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09BERLIN881	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]	2009-07-21 20:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET

09BERLIN882	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]	2009-07-21 20:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN896	GERMAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin presented REF A points to contacts at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interlocutors believe Germany is unlikely to take any major new decisions on Afghanistan before parliamentary ("Bundestag") elections [...]	2009-07-24 14:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EUN MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK GM
09BERLIN91	ROUND 55 - END OF CONSULTATION PERIOD REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 05:59:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN935	RETHINKING U.S. FORCES REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: [...] (S/NF) Mission Germany strongly endorses the call by USNATO (reftel) to give careful reconsideration to the planned continued draw-down of U.S. forces in Europe. If the draw-down continues as scheduled, two of the three remaining U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Germany will be withdrawn by [...]	2009-08-04 10:47:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BERLIN970	NEW GERMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIDEN LATITUDE TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. While the German MOD is playing down recent changes to the rules-of-engagement (ROE) "pocket card" that is issued to all German soldiers in Afghanistan, those changes, in fact, are fairly substantive and significant. While the previous card clearly viewed the use of force as t [...]	2009-08-10 12:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN978	GERMANY REASSURES THE BALTS TO INCREASE MANEUVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany continues to regard proposed NATO contingency planning to defend the Balts against possible Russian aggression as counterproductive and unnecessary, but it has gone out of its way in recent months to take other measures to reassure the Balts that it takes their security co [...]	2009-08-11 10:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL RU ZB
09BERN127	NATO KFOR MISSION: SWISS NOT PLANNING ANY CHANGES \ [...] (C) Acting POL-ECON Counselor and DAO representative \ delivered the reftel message on March 19 to Marlene Odermatt, \ Policy Advisor for International Relations and Strategy at \ the Swiss Federal Ministry of Defense. Odermatt said that \ Switzerland has no plans to change its current force \ con [...]	2009-03-20 16:40:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV SZ
09BERN171	AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SWISS [...] (U) Poloff delivered the messages in reftels A and B on April 8 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). ----------- AFGHANISTAN ----------- 2. (C) Fux lauded the detailed USG non-paper (reftel A) outlining s [...]	2009-04-09 17:41:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR NATO AF SZ
09BERN257	SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] (C) On June 18, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) OSCE Section Head Lukas Rosenkranz told poloff in response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming 27-28 June 2009 informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu, Greece, that Switzerland welcomed the Greek initiative to host informal di [...]	2009-06-19 14:07:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON SZ
09BISHKEK1055	KYRGYZSTAN: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of our points but had no substantive comment. Given Kyrgyz policy toward Afghanistan and the current state of play on the issue, we would not expect Kyrgyzstan to make any unh [...]	2009-09-18 04:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF KG
09BOGOTA1040	EMBASSY BOGOTA RESPONSE - AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS CO
09BOGOTA198	GOC OFFERS TO SEND TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN UNDER ISAF [...] (U) The GOC has offered an initial contribution of up to 126 troops to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, with more possibly to follow. The Colombians are set to work alongside Spanish forces, although no formal agreement yet exists between the GOC and the Span [...]	2009-01-22 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO SP AF CO
09BOGOTA2399	EMBASSY BOGOTA RESPONSE: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Post delivered all points in reftel on July 21 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Adriana Maldonado. She informed us that the Government of Colombia (GOC) already plans to support U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, [...]	2009-07-29 14:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF CO
09BOGOTA3445	COLOMBIA'S PLANNED TROOP DEPLOYMENTS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador discussed the Government of Colombia's (GOC) plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan with Defense Minister Gabriel Silva Lujan on November 12 per ref A. MOD Silva suggested that the GOC is waiting to publicly announce its decision to send troops to Afghanistan until the USG [...]	2009-11-25 20:30:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV CO AF
09BRASILIA188	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION, THE BALKANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's position on Kosovo recognition has not changed: the GOB would prefer a clear UN consensus in favor of Kosovo independence. Serbia is lobbying Brazil and other key UN members to file briefs at the ICJ in its favor. The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Bosnia have rec [...]	2009-02-13 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC NATO RS AL BK KV MK BR
09BRASILIA454	BRAZILIAN REPLY TO REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Charge delivered assistance request (ref A) on April 8 to Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, who had recently returned from the Hague Conference on Afghanistan. In response to the specific requests, he noted that the Brazilian congress recently reduced t [...]	2009-04-14 20:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR BR AF
09BRATISLAVA110	SLOVAKIA ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to multiple offices in the MFA and MoD. The Slovaks welcomed the information and asked us to share the results of the comprehensive review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy well in advance of the NATO Summit. MFA Political Director Igor Slo [...]	2009-03-04 10:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA122	GUIDANCE REQUEST: PURSUING REPORTS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Local media have uncovered information in archived intelligence files implicating Frantisek Blanarik, the head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),as someone who knowingly cooperated with Communist-era intelligence services. If the information in the archived files is ac [...]	2009-03-12 09:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO LO
