVP
CENTCOM FOR POLAD, NAVCENT, J5
DOE FOR WBRYAN
DEPARTMENT FOR P, S/CT, NEA/ARP, NEA/EX
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2028
TAGS: ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
PTER, SA
SUBJECT: THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION IS BORN
REF: A. RIYADH 01408
B. RIYADH 01298
Classified By: Ambassador Ford M. Fraker for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (S) On September 18, 2008, the Joint Commission on
Critical Infrastructure Protection (JCCIP) was born with the
first transfer of funds from the Government of Saudi Arabia
to a U.S. Treasury account established to fund the program.
This transfer established the program envisioned by Secretary
Rice and Saudi Interior Minister Nayif bin 'abd al-'Aziz when
they signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement in May 2008.
2 (S) JCCIP (pronounced JaySIP) is modeled closely on JECOR
(the U.S.-Saudi Joint Economic Commission, Riyadh) which
operated from 1974-2000. JCCIP's structure reflects the
SAG's desire for a "single-point of contact" with various USG
agencies and a "single-point of payment" for U.S. cooperation
on infrastructure protection. While JECOR helped to build
Saudi Arabia's civilian bureaucracy, JCCIP will help to
protect Saudi Arabia's critical energy infrastructure and
borders. This new, multi-agency organization will increase
USG presence in the Saudi energy sector. It will also
provide training for the Ministry of Interior (MOI) similar
to that already provided to the Saudi Ministry of Defense and
National Guard through the U.S. Military Training Mission
(USMTM) and the Office of the Project Manager for the Saudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG). As such, JCCIP has the
potential to produce the most significant increase in U.S.
influence in Saudi Arabia in a generation.
3. (S) The first allotment of USD 500,000 is intended to
reimburse the Department of Energy for the August 9-19
vulnerability assessment of Saudi Aramco's massive crude
processing facility at Abqaiq. This was the first piece of
field work performed under JCCIP auspices. DOE personnel,
DOE's primary contractor Sandia Labs, and CENTCOM personnel
participated in the assessment. The assessment report will
be presented at the first meeting of the JCCIP Co-Chairmen,
Under-Secretary Burns and Assistant Minister of Interior
Mohammed bin Nayif, tentatively scheduled for late October.
FRAKER
SIPDIS
WHITE HOUSE FOR OVP
CENTCOM FOR POLAD, NAVCENT, J5
DOE FOR WBRYAN
DEPARTMENT FOR P, S/CT, NEA/ARP, NEA/EX
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2028
TAGS: ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
PTER, SA
SUBJECT: THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION IS BORN
REF: A. RIYADH 01408
B. RIYADH 01298
Classified By: Ambassador Ford M. Fraker for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (S) On September 18, 2008, the Joint Commission on
Critical Infrastructure Protection (JCCIP) was born with the
first transfer of funds from the Government of Saudi Arabia
to a U.S. Treasury account established to fund the program.
This transfer established the program envisioned by Secretary
Rice and Saudi Interior Minister Nayif bin 'abd al-'Aziz when
they signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement in May 2008.
2 (S) JCCIP (pronounced JaySIP) is modeled closely on JECOR
(the U.S.-Saudi Joint Economic Commission, Riyadh) which
operated from 1974-2000. JCCIP's structure reflects the
SAG's desire for a "single-point of contact" with various USG
agencies and a "single-point of payment" for U.S. cooperation
on infrastructure protection. While JECOR helped to build
Saudi Arabia's civilian bureaucracy, JCCIP will help to
protect Saudi Arabia's critical energy infrastructure and
borders. This new, multi-agency organization will increase
USG presence in the Saudi energy sector. It will also
provide training for the Ministry of Interior (MOI) similar
to that already provided to the Saudi Ministry of Defense and
National Guard through the U.S. Military Training Mission
(USMTM) and the Office of the Project Manager for the Saudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG). As such, JCCIP has the
potential to produce the most significant increase in U.S.
influence in Saudi Arabia in a generation.
3. (S) The first allotment of USD 500,000 is intended to
reimburse the Department of Energy for the August 9-19
vulnerability assessment of Saudi Aramco's massive crude
processing facility at Abqaiq. This was the first piece of
field work performed under JCCIP auspices. DOE personnel,
DOE's primary contractor Sandia Labs, and CENTCOM personnel
participated in the assessment. The assessment report will
be presented at the first meeting of the JCCIP Co-Chairmen,
Under-Secretary Burns and Assistant Minister of Interior
Mohammed bin Nayif, tentatively scheduled for late October.
FRAKER