CONCEPT APPROVAL FOR FY09 USCENTCOM/SOCCENT

C O N F I D E N T I A L ASTANA 001084 SIPDIS CENTCOM FOR CCJ5, SOCCENT FOR J33, DIA FOR DHO-2 STATE FOR SCA/CEN MOSCOW FOR DEA OFFICE E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2029 TAGS: PGOV PREL MASS SNAR KZ SUBJECT: CONCEPT APPROVAL FOR FY09 USCENTCOM/SOCCENT COUNTER NARCOTERRORISM TRAINING EVENT CKZ2009CNT021N WITH KAZAKHSTANI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REF: A. ASTANA 00525 DTG 240940Z MAR 09 ¶B. STATE 33993 DTG 071853Z APR 09 ¶C. ASTANA 00759 DTG 041024Z MAY 09 ¶D. COMSOCCENT DTG 181117Z JUN 09 Classified By: CDA Steven H. Fagin, Reasons 1.4 (b/d) ¶1. (C) SUMMARY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D, THIS MESSAGE CONVEYS EMBASSY ASTANA APPROVAL OF CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR COUNTER NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) TRAINING DEPLOYMENT (CKZ2009CNT021N) WITH THE KAZAKHSTAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) DURING 4TH QUARTER FY09. ¶2. (SBU) U.S. AGENCY REQUESTING CNT EVENT. THIS ACTION IS COORDINATED WITH DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) MOSCOW COUNTRY ATTACHE AND REGIONAL COORDINATOR MR. TIMOTHY JONES, AND HAS RECEIVED THE APPROVAL OF AMEMBASSY ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN. ¶3. (C) PARTNER NATION (PN) ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING THIS EVENT. DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, UNDER MR. TILEGEN, HAS REQUESTED THAT THE KAZ SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT 41433 RECEIVE THIS PROPOSED TRAINING. SCHEDULE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH KAZ SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. ¶4. (C) CONCEPT FOR TRAINING DEPLOYMENT CKZ2009CNT021N DOES NOT REQUIRE CARRYING OF WEAPONS. ANY IMPORTING OR CARRYING OF WEAPONS DURING DEPLOYMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO EXPLICIT APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF OF MISSION, AS COORDINATED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION AND REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICER. HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION -------------- ¶5. (SBU) REFTEL A IS EMBASSY ASTANA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE KAZ SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT 41433. REFTEL B IS THE RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST STATING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POSSESSES NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE IDENTIFIED UNIT AND COMMANDER. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR TRAINING -------------- ¶6. (SBU) THE OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING THE CNT TEAM WITH ISSUES WHILE IN KAZAKHSTAN. DEA MOSCOW COUNTRY ATTACHE AND REGIONAL COORDINATOR MR. TIMOTHY JONES WILL BE KEPT INFORMED OF ANY ISSUES SHOULD THEY ARISE. ¶7. (SBU) ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS CABLE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO DEA MOSCOW COUNTRY ATTACHE AND REGIONAL COORDINATOR MR. TIMOTHY JONES AT 7-495-728-5218, OR CHIEF, OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION, AMEMB ASTANA LTC JAMES YENTZ AT 7-7172-702321. FAGIN