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09STATE5448
2009-01-21 20:38:00
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Secretary of State
Cable title:
ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED
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UNCLAS STATE 005448
MADRID FOR MALABO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING
SUMMARY
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UNCLAS STATE 005448
MADRID FOR MALABO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING
SUMMARY
--------------
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2.
OBJECTIVES
--------------
2. (SBU) Posts are requested to provide input to help further
define law enforcement and judicial training needs for
countries in West, Central, and North Africa. If necessary,
partial responses are preferred over delayed reporting.
Information from posts will be widely distributed throughout
the Department, including to INL, AF, NEA, S/CT and
Diplomatic Security. Department requests Embassies report on
the following areas as soon as practicable, but no later than
February 15:
-- What are the key internal or regional challenges the host
government's non-military security apparatus confronts? (ie:
local/regional crime, trafficking of persons, narcotics,
resource theft, smuggling, illicit small and light arms
shipments, domestic and regional terrorism, etc.)
-- What are the host government's non-military sector's
capabilities to respond to these challenges? Where ability
to address these issues is lacking, please provide details:
what knowledge, skills/training, equipment, relationships,
policies and/or procedures are responsible for the lack of
capacity?
-- Highlight any specific non-military security or judicial
training requirements (basic, mid-level, specialized,
institutional) and the intended host government recipient
agency.
-- Host government's willingness to accept and be an
effective partner in the implementation of USG assistance.
-- Other efforts by international partners in providing
non-military security assistance and/or training to law
enforcement and judicial institutions of the host government.
-- Is there any type of existing or planned non-military
regional training center in your country, operated by either
an international partner or host country?
-- Provide a non-military embassy point of contact for future
correspondence and coordination on this initiative.
-- For NEA/MAG Posts: In those areas where host governments
have an expertise, please report their capacity and
willingness to contribute non-military technical training
experts if the need arises. Highlight any key regional
issues of interest to MAG countries.
BACKGROUND
--------------
3. (SBU) Late last year, INL began leading a series of
interagency criminal justice sector country assessments in
West Africa. In addition, INL is working with ATA on joint
assessments for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership
(TSCTP) countries. Early findings suggest there is a need
for additional capacity building in the region. There have
been no Department decisions made approving the additional
capacity building and program funding remains a challenge
with no individual budget line dedicated to new training or
capacity building beyond what has been requested in FY 09 and
FY 10.
4. (U) This first step in soliciting posts' input will inform
some of the INCLE budget and programming decisions. Posts are
requested to reflect priority issues and associated training
needs in their FY2011 Mission Strategic Plans.
5. (U) Recognizing other resources (Mission Strategic Plans,
recent Department and interagency field assessments, and
country assistance reviews) exist, this effort requests post
highlight those existing priority areas within the law
enforcement and rule of law sectors and gaps that exist which
could be closed with additional assistance.
REPORTING DEADLINE
--------------
6. (U) Department requests action addressee report on results
of efforts by front-channel cable slugged for AF/RSA
Christopher Pommerer, INL/AAE Aaron Alton, and DS/T/ATA Tony
Gonzalez by February 15. The collective efforts of Post's Law
Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) may be best suited to answer
the questions posed in paragraph 2. If a LEWG is not
established, input from the full country team would be
helpful.
POINTS OF CONTACT
--------------
7. (U) Please contact AF/RSA Christopher Pommerer at (202)
776-8562 or INL/AAE Aaron Alton at (202) 776-8779 or via
e-mail for any necessary further background information or
questions.
BURNS
MADRID FOR MALABO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING
SUMMARY
--------------
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2.
OBJECTIVES
--------------
2. (SBU) Posts are requested to provide input to help further
define law enforcement and judicial training needs for
countries in West, Central, and North Africa. If necessary,
partial responses are preferred over delayed reporting.
Information from posts will be widely distributed throughout
the Department, including to INL, AF, NEA, S/CT and
Diplomatic Security. Department requests Embassies report on
the following areas as soon as practicable, but no later than
February 15:
-- What are the key internal or regional challenges the host
government's non-military security apparatus confronts? (ie:
local/regional crime, trafficking of persons, narcotics,
resource theft, smuggling, illicit small and light arms
shipments, domestic and regional terrorism, etc.)
-- What are the host government's non-military sector's
capabilities to respond to these challenges? Where ability
to address these issues is lacking, please provide details:
what knowledge, skills/training, equipment, relationships,
policies and/or procedures are responsible for the lack of
capacity?
-- Highlight any specific non-military security or judicial
training requirements (basic, mid-level, specialized,
institutional) and the intended host government recipient
agency.
-- Host government's willingness to accept and be an
effective partner in the implementation of USG assistance.
-- Other efforts by international partners in providing
non-military security assistance and/or training to law
enforcement and judicial institutions of the host government.
-- Is there any type of existing or planned non-military
regional training center in your country, operated by either
an international partner or host country?
-- Provide a non-military embassy point of contact for future
correspondence and coordination on this initiative.
-- For NEA/MAG Posts: In those areas where host governments
have an expertise, please report their capacity and
willingness to contribute non-military technical training
experts if the need arises. Highlight any key regional
issues of interest to MAG countries.
BACKGROUND
--------------
3. (SBU) Late last year, INL began leading a series of
interagency criminal justice sector country assessments in
West Africa. In addition, INL is working with ATA on joint
assessments for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership
(TSCTP) countries. Early findings suggest there is a need
for additional capacity building in the region. There have
been no Department decisions made approving the additional
capacity building and program funding remains a challenge
with no individual budget line dedicated to new training or
capacity building beyond what has been requested in FY 09 and
FY 10.
4. (U) This first step in soliciting posts' input will inform
some of the INCLE budget and programming decisions. Posts are
requested to reflect priority issues and associated training
needs in their FY2011 Mission Strategic Plans.
5. (U) Recognizing other resources (Mission Strategic Plans,
recent Department and interagency field assessments, and
country assistance reviews) exist, this effort requests post
highlight those existing priority areas within the law
enforcement and rule of law sectors and gaps that exist which
could be closed with additional assistance.
REPORTING DEADLINE
--------------
6. (U) Department requests action addressee report on results
of efforts by front-channel cable slugged for AF/RSA
Christopher Pommerer, INL/AAE Aaron Alton, and DS/T/ATA Tony
Gonzalez by February 15. The collective efforts of Post's Law
Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) may be best suited to answer
the questions posed in paragraph 2. If a LEWG is not
established, input from the full country team would be
helpful.
POINTS OF CONTACT
--------------
7. (U) Please contact AF/RSA Christopher Pommerer at (202)
776-8562 or INL/AAE Aaron Alton at (202) 776-8779 or via
e-mail for any necessary further background information or
questions.
BURNS