09BRATISLAVA142	DEMARCHE TO SLOVAK GOVERNMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed U.S. views on the need for strict adherence to national laws regarding the issuance of security clearances to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on March 18. Queried by Slobodnik, Charge acknowledged that U.S. concerns had been generated by press reports regardi [...]	2009-03-20 15:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR NATO LO
09BRATISLAVA144	SLOVAKIA HAS NO PLANS TO LEAVE KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points with Martin Pangrac at MFA's NATO desk on March 20. Pangrac said Slovakia has no plans to withdraw its forces from Kosovo. The Balkans is one of Slovakia's foreign policy priorities. 2. (SBU) Pangrac said he was dismayed by Spain's decision to withdraw f [...]	2009-03-23 14:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LO
09BRATISLAVA152	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A and B paper and points to Peter Burian, Slovakia's Ambassador to the United States, during a meeting in Bratislava on March 27. Poloff delivered ref A paper and points to Lucia Marcisiakova, Afghanistan Coordinator in MFA's Security Policy Department on March 27; a [...]	2009-03-31 14:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO
09BRATISLAVA154	SLOVAKIA STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points and papers to Juraj Podhorsky, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on April 1. Podhorsky appreciated close communication with the U.S. Embassy during the review process and during the week since the White Paper was released. He was not surprised [...]	2009-04-01 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO
09BRATISLAVA161	SLOVAKIA TO CONSIDER SENDING POLICE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. 2. (C) Summary: Charge raised ref A and B points on police trainers and mentors with Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak on April 2. Kalinak reiterated an earlier offer to train Afghan police in Slovakia, but -- when pressed -- also agr [...]	2009-04-07 10:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA177	SLOVAK POLICE PREPARING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff met with Colonel Pavel Slopovsky, Director of Slovakia's Bureau of International Police Cooperation, on April 16 to follow up on Interior Minister Kalinak's expressed interest in the possibility of sending Slovak police trainers to Afghanistan (Ref A). According to Slopov [...]	2009-04-17 08:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA185	SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]	2009-04-22 08:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA190	GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, ASAD, ROMA, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered President Obama's congratulatory letter to newly reelected Slovak President Gasparovic on April 22. In the course of their subsequent hour-long discussion, Gasparovic voiced worries about the Slovak economy, underscored his continued personal commitment to Slovak [...]	2009-04-24 13:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO OPDC LO
09BRATISLAVA206	SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]	2009-05-11 11:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA251	SLOVAKIA CONCERNED ABOUT CFE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Roman Rosina, OSCE Officer in the Arms Control Department at MFA, and Martin Pangrac, NATO officer in the Security Policy Department. Rosina said Slovakia fully supports the U.S. initiative for dialogue, but would like the Conventional Forces in Europe ( [...]	2009-06-10 15:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA447	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...]	2009-10-16 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF LO
09BRATISLAVA453	SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Gates met October 23 with Deputy Prime Minister (and Interior Minister) Kalinak and Defense Minister Baska on the margins of the Bratislava NATO defense ministerial. Kalinak underscored and elaborated on Baska's earlier announcement that Slovakia would be in [...]	2009-10-24 07:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA455	ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF
09BRAZZAVILLE91	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] Per reftel, EmbOff met with Daniel Owassa, Secretary General, Chef du Cabinet, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of the Congo (ROC). Talking points regarding the new strategy for meeting the challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan were presented to Owassa. 2. In response, [...]	2009-03-31 08:42:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MARR MOPS PK AF
09BRUSSELS123	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 27 to Wolfgang Barwinkel, Director of the Middle East Division at the Middle East Maghreb Unit of the EU Council. (Note: Head of Unit Christian Jouret was traveling with Javier Solana in the Middle East.) Barwinkel noted that the [...]	2009-01-28 16:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PARM NATO EU IS PHSA
09BRUSSELS130	BELGIUM ON TRACK TO RATIFY CROATIA AND ALBANIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 14:24:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS132	AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...]	2009-01-29 16:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BRUSSELS1505	EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- LETTERS [...] (C) Embassy Kabul, in Reftel, raises the importance of the issue of whether the U.S. should sign letters of agreement with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). In order to ensure that discussions on this issue in Washington and elsewhere focus on precisely what the Euro [...]	2009-11-09 12:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF
09BRUSSELS1511	BELGIUM AGREES WITH IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the importance of coordination among allies of criteria for appointment of Afghan provincial governors and expressions of concern about their performance to the Afghan government to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security Affairs, Francois De [...]	2009-11-10 16:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO BE AF
09BRUSSELS203	BELGIANS READY TO ACCEPT EXPANSION OF AFGHAN ARMY [...] (C) Summary: On February 10 Charge discussed Belgium's reported opposition to expansion of the Afghan National Army (ANA) trust fund to cover sustainment costs with Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Director-General for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Regibeau stated th [...]	2009-02-12 17:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PINR AF BE
09BRUSSELS247	AFGHANISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS HITS RE-SET BUTTON [...] (C) Summary. General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, discussed Afghanistan with representatives from all 27 EU member states and other high-ranking EU officials in Brussels February 11 and 12. General Petraeus emphasized that his objective in meeting the EU was to consult [...]	2009-02-20 16:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BRUSSELS398	BELGIUM SUPPORTS ONLY A BALANCED DRAWDOWN OF KFOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 06:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV BE
