Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09PORTAUPRINCE291
2009-03-16 15:11:00
SECRET
Embassy Port Au Prince
Cable title:  

MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS: REPORTING

Tags:  PINR KSPR EWWT XA XB XD XF XG XK XL XM AA 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9743
INFO RUEHZH/HAITI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
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RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA PRIORITY 1993
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S E C R E T PORT AU PRINCE 000291 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/EX AND WHA/CAR
S/CRS
INL FOR KEVIN BROWN, DIANNE GRAHAM AND MEAGAN MCBRIDE
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
STATE PASS AID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/05/2034
TAGS: PINR KSPR EWWT XA XB XD XF XG XK XL XM AA
SUBJECT: MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS: REPORTING
AND COLLECTION NEEDS

REF: SECSTATE 22565

Classified By: Janet A. Sanderson for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

S E C R E T PORT AU PRINCE 000291

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/EX AND WHA/CAR
S/CRS
INL FOR KEVIN BROWN, DIANNE GRAHAM AND MEAGAN MCBRIDE
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
STATE PASS AID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/05/2034
TAGS: PINR KSPR EWWT XA XB XD XF XG XK XL XM AA
SUBJECT: MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS: REPORTING
AND COLLECTION NEEDS

REF: SECSTATE 22565

Classified By: Janet A. Sanderson for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (S/NF) Post has reviewed the Directive per ref and submits
the following recommendations:

Please include Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Primary
agency for the following directives:

- Maritime Environment (1. Seaports; and 3. Vessels)
- Maritime Terrorism Threats (3. Criminal and Terrorist
Methods of Communication)


2. (S/NF) Post recommends removing Haiti as a country of
interest for the following directives:

- Critical Infrastructure. (Note: Haiti has no CI/KR that
has direct impact on U.S national security beyond its
strategic location in the Windward Passage. End note.)

- Weapons of Mass Destruction (Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, and Nuclear),Explosives, and Infectious
Diseases (Note: Post has no evidence that the Haitian
government is developing or has the capacity to develop these
capabilities. End note.)


3. (S/NF) Post recommends adding Haiti as a country of
interest to the following directives:

- Transnational Criminal Activity (1. Arms Trafficking and
Weapons Smuggling (CRIM)

- Alien Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Special Interest
Aliens (CRIM)


4. (S/NF) Embassy requests an extension on submission of
comments (septel) from MLO and CGLO.













SANDERSON