Identifier
Created
Classification
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10STATE4074
2010-01-14 21:45:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Secretary of State
Cable title:
GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 004074
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2011
TAGS: EUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN
REF: A. 09 USNATO 596
B. 09 USEU 1127
C. 09 USEU 1382
D. 09 KABUL 3557
Classified By: Acting A/S Nancy McEldowney for reasons 1.4(b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 004074
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2011
TAGS: EUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN
REF: A. 09 USNATO 596
B. 09 USEU 1127
C. 09 USEU 1382
D. 09 KABUL 3557
Classified By: Acting A/S Nancy McEldowney for reasons 1.4(b, d)
1. (C) In response to ref A, Washington warmly supports
mission's pursuit of broader cooperation between ISAF and
EUPOL in Afghanistan in order to advance the core goals of
the Afghan police development mission as well as to foster
wider NATO-EU cooperation. This guidance focuses on our
interest in NATO and NATO-EU channels as described in ref A;
any action on a U.S.-EU agreement would be subject to
additional guidance.
2. (C) Washington would be open to approving any NATO-EU or
ISAF-EUPOL agreement, formal or informal, that is acceptable
to both sides and achieves practical benefits. We welcome
and encourage further reporting on NATO, EU, and member
nations' views and objectives as they relate to the complex
Turkey-Greece/Cyprus and NATO-EU relationships.
3. (C) Washington would also welcome further reporting from
USNATO, USEU, and Embassy Kabul on EUPOL's projected
requirements for ISAF support, both specified and implied.
Additionally, ISAF views on how the quality and quantity of
Afghan police development would benefit from prospective
EUPOL operations will be critical. Washington has encouraged
the EU to expand EUPOL in size and in its reach outside of
Kabul. The EU has indicated that it shares those goals, over
time adding new personnel and striking technical agreements
with several non-U.S. PRT host nations; however, a number of
factors have limited EUPOL's readiness to work with recruits
at the critical district level. In December, visiting EUPOL
officials told Washington contacts that they have been
considering a future "city project" focused in one or more
urban population centers, predicated on a tighter ISAF cordon
around the given city and improved security within it.
4. (C) In the case of EUPOL in Afghanistan, the most helpful
outcome of any NATO-EU agreement or revision to the OPLAN
will be speeding the accomplishment of measurable results in
support of shared, core training goals for Afghan National
Security Forces (ANSF). The President's December 2009
declaration that the U.S. mission in Afghanistan will begin
drawdown of combat forces in July 2011 places new pressure on
the ANSF training mission that will continue afterwards - and
crucially, on the resources dedicated to that effort and the
timeline for fulfilling it. An ISAF-EUPOL support agreement,
whether formal or informal, will have implications for U.S.
as well as Allied resources at a critical juncture in the
Afghan mission. An agreement at this stage of the mission
should be commensurate with EUPOL's commitment to accelerate
progress toward core goals through timely, measurable outputs.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2011
TAGS: EUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN
REF: A. 09 USNATO 596
B. 09 USEU 1127
C. 09 USEU 1382
D. 09 KABUL 3557
Classified By: Acting A/S Nancy McEldowney for reasons 1.4(b, d)
1. (C) In response to ref A, Washington warmly supports
mission's pursuit of broader cooperation between ISAF and
EUPOL in Afghanistan in order to advance the core goals of
the Afghan police development mission as well as to foster
wider NATO-EU cooperation. This guidance focuses on our
interest in NATO and NATO-EU channels as described in ref A;
any action on a U.S.-EU agreement would be subject to
additional guidance.
2. (C) Washington would be open to approving any NATO-EU or
ISAF-EUPOL agreement, formal or informal, that is acceptable
to both sides and achieves practical benefits. We welcome
and encourage further reporting on NATO, EU, and member
nations' views and objectives as they relate to the complex
Turkey-Greece/Cyprus and NATO-EU relationships.
3. (C) Washington would also welcome further reporting from
USNATO, USEU, and Embassy Kabul on EUPOL's projected
requirements for ISAF support, both specified and implied.
Additionally, ISAF views on how the quality and quantity of
Afghan police development would benefit from prospective
EUPOL operations will be critical. Washington has encouraged
the EU to expand EUPOL in size and in its reach outside of
Kabul. The EU has indicated that it shares those goals, over
time adding new personnel and striking technical agreements
with several non-U.S. PRT host nations; however, a number of
factors have limited EUPOL's readiness to work with recruits
at the critical district level. In December, visiting EUPOL
officials told Washington contacts that they have been
considering a future "city project" focused in one or more
urban population centers, predicated on a tighter ISAF cordon
around the given city and improved security within it.
4. (C) In the case of EUPOL in Afghanistan, the most helpful
outcome of any NATO-EU agreement or revision to the OPLAN
will be speeding the accomplishment of measurable results in
support of shared, core training goals for Afghan National
Security Forces (ANSF). The President's December 2009
declaration that the U.S. mission in Afghanistan will begin
drawdown of combat forces in July 2011 places new pressure on
the ANSF training mission that will continue afterwards - and
crucially, on the resources dedicated to that effort and the
timeline for fulfilling it. An ISAF-EUPOL support agreement,
whether formal or informal, will have implications for U.S.
as well as Allied resources at a critical juncture in the
Afghan mission. An agreement at this stage of the mission
should be commensurate with EUPOL's commitment to accelerate
progress toward core goals through timely, measurable outputs.
CLINTON