09BRUSSELS412	PM ADVISOR PREVIEWS AFGHAN INITIATIVES MENU WITH [...] (C) Summary: Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy's diplomatic advisor Dirk Wouters (strictly protect) shared with Charge the menu of Afghanistan initiatives for which the PM is seeking cabinet approval this week. The list includes continuation for an additional year of most of Belgium's current mi [...]	2009-03-23 13:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR BE
09BRUSSELS468	DEF MIN. CONFIRMS NEW BELGIAN MILITARY [...] (C) Defense Minister Pieter De Crem telephoned charge April 1 to confirm that the Belgian cabinet has agreed to continue all current Belgian contributions in Afghanistan (see details ref (b)) through the end of 2010. In addition, in 2010 Belgium willl deploy two additional F-16s to Kandahar [...]	2009-04-01 09:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR BE
09BRUSSELS547	AFPAK: EU WANTS TO ALIGN ITS APPROACH WITH OURS [...] (C) Pol Off delivered reftel demarche April 3 to a wide range of officials from the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission, and Czech Permanent Representation to the EU. EU officials welcomed the information. Boguslaw Majewski, Council Secretariat Head of Unit for Asia, said that the EU [...]	2009-04-09 14:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF NATO
09BRUSSELS625	BELGIUM STILL CONSIDERING POLICE TRAINERS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian government at the cabinet level is interested in providing police trainers to Afghanistan in cooperation with the UE or NATO. However, it is running into internal opposition by the Belgian Federal Police, which would have to provide the officers to staff such a missio [...]	2009-04-30 14:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EAID NATO AF BE
09BRUSSELS69	BELGIAN TRAINERS LEAVE TO BEGIN TRAINING AFGHAN [...] At its first cabinet meeting on December 30, the government of new Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy gave final approval for the sending of Belgian troops to Afghanistan as an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT),charged with training soldiers of the Afghan National Army. The first [...]	2009-01-16 16:26:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS NATO AF BE
09BRUSSELS830	BELGIAN POLICE PREPARING FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request for SCA-A. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Belgian Federal Police are preparing a report on the feasibility of sending two to four police trainers to Afghanistan. The contribution is likely to be in the framework of EUPOL-Afghanistan. Belg [...]	2009-06-17 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EAID NATO AF BE
09BUCHAREST112	ROMANIA ACCEPTS CROATIA/ALBANIA NATO PROTOCOLS [...] (U) Mission received on February 20, a letter (under cover of Note Verbale) from Foreign Minister Diaconescu addressed to the Secretary indicating Romania's acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia (text copied below). Mission will pouch the original document to L/T [...]	2009-02-20 14:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL RO
09BUCHAREST189	ROMANIA ON KFOR MISSION: "WE AGREE WITH THE U.S. [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who affirmed that Romania agreed with the U.S. points. He said that there should be no premature or precipitous reshaping of KFOR's mission in the current security environment in Kosovo. Echoing remarks rep [...]	2009-03-20 13:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV RO
09BUCHAREST222	ROMANIA: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES [...] (C) POLMILOFF delivered ref b demarche to MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita on 26 March, and followed up in the context of the Strategic Review (ref a) with Ionita and Director General for Strategic Policy Calin Stoica on 27 March. 2. (C) Ionita and Stoica were very appreciative of [...]	2009-04-01 10:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF RO
09BUCHAREST253	ROMANIA ON SPECIFIC ASKS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel a demarche on April 1 to MFA Director Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who said the MFA engaged the interagency coordination process nearly immediately at that time, including the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Office of the President (Cotroceni Palace),i [...]	2009-04-14 15:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF RO
09BUCHAREST432	FOREIGN MINISTER DIACONESCU ON CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a June 17 discussion with the Charge, Romanian FM Cristian Diaconescu shared concerns that the Corfu Informal Ministerial runs the risks of moving too fast and of not providing equitable hearings for all states. While Romania agrees with the U.S. demarche (reftel) on Corfu, th [...]	2009-06-23 11:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST473	ROMANIAN CANDIDATE FOR NATO STRATEGIC CONCEPT [...] (SBU) MFA Director General Calin Stoica, accompanied by Security Policy (NATO) Minister Counselor Dan Grigorescu, met with Charge and POLMILOFF on July 7 to convey the GOR's support for Iulian Chifu to be a candidate for the NATO Secretary General's Panel of Experts to consult on the developme [...]	2009-07-08 07:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST64	ROMANIA WILL FINISH ITS PROCEDURES BEFORE THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 15:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR NATO PARM PREL KTIA RO
09BUCHAREST831	ROMANIAN REACTION TO RUSSIAN DRAFT TREATY FOR [...] (C) PolMilOff was summoned December 11 by MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita to discuss the draft Treaty Governing Relations Among NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Member States, presented by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the December 4 NATO-Russia Council Ministerial (reftels). Ionita [...]	2009-12-14 09:10:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS RO
09BUDAPEST146	HUNGARY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE NATO TRAINING [...] MFA NATO Section Head Peter Sztaray discussed reftel with PolOff on February 24, stating that the Hungarian Government is politically committed to staying with the NATO Training Mission-Iraq at least through the end of 2009. Acknowledging that the three-person Hungarian team awaits an agreeme [...]	2009-02-26 16:18:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS NATO PREL HU
09BUDAPEST197	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) In a March 11 written response to reftel demarche, the Hungarian MFA stated that "Hungary welcomes the opportunity to provide its views on Afghanistan and contribute to the development of a new U.S strategy...and we welcome the emerging transatlantic unity and commitment on this issue." [...]	2009-03-13 16:08:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF HU PK
