Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10STOCKHOLM83
2010-02-22 14:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Stockholm
Cable title:
SWEDEN ON NTM-A TRAINER REQUESTS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STOCKHOLM 000083
SIPDIS
SCA/A FOR ANTHONY RUSH, EUR/RPM FOR RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/22/2020
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL AF SW
SUBJECT: SWEDEN ON NTM-A TRAINER REQUESTS
REF: STATE 14366
Classified By: POL COUNSELOR MARC KOEHLER, REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
(C) POL Counselor delivered reftel points to Carl Magnus
Eriksson, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy
Department, February 22 and to MFA ISAF Desk Officer Annelie
AlmKvist on February 19. Also on February 22, DATT delivered
points to MOD America's Desk Officer Tommy Akesson. Eriksson
and Almkvist said Sweden would closely examine the requests
for trainers to fill NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan
shortfalls, but cautioned that additional military OMLTs
would not be likely given the requirement for Parliamentary
approval and the fact that Swedish lawmakers had recently
agreed to raise troop numbers to 500 and add a third OMLT in
their PRT. As for police training, Sweden has ten police
officers and ten rule of law experts already in the EUPOL
mission and is actively recruiting more. On institutional
trainers, however, Eriksson said there might be some
possibilities based on specific requests being made at the
February 23 special force generation conference. Eriksson
and Akesson both said they would discuss the Swedish stance
with us after the February 23 conference.
BARZUN
SIPDIS
SCA/A FOR ANTHONY RUSH, EUR/RPM FOR RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/22/2020
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL AF SW
SUBJECT: SWEDEN ON NTM-A TRAINER REQUESTS
REF: STATE 14366
Classified By: POL COUNSELOR MARC KOEHLER, REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
(C) POL Counselor delivered reftel points to Carl Magnus
Eriksson, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy
Department, February 22 and to MFA ISAF Desk Officer Annelie
AlmKvist on February 19. Also on February 22, DATT delivered
points to MOD America's Desk Officer Tommy Akesson. Eriksson
and Almkvist said Sweden would closely examine the requests
for trainers to fill NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan
shortfalls, but cautioned that additional military OMLTs
would not be likely given the requirement for Parliamentary
approval and the fact that Swedish lawmakers had recently
agreed to raise troop numbers to 500 and add a third OMLT in
their PRT. As for police training, Sweden has ten police
officers and ten rule of law experts already in the EUPOL
mission and is actively recruiting more. On institutional
trainers, however, Eriksson said there might be some
possibilities based on specific requests being made at the
February 23 special force generation conference. Eriksson
and Akesson both said they would discuss the Swedish stance
with us after the February 23 conference.
BARZUN