Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KOLONIA113
2009-08-06 11:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kolonia
Cable title:
ADDITIONAL EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST
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UNCLAS KOLONIA 000113
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/ANP
INL/AAE
USDOJ FOR ICITAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID SNAR MASS PGOV PREL FM
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST
SUPPORT
REF: E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CDR PIERRO AND DCM DOUGLASS
UNCLAS KOLONIA 000113
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/ANP
INL/AAE
USDOJ FOR ICITAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID SNAR MASS PGOV PREL FM
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST
SUPPORT
REF: E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CDR PIERRO AND DCM DOUGLASS
1. (SBU) PURSUANT TO REF E-MAIL, THIS MESSAGE RESPONDS TO A
REQUEST TO ASK FOR U.S. DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER SECTION
1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED, FOR
FY 2009 JIATF WEST TRAINING SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF
MICRONESIA (FSM) POLICE AND THE MICRONESIA TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
(MTCU) UNIT IN POHNPEI.
2. (SBU) BACKGROUND
THE FEDERATED SATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) IS A PARTY TO THE
BILATERAL COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION (CFA) WITH THE UNITED
STATES OF 2003. THE FSM COVERS AN OCEAN AREA THE SIZE OF THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THIS LARGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY,
COMBINED WITH LESS THAN OPTIMAL ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY, CREATES
A NEARLY OPEN BORDER THAT COULD ENCOURAGE THE ACTIVITIES OF
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE
TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. MICRONESIA
HAS DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS IN THE OCEANIA
REGION TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL
ORGANIZATIONS. THE MICRONESIAN TRANSNATIONAL CRIME UNIT IS PART
OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, AND THE FSM PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN
INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE PACIFIC TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
COORDINATION CENTER (PTCCC) IN SAMOA. FSM WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY
BY A CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH JIATF WEST THROUGH THE PTCCC.
3. (SBU) TRAINING SUPPORT:
REQUEST JIATF WEST COUNTERDRUG INTELLIGENCE TRAINING SUPPORT IN
ORDER TO IMPROVE THE FSM'S LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY, TO
DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ITS
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. EMBASSY KOLONIA UNDERSTANDS TRAINING
IS CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR 10-14 AUG 2009.
6. (U) EMBASSY KOLONIA APPRECIATES JIATF WEST'S COOPERATION AND
ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF FSM'S LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND
PROGRAMS.
HUGHESMK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/ANP
INL/AAE
USDOJ FOR ICITAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID SNAR MASS PGOV PREL FM
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST
SUPPORT
REF: E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CDR PIERRO AND DCM DOUGLASS
1. (SBU) PURSUANT TO REF E-MAIL, THIS MESSAGE RESPONDS TO A
REQUEST TO ASK FOR U.S. DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER SECTION
1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED, FOR
FY 2009 JIATF WEST TRAINING SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF
MICRONESIA (FSM) POLICE AND THE MICRONESIA TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
(MTCU) UNIT IN POHNPEI.
2. (SBU) BACKGROUND
THE FEDERATED SATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) IS A PARTY TO THE
BILATERAL COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION (CFA) WITH THE UNITED
STATES OF 2003. THE FSM COVERS AN OCEAN AREA THE SIZE OF THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THIS LARGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY,
COMBINED WITH LESS THAN OPTIMAL ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY, CREATES
A NEARLY OPEN BORDER THAT COULD ENCOURAGE THE ACTIVITIES OF
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE
TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. MICRONESIA
HAS DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS IN THE OCEANIA
REGION TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL
ORGANIZATIONS. THE MICRONESIAN TRANSNATIONAL CRIME UNIT IS PART
OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, AND THE FSM PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN
INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE PACIFIC TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
COORDINATION CENTER (PTCCC) IN SAMOA. FSM WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY
BY A CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH JIATF WEST THROUGH THE PTCCC.
3. (SBU) TRAINING SUPPORT:
REQUEST JIATF WEST COUNTERDRUG INTELLIGENCE TRAINING SUPPORT IN
ORDER TO IMPROVE THE FSM'S LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY, TO
DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ITS
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. EMBASSY KOLONIA UNDERSTANDS TRAINING
IS CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR 10-14 AUG 2009.
6. (U) EMBASSY KOLONIA APPRECIATES JIATF WEST'S COOPERATION AND
ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF FSM'S LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND
PROGRAMS.
HUGHESMK