09BUDAPEST218	HUNGARY STILL TOGETHER ON THE NATO KFOR MISSION [...] (C) MFA Security Policy and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Director Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff March 19. Horvath stated that "we must be cautious" in reducing forces in the Balkans, and he does not envisage a reduction in the more than 400 Hungarian soldiers in Pec, Kosov [...]	2009-03-20 12:14:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV HU
09BUDAPEST254	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche to the MFA's NATO Section Head Peter Sztaray on March 27. Sztaray who had the lead in preparing Hungary's response to the USG's request for inputs to the AFPAK strategy review, commented that the white paper is "in line with our views" on the way forward ( [...]	2009-03-31 09:08:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF HU
09BUDAPEST304	HUNGARIAN SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a meeting April 16 with MFA NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray and an April 17 meeting with MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali to discuss reftel, both first emphasized that GOH commitments for Afghanistan will depend on updated budget guidance from newly elected Prime Minister Gordon [...]	2009-04-17 14:58:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST336	HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. In his intital meeting with the Charge, the new Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Balazs, highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai's first official international visits to the EU, NATO and Austria on April 27 as part of a "great offensive" in foreign affairs. Balazs also said h [...]	2009-05-04 15:40:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU NATO HU
09BUDAPEST416	HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) The Charge raised reftel points during June 9 office call on new MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Gabor Iklody. Iklody responded that Hungary is "just as skeptical about the Russian proposal, but we are open to listen." He noted the current security system works, and if the Russi [...]	2009-06-10 12:31:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO OSCE EU HU
09BUDAPEST529	HUNGARIAN ASSISTANCE BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray on July 20. Sztaray expressed appreciation for the information and requested that we share any new strategy updates with his office. Continuing, Sztaray stated that his office is currently coordinating a mul [...]	2009-07-23 16:44:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST556	AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETING WITH THE HUNGARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Daalder, accompanied by the Charge, met Hungarian Prime Minster Gordon Bajnai at Papa Airbase July 27. Bajnai reflected on the first 100 days of his administration, stating he places first priority on the value-based relationships found within NATO and the EU. Comme [...]	2009-07-31 09:20:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP NATO EUN ZL AF HU
09BUDAPEST664	HUNGARY BRIEFED ON CFE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel points September 10 with MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath. Horvath said that he was recently approached by Romanian and Portuguese diplomats in Budapest who related that the Russian government recently demarched them concerning "pro [...]	2009-09-11 14:53:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO HU
09BUDAPEST723	FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN SPECIAL [...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...]	2009-10-02 12:51:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MCAP NATO HU
09BUDAPEST748	CORRECTED COPY:FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN AVIATION PARTNER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 13:33:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	HU MARR MCAP NATO
09BUDAPEST749	UPDATE TO FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN [...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...]	2009-10-14 13:44:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MCAP NATO HU
09BUDAPEST810	HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S BRIEFING TO NATO/EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs briefed NATO and EU Ambassadors November 4 on several key MFA focus areas. Stating he was very pleased with the Lisbon Treaty ratification, Balazs commented that he looks for accelerated action to place the treaty in force by December. P [...]	2009-11-10 13:44:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EUN SO ZL HU
09BUDAPEST820	HUNGARY CHARTS TWO MAP INVITATIONS AT DECEMBER [...] (C) PolOff met with the MFA's newly appointed Security and Non-proliferation Department Head, Peter Sztaray, and new NATO Office Director, Eszter Sandorfi, November 16, to discuss reftel. Sztaray, expressing thanks for the information concerning the USG position, stated, however, that Hungary [...]	2009-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR HU
09BUDAPEST834	HUNGARY IN AFGHANISTAN - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a November 9 meeting with the Charge, senior MOD and MFA officers provided an in-depth review of current and future Hungarian operations in Afghanistan. In Hungary's first combat operations since the 1956 revolution, the group underscored Hungary's "unchanged commitment...bu [...]	2009-11-20 14:22:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MCAP AF HU
09BUDAPEST845	HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The Charge, accompanied by appropriate action officers, delivered ref A points November 24 to David Koranyi, the Prime Minister's National Security Advisor, Jozsef Bali, MOD Policy State Secretary, and Gabor Iklody, MFA Policy State Secretary. All three officials underscored Hung [...]	2009-11-25 07:53:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST855	DAS QUANRUD'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (SBU) Summary. During a November 24-25 visit to Budapest, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with the Prime Minister, other senior Hungarian government officials, the opposition party's senior foreign policy expert, and media representatives to discuss USG priority issues. The Prime Minister indicate [...]	2009-12-01 10:58:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO ENGR AF HU
09BUDAPEST876	HUNGARIAN PLANS TO SUPPLEMENT AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai committed to send 200 additional troops to Afghanistan during his meeting with the Vice-President in Washington December 4. A senior MOD interlocutor provided PolOff a background paper prepared for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Vice-Preside [...]	2009-12-09 17:13:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09CANBERRA640	AUSTRALIA INFORMED OF THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] (U) On July 10, embassy informed Damien Miller, Director of the Afghanistan Section in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the agreement to continue using Manas airbase to supply ISAF troops in Afghanistan. 2. (U) Mr. Miller stated that the GOA is very pleased th [...]	2009-07-10 06:53:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AS
