Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08RIYADH1692
2008-11-13 11:15:00
SECRET
Embassy Riyadh
Cable title:
SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL
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S E C R E T RIYADH 001692
SIPDIS
WHITE HOUSE FOR OVP, CENTCOM FOR POLAD, NAVCENT AND J5, DOE
FOR KKOLEVAR AND WBRYAN, DEPARTMENT FOR P SMULL, NEA
GCRETZ, S/CT AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2018
TAGS: AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP
PGOV, PK, PREL, PTER, SA, SY, YM
SUBJECT: SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
REF: A. RIYADH 1408
B. RIYADH 1509
C. RIYADH 1648
Classified By: Charge' d'Affaires David Rundell
for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
S E C R E T RIYADH 001692
SIPDIS
WHITE HOUSE FOR OVP, CENTCOM FOR POLAD, NAVCENT AND J5, DOE
FOR KKOLEVAR AND WBRYAN, DEPARTMENT FOR P SMULL, NEA
GCRETZ, S/CT AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2018
TAGS: AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP
PGOV, PK, PREL, PTER, SA, SY, YM
SUBJECT: SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
REF: A. RIYADH 1408
B. RIYADH 1509
C. RIYADH 1648
Classified By: Charge' d'Affaires David Rundell
for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1.(S) On Nov. 9, Riyadh DCM and Joint Commission for Critical
Infrastructure and Border Security Protection (JCCIP)
Coordinator David Rundell, DE A/S Kevin Kolevar and CENTCOM
J5 MG Robert Allardice met with MOI staff, including Major
General Saud al-Semari, to follow up on the issue of critical
infrastructure protection. Specifically, on the development
of the Facilities Security Force (FSF) and Industrial
Security (Reftel A). As a precursor to the JCCIP meeting
scheduled for mid-December to be co-chaired by U/S Wm. Burns,
P, and Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince
Mohammed bin Naif (MBN),it was agreed:
- USG would assist MOI in drafting the Letter of Request
(LOR) for training the FSF, with a tentative date of Dec 2-3
for a USG-MOI workshop to work the details for this LOR as
the next step in setting up the Office of the Program
Manager-FSF (OPM-FSF)
- DOE would provide future assessment scope paper for
follow-on vulnerability assessments (Reftel B)
- CENTCOM would work with Defense Security and Cooperation
Agency to have ready the Letter of Acceptance and Offer (LOA)
in time for the JCCIP meeting (Reftel C)
2. (S) The Saudis recommended the JCCIP meeting be held on
Dec. 17, 2008 in order to give then enough time to prepare
after the Eid-al-Adha holiday (Dec 5-14). We agreed to pass
this request on to the Department. A/S Kolevar also passed a
formal letter of invitation from DOE to MOI for vulnerability
assessment training.
3. (S) Comment: The Saudis remain heavily committed to
partnering with us to protect their critical infrastructure.
We have noted before MOI's limited capacity in this project
despite their sense of urgency. Nonetheless, progress is
being achieved and the upcoming JCCIP meeting should allow
several deliverables, as listed above, to be achieved. Of
note was a cautionary Saudi comment that the price of
contractors, not just U.S. nationality, will be a factor in
the selection process of companies to work critical
infrastructure protection. END COMMENT.
MUENCH
SIPDIS
WHITE HOUSE FOR OVP, CENTCOM FOR POLAD, NAVCENT AND J5, DOE
FOR KKOLEVAR AND WBRYAN, DEPARTMENT FOR P SMULL, NEA
GCRETZ, S/CT AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2018
TAGS: AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP
PGOV, PK, PREL, PTER, SA, SY, YM
SUBJECT: SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
REF: A. RIYADH 1408
B. RIYADH 1509
C. RIYADH 1648
Classified By: Charge' d'Affaires David Rundell
for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1.(S) On Nov. 9, Riyadh DCM and Joint Commission for Critical
Infrastructure and Border Security Protection (JCCIP)
Coordinator David Rundell, DE A/S Kevin Kolevar and CENTCOM
J5 MG Robert Allardice met with MOI staff, including Major
General Saud al-Semari, to follow up on the issue of critical
infrastructure protection. Specifically, on the development
of the Facilities Security Force (FSF) and Industrial
Security (Reftel A). As a precursor to the JCCIP meeting
scheduled for mid-December to be co-chaired by U/S Wm. Burns,
P, and Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince
Mohammed bin Naif (MBN),it was agreed:
- USG would assist MOI in drafting the Letter of Request
(LOR) for training the FSF, with a tentative date of Dec 2-3
for a USG-MOI workshop to work the details for this LOR as
the next step in setting up the Office of the Program
Manager-FSF (OPM-FSF)
- DOE would provide future assessment scope paper for
follow-on vulnerability assessments (Reftel B)
- CENTCOM would work with Defense Security and Cooperation
Agency to have ready the Letter of Acceptance and Offer (LOA)
in time for the JCCIP meeting (Reftel C)
2. (S) The Saudis recommended the JCCIP meeting be held on
Dec. 17, 2008 in order to give then enough time to prepare
after the Eid-al-Adha holiday (Dec 5-14). We agreed to pass
this request on to the Department. A/S Kolevar also passed a
formal letter of invitation from DOE to MOI for vulnerability
assessment training.
3. (S) Comment: The Saudis remain heavily committed to
partnering with us to protect their critical infrastructure.
We have noted before MOI's limited capacity in this project
despite their sense of urgency. Nonetheless, progress is
being achieved and the upcoming JCCIP meeting should allow
several deliverables, as listed above, to be achieved. Of
note was a cautionary Saudi comment that the price of
contractors, not just U.S. nationality, will be a factor in
the selection process of companies to work critical
infrastructure protection. END COMMENT.
MUENCH