(U) KUDOS FOR PORT AU PRINCE REPORTING

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 102954 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/02/2034 TAGS: PINR PGOV HA SUBJECT: (U) KUDOS FOR PORT AU PRINCE REPORTING (C-AL9-02109) REF: A. PORT AU PRINCE 000841 ¶B. PORT AU PRINCE 000731 Classified By: MICHAEL P. OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REF REPORTS ON THE HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE. WE FOUND THE EMBASSY'S INITIAL THOUGHTS IN REF A ON POTENTIAL OUTCOMES OF THE NEW UNIT INSIGHTFUL. WE ALSO PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED THE UNIQUE DETAILS OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. WE HAD SEEN THE APPROVAL IN PRESS, BUT WERE UNAWARE OF THE UNIQUE DETAILS THE EMBASSY PROVIDED ABOUT THE LACK OF COORDINATION BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND THE POLICE AND THE LACK OF SPECIFIC DETAILS FOR THE UNIT IN THE LEGISLATION. WE ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING AN ASSESSMENT OF REFORM EFFORTS WITHIN THE POLICE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG) ANDRESOL'S LEADERSHIP OF THE POLICE. THIS REPORT WILL BE KEY TO INFORMING OUR ASSESSMENT AS WE WEIGH THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS DECISION, SPECIFICALLY HOW DG ANDRESOL RESPONDS TO THIS NEW UNIT'S FORMATION. AS SUCH, WE WOULD SINCERELY APPRECIATE FURTHER REPORTING ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND ANY ONGOING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN LAWMAKERS AND POLICE ON THE FORMATION OF THIS NEW UNIT, AS DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE. MANY THANKS FOR THIS TIMELY AND VALUABLE REPORTING. CLINTON