09CHISINAU120	FRIED - ANTONOV CFE DISCUSSION [...] (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to Vlad Chirinciuc of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 23, 2009. Chirinciuc, Head of the American Desk at the MFA, stated that the fact that Antonov did not reject the idea that Moldova also belonged in the CFE package was a positiv [...]	2009-02-24 06:24:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS GG MD
09CHISINAU355	NATO PULLOUT PART OF LARGER PICTURE: [...] (C) Summary: In a May 6 meeting Acting Foreign Minister Valeriu Ostalep acknowledged Russian pressure on Moldova to pull out of the NATO exercises in Georgia, but claimed that this decision did not represent a larger change in Moldova's ongoing interactions with NATO. Ostalep said that Mold [...]	2009-05-08 13:44:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EU RS MD
09CHISINAU487	DEMARCHE REPLY ON EUROPEAN [...] (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to Anatol Urecheanu, Head of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation, at the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration on June 16, 2009. Urecheanu stated that the MFA's delegation was in the process of preparing for the Minister [...]	2009-06-22 14:36:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE EU NATO
09COLOMBO369	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGY: SRI LANKA OFFERS [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on the conclusions of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review on March 31. Kohona expressed appreciation for the detailed readout. With respect to how Sri Lanka might help, Kohona offered two thoughts. First, he noted that Afghani [...]	2009-03-31 11:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PK AF CE
09COPENHAGEN127	YOUR MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOLLER MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madam Secretary, your predecessors have known Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague and a capable representative of one of our closest allies in Europe. Your first bilateral meeting with Per Stig will signal our appreciation for Danish contributions to international [...]	2009-03-09 09:55:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EU DA
09COPENHAGEN154	DENMARK WELCOMES U.S. AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Danish officials responded positively to reftel messages on the outcome of our Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review, highlighting broad agreement with our approach, welcoming our renewed commitments and expressing gratitude for previewing the message in advance of President Obama's public an [...]	2009-03-27 15:52:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK DA
09COPENHAGEN168	DENMARK'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A scant 72 hours after formally declaring his candidacy for NATO Secretary General, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, his new post in hand, stepped down as prime minister April 5 in favor of his hand-picked successor, 44-year-old Finance Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. L [...]	2009-04-06 12:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO EU DA
09COPENHAGEN206	NATO SYG-DESIGNATE EAGER TO BEGIN NEEDED REFORMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 07:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS DA
09COPENHAGEN238	SCENESETTER FOR MAJORITY LEADER HOYER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Majority Leader, welcome back to Copenhagen. Your return here is much anticipated and appreciated by the Danes, who are eager to reaffirm close U.S.-Danish ties both with the new administration and with the senior leadership of the new congress. Denmark remains one of our closest all [...]	2009-05-22 07:55:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON NATO PTER DA
09COPENHAGEN241	DENMARK LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN CASE AGAINST PRO-PKK [...] (S) In recent discussions, Danish government officials and the chief prosecutor in the case against PKK-affiliated Roj-TV underscored their determination to address that case according to Danish law, expressing frustration with the evidence produced so far and unwilling to predict when the sta [...]	2009-05-26 12:13:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET	PREL PTER NATO TU DA
09COPENHAGEN483	DENMARK: COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN [...] (C) On October 27, poloff conveyed reftel talking points to Stephan Schonemann, Acting Department Head, Department for Stabilization, Afghanistan Unit, and Jesper Thomsen, Pakistan Team Leader, Department of South Asia. Both Schonemann and Thomsen said the Danish Government is in full agreem [...]	2009-10-28 14:02:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AF
09COPENHAGEN534	(C) AFGHANISTAN: DENMARK WILL SUPPORT POTUS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche, MFA number two Claus Grube and national security advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel separately told the Ambassador that Denmark will strongly support President Obama's decision on strategy for Afghanistan. They stressed that the USG must be seen to discus [...]	2009-11-25 16:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK DA
09COPENHAGEN56	NATO ENLARGEMENT: DANISH STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 12:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL DA
09DHAKA313	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW PRESENTED TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK BG
09DUBLIN105	INFORMING ISAF PARTNERS OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche on March 3 to Isolde Moylan, Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan reiterated the full support of the Government of Ireland for the USG policy review on Afghanistan and expressed appreciation for the briefing on SOF plans. ( [...]	2009-03-04 16:19:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EI
09DUBLIN148	REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarches (Refs A and B) on April 3 and March 31 respectively to Isolde Moylan, Regional Director, Office of Asia and Oceania, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan responded that the government of Ireland is "strongly appreciative and supportive" of both the Afghanistan [...]	2009-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR EI
09DUBLIN170	IRISH WILLING TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On April 21, Charge met with David Cooney, Secretary General, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to discuss how the Irish government could provide more assistance to Afghanistan. Cooney stated that Ireland would not send additional troops to support ISAF and that the Irish govern [...]	2009-04-22 13:44:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV EAID EI
