Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ULAANBAATAR61
2009-02-24 08:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Cable title:
ENGAGING MONGOLIA ON AFGHANISTAN AND INCREASE OF
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ULAANBAATAR 000061
STATE FOR EAP/CM, SCA/A: TOM REOTT, EUR/RPM: AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2019
TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS MARR MG AF
SUBJECT: ENGAGING MONGOLIA ON AFGHANISTAN AND INCREASE OF
U.S. FORCES
REF: A. STATE 15959
B. STATE 15623
Classified By: Political Counselor Andrew Covington, Reasons 1.4 (b/d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ULAANBAATAR 000061
STATE FOR EAP/CM, SCA/A: TOM REOTT, EUR/RPM: AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2019
TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS MARR MG AF
SUBJECT: ENGAGING MONGOLIA ON AFGHANISTAN AND INCREASE OF
U.S. FORCES
REF: A. STATE 15959
B. STATE 15623
Classified By: Political Counselor Andrew Covington, Reasons 1.4 (b/d)
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered points requested in reftels to
Deputy Director of the Department for the Americas, the
Middle East, and Africa, R. Mounkhou, on February 24.
Specifically, we outlined the key points of the
Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review.
2. (C) Mongolia continues to be receptive to a U.S. request
to participate again in Afghanistan. The USG has continued
to engage Mongolia over the last several months regarding the
form their participation may take. It was therefore
unnecessary to encourage GOM involvement. Rather, we
reiterated that we expect a letter from Defense Secretary
Gates will be sent to Defense Minister Bold to request
Mongolian involvement in Afghanistan.
3. (C) We thanked the Mongolians for their previous
participation in Afghanistan and for their willingness to
consider strongly future engagement in Afghanistan.
4. (C) Note: Major General Choijamts (Deputy Chief of Staff
of the Mongolian General Staff) as recently as February 20
requested of our DAO that the USG provide the Defense
Secretary,s letter at his earliest convenience, so that the
Mongolians may proceed with planning for the deployment of
their next contingent to Afghanistan. End Note.
MINTON
STATE FOR EAP/CM, SCA/A: TOM REOTT, EUR/RPM: AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2019
TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS MARR MG AF
SUBJECT: ENGAGING MONGOLIA ON AFGHANISTAN AND INCREASE OF
U.S. FORCES
REF: A. STATE 15959
B. STATE 15623
Classified By: Political Counselor Andrew Covington, Reasons 1.4 (b/d)
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered points requested in reftels to
Deputy Director of the Department for the Americas, the
Middle East, and Africa, R. Mounkhou, on February 24.
Specifically, we outlined the key points of the
Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review.
2. (C) Mongolia continues to be receptive to a U.S. request
to participate again in Afghanistan. The USG has continued
to engage Mongolia over the last several months regarding the
form their participation may take. It was therefore
unnecessary to encourage GOM involvement. Rather, we
reiterated that we expect a letter from Defense Secretary
Gates will be sent to Defense Minister Bold to request
Mongolian involvement in Afghanistan.
3. (C) We thanked the Mongolians for their previous
participation in Afghanistan and for their willingness to
consider strongly future engagement in Afghanistan.
4. (C) Note: Major General Choijamts (Deputy Chief of Staff
of the Mongolian General Staff) as recently as February 20
requested of our DAO that the USG provide the Defense
Secretary,s letter at his earliest convenience, so that the
Mongolians may proceed with planning for the deployment of
their next contingent to Afghanistan. End Note.
MINTON