09DUBLIN510	IRELAND ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 27, Charge discussed the possibility of additional Irish contributions in Afghanistan with David Donoghue, Political Director in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). This underscored a November 25 meeting of Poloff with Isolde Moylan, Director of the Asia an [...]	2009-11-27 14:43:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EI
09DUBLIN73	IRELAND APPLAUDS AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) EMBOFFS delivered reftel demarche on February 18, 2009 to Isolde Moylan, Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan indicated that Ireland is very receptive to the planned policy review and intends to provide views on the questions posed in reftel. She re [...]	2009-02-19 16:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO EI
09DUSHANBE1088	TAJIKISTAN - DEMARCHE ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) On September 15 PolEcon Chief delivered reftel demarche to Dodhudo Pirov, Director of Asian and African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pirov said the Government of Tajikistan well understood that the electoral process in Afghanistan was not finished, and that there could be a [...]	2009-09-15 12:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF TI
09DUSHANBE233	TAJIKISTAN INITIAL INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered Ref A points to Khusrav Nosiri, MFA Director for North America and Europe on February 20. Nosiri had no substantive reply at the time. On February 26 MFA North America Desk Officer Jamaluddin Ubaidulloev informed PolEcon Chief that the MFA had sent the points to the [...]	2009-02-26 11:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK TI
09DUSHANBE404	TAJIKISTAN - CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) On March 30 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel information to Khusrav Nosiri, Chief of European and North American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nosiri had no immediate comment on the conclusions of the strategic review, but undertook to convey it to his superiors. He added t [...]	2009-04-01 06:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK TI
09DUSHANBE466	DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS DELIVERED [...] (C) On April 6, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Husrav Noziri, the Head of the Americas and Europe Division of Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Noziri could not provide specific feedback on reftel requests, but he forwarded them to the individuals. It is unclear how and when the [...]	2009-04-15 09:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF TI
09HELSINKI115	NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (U) Charge' raised US concerns over possible European withdrawal from KFOR during a March 19 meeting with MFA DG for Americas/Asia Kalkku (REF). Although Kalkuu does not have direct responsibility for the issue, she is a European Political-Military expert with considerable recent experience [...]	2009-03-20 13:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV

09HELSINKI182	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Helsinki welcomes you to Finland. Your visit comes as we celebrate ninety years of diplomatic relations with Finland. Those relations are excellent. The Finnish government places high importance on deepening transatlantic ties as it also promotes a stronger role for [...]	2009-05-19 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO OREP FI
09HELSINKI231	FINLAND SEEKS TO TAKE INITIATIVE FROM RUSSIA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finns agree with the U.S. on how to address Russia's proposed overhaul of European Security arrangements, in particular on the core principles of focusing on existing institutions, examining security comprehensively and working through the OSCE. The challenge for the Finns i [...]	2009-06-17 09:31:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EUN NATO PGOV RS FI
09HELSINKI242	FINLAND: POLITICAL PARTY CONSENSUS BREAKS ON NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. With opposition parties rejecting the Government's defense and security white paper on June 16, Finland saw a highly unusual break in its traditional "grand political consensus" on foreign and security policy. Opposition and governing coalition parties blamed each other for the b [...]	2009-06-26 09:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI MARR PGOV NATO
09HELSINKI447	FINLAND CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (SBU) On November 25 Ambassador raised REF A points with MFA State Secretary Pertti Torstila. Torstila said the government would not make any statements regarding possible expanded participation in Afghanistan until after the President formally announces the policy. 2. (C) The same day Pol [...]	2009-11-30 15:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF FI
09KABUL1577	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NSA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucial period in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic Society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dra [...]	2009-06-21 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO OVIP PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2667	AN AFGHAN PRIVATE SECTOR AIRLINE WORKING TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Safi Airways, one of three private Afghan-owned carriers, reports it is close to profitability but faces burdensome governmental oversight and unfair competition, particularly from state-owned Ariana Airlines. Safi is banking its future growth on full International Air Transport [...]	2009-09-02 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL EAID EINV PGOV NATO AF
09KABUL3557	EMBASSY KABUL VIEWS ON EUPOL EXPANSION IN REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) hopes to expand its operations into Regional Command East (RC-E),specifically to Jalalabad Airfield and FOB Mehtarlam in Laghman Province. It proposes formalizing this understanding with signed letters of agreement for [...]	2009-11-05 05:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF
09KABUL3823	CHALLENGES CONFRONTING NATO TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) was formally declared to be at &initial operating capability8 (IOC) on November 21, when U.S. LTG William Caldwell assumed command of NTM-A and the pre-existing, U.S.-only Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanist [...]	2009-12-01 01:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL3867	AUSTRALIANS EXPAND AUSAID, INCREASE CIVILIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his pre-departure outcall December 3, Australian Ambassador Martin Quinn made no indication of a possible troop increase but noted Australia plans to increase civilian contributions, including by increasing police advisors from three to twenty-five. The Australian Special Ops t [...]	2009-12-03 11:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO AF
09KABUL398	BUILDING AFGHAN CIVIL AVIATION CAPACITY [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 14. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International community efforts to support the Afghan civil aviation sector are poorly coordinated and lack coherence. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) lacks capacity and leadership to manage e [...]	2009-02-24 03:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL EAID PGOV AF NATO
09KABUL567	CANADIAN EMBASSY SEEKS ENHANCED CIVILIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9 2. (C) Summary: Canadian Deputy Head of Mission (DHOM) Ben Roswell and senior Canadian reps from Kandahar, invited U.S. Embassy officers from PRT-SNG, USAID and Pol-Mil for a March 12 discussion aimed at improving civilian coordination betw [...]	2009-03-12 16:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS NATO PK AF CA
09KABUL587	BRITISH IN HELMAND KEEN TO IMPROVE CIV-MIL [...] (C) Summary: British Deputy of Mission in Helmand Kevin McGurgan and British Political Counselor Mark Bryson Richardson visited the embassy's State PRT section on March 13 to discuss plans for heightened civilian-military cooperation in Helmand. In light of the impending lay down of thousands [...]	2009-03-15 09:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MOPS NATO PK AF UK PGOV
09KABUL658	DUTCH EMPHASIZE HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN URUZGAN [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch Ambassador hosted a lunch on March 16 to help shape the perspective and situational awareness of Regional Command South (RC-S) for the three incoming Dutch senior civilian representatives who are preparing to arrive in Uruzgan in August 2009. Attendees also included a [...]	2009-03-19 08:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MOPS NATO PREL PK AF CA UK NL PGOV
09KABUL718	MARCH 16-18 VISIT OF THE NAC TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, the NATO Senior Civilian Representative (NATO SCR) in Afghanistan reviewed key themes discussed by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with senior Afghan figures for the Kabul NATO Caucus during the NAC's recent visit. In the NAC meeting with cabinet ministers, Interio [...]	2009-03-25 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF
09KIGALI197	WHITE PAPER DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN/ AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 11:55:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR RW
09KINSHASA310	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 14:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF CG PK
09KYIV1040	UKRAINIAN MFA VIEWS ON CORFU -- AND CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) The Ukrainian MFA agrees with U.S. views on the benefits of a "constructive dialogue" on European Security at the OSCE Corfu informal Ministerial. However, the MFA Security Department Director took the opportunity of our discussion about Corfu to reiterate concerns about Ukraine being shu [...]	2009-06-18 16:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL NATO PGOV ECON ETTC UP
09KYIV1301	UKRAINE TOO STRAPPED TO ENHANCE CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (SBU) On August 4, we followed up on our earlier delivery of reftel demarche encouraging enhanced contributions to the effort in Afghanistan. Olga Timysh, Deputy Director for Afghanistan and Central Asia in MFA's Asia, Africa, Middle East Directorate, made it clear that Ukraine's economic cri [...]	2009-08-06 18:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UP
09KYIV1944	U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR THE [...] (C) We delivered reftel message November 6 to Anatoliy Oliynyk, new director of the MFA's NATO Directorate General. Oliynyk, a former Ukrainian ambassador to Serbia, volunteered that he was "happy for Montenegro," and appeared to accept the idea of multiple paths to NATO membership. He said i [...]	2009-11-10 04:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UP
09KYIV2061	REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel message to MFA A/S-equivalent Ihor Hrushko November 25, noting favorably the decision earlier in the week by the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to triple the size of Ukraine's deployment to Afghanistan from ten to thirty personnel. Charge re [...]	2009-11-25 13:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF UP
09KYIV363	SUPPORTING NATO TRAINING MISSION IRAQ; POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Polcouns met February 25 with MFA Director for NATO Affairs, Myhailo Osnach, and delivered ref A demarche on NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Osnach said that despite Ukraine's economic crisis, the GOU intends to maintain its commitment to NTM-I. Ukraine currently has 10 troops in t [...]	2009-02-26 06:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ UP
09KYIV395	STAFFDEL SOCHA HEARS CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIA [...] (C) Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffdel Socha visited Kyiv February 19 and 20 to explore questions of regional security, Euro-Atlantic integration, and the effects of the financial crisis. Ukrainian officials emphasized concerns about Russia's more assertive foreign policy and the thr [...]	2009-02-27 17:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM UP RS
09KYIV429	NEW NATO/EU COORDINATION BUREAU FINDING ITS ROLE [...] (C) Vadym Triukhan, Director of the newly formed Coordination Bureau for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration within the Cabinet of Ministers, recently outlined for Embassy his vision of the group's role in the existing network of often overlapping NATO/EU-focused inter-governmental coordin [...]	2009-03-06 16:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV571	DEFENSE MINISTER SEES NATO ACCESSION AS "MARATHON, [...] (C) Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov, meeting with the Ambassador in Sevastopol March 27, declared that the GOU now regards NATO accession as a "marathon not a sprint." Recognizing that a membership invitation "will not take place in the near future," the GOU will devote itself to bringing Uk [...]	2009-03-30 14:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO UP
09KYIV826	DEMARCHE ON UKRAINIAN DEMILITARIZATION PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Embassy on May 14 delivered ref A demarche regarding the GOU's weapon demilitarization proposal to Kateryna Bila of the MFA Arms Control Directorate. Copies of the ATF-generated slides, which superimposed US requirements for complete weapons demil on the original GOU images, and of the [...]	2009-05-15 15:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
09LISBON491	PORTUGAL ON A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S DISCUSSION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO PO
09LISBON599	PORTUGAL ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points on November 25 to Ambassador Nuno Brito, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Foreign Policy. Brito said, &We were expecting this.8 He said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado and Minister of Defense Santos Silva had [...]	2009-11-25 15:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
09LJUBLJANA10	SLOVENE PM ADAMANT THAT CROATIA MUST COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Borut Pahor told the Ambassador January 8 that Slovenia would block Croatia's EU accession negotiations again in February if Zagreb does not demonstrate the will to resolve the issue of the allegedly prejudicial documents submitted by Croatia as part of the accessi [...]	2009-01-09 17:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG NATO EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA114	SLOVENIAN INTERIOR MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, GUANTANAMO, AND [...] (C) In an April 20 courtesy call on Interior Minister Katarina Kresal, CDA discussed several current issues in the U.S. - Slovenian relationship. CDA pressed Kresal to move forward with HSPD-6 and PCSC agreements, in order to satisfy requirements to remain on the visa waiver program. He raise [...]	2009-04-22 12:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDRG KCRM NATO CVIS ASEC PHUM PTER PINR SI
09LJUBLJANA120	SLOVENIA: AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS WAITING ON [...] (C) Officials from the ministries of Defense (MOD),Interior (MOI),and Foreign Affairs (MFA) told CDA in separate meetings that Slovenia will contribute equipment to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),but decisions on police mentoring teams (PMT) and an operational liaison and mentor [...]	2009-04-23 15:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA124	SLOVENIA: CHOD'S OUSTER FAVORS REFORM, TIES WITH [...] (U) The Government of Slovenia announced on April 23 that Major General Alojz Steiner will become the new Chief of the General Staff (CHOD) on May 1, replacing Lieutenant General Albin Gutman. Brigadier General Branimir Furlan will become the deputy CHOD. Defense Minister Ljubica Jelusic told [...]	2009-04-24 15:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR SI
09LJUBLJANA142	SLOVENIAN MOD PREPARING TO WHIP UP AN OMLT [...] (C) Brigadier Branimir Furlan, newly named Deputy Chief of Defense, told us on May 12 in response to our request (ref A) that Slovenia plans to lead an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan, with its state partner Colorado Army National Guard (CO ARNG) augmenting the OMLT [...]	2009-05-15 02:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF SI
09LJUBLJANA163	SLOVENIA: COUNTER-PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to Andrej Slapnicar in the MFA's Security Policy Division. Slapnicar did not have an initial response on Slovenia's position or possible contributions to NATO's long-term counter-piracy effort. He undertook to provide a response as Slovenia dete [...]	2009-06-10 14:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA165	SLOVENIA WANTS FOCUS ON EXISTING INSTITUTIONS AT [...] (C/NF) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to Andrej Slapnicar, minister plenipotentiary in the MFA's Security Policy Division, to convey U.S. expectations for the upcoming Corfu ministerial and our emphasis on strengthening the existing security framework in Europe. Slapnicar stresse [...]	2009-06-11 14:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL OSCE NATO PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA21	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS: U.S.-EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In farewell calls on Slovenian President Daniel Turk and National Assembly speaker Pavel Gantar, Ambassador Ghafari: highlighted the importance of U.S.-European partnership; stressed the need for prompt parliamentary ratification of Croatia's membership in NATO; and urged Sloven [...]	2009-01-23 14:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EUN MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA212	SLOVENIA PLANS INCREASE IN CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Emboffs delivered demarche on assisting Afghanistan beyond the August elections (ref A) and encouraged Slovene officials to commit additional military and civilian resources to Afghanistan. Jure Rifelj, the MFA's coordinator for Afghanistan and currently working in the Defense Ministry's [...]	2009-07-24 12:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK SI
09LJUBLJANA215	YOUR MEETING WITH SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Your July 29 meeting with Foreign Minister Zbogar is an opportunity to advance our bilateral and regional agendas on at least three fronts: European integration of the Western Balkans, including Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo; a qualitative and quantitative increase in Sl [...]	2009-07-24 17:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF HR SI
09LJUBLJANA224	SLOVENIA: BUDGET CUTS DELAY MOUNTAIN WARFARE [...] (SBU) Representatives from Slovenia's Mountain Warfare School (MWS) and Ministry of Defense officials confirmed to ODC Chief in mid-July that Slovenia was no longer asking the U.S. to be a supporting nation for its proposed NATO MWS Center of Excellence (COE) in 2009. They explained that Slov [...]	2009-07-30 14:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA24	SLOVENIA: COMMITTEE SUPPORTS CROATIA'S NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following a push by the Prime Minister to lobby wavering MPs, Slovenia's parliamentary foreign policy committee voted 16-3 on January 26 in support of ratification of Croatia's NATO accession. The three votes against ratification came from one Slovene People's Party (SLS),one S [...]	2009-01-26 17:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA28	SLOVENIA: UNRELATED DISPUTE DELAYS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Former PM Jansa's opposition SDS party blocked a parliamentary vote on NATO membership for Croatia and Albania January 29 ecause of a dispute over domestic budget legislaion. With parliament not scheduled to meet again n regular session until the end of February, the government plans to c [...]	2009-01-30 19:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA291	SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR MOD STATE SECRETARY [...] (C) State Secretary Uros Krek, Slovenia's Deputy Minister of Defense, is visiting the U.S. primarily to determine if there is true U.S. political support /appreciation for Slovenian past and current military efforts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and NATO. This is an opportunity for senior U.S. offi [...]	2009-09-18 13:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA32	SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO [...] (U) Slovenia's 90-seat National Assembly voted 75-11 on February 9 to approve Croatia's NATO accession protocol. The vote followed a brief debate, during which all representatives of the People's Party (SLS) and the Nationalists' Party (SNS, headed by Jelencic) spoke out and subsequently vote [...]	2009-02-09 17:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR SI
09LJUBLJANA337	SLOVENIA: POLITICAL DECISION ON OMLT, CAVEATS [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are both preparing for the government to make a decision on the possibility of a Slovene-led Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in late October or early November, according to MOD State Secretary Uros Krek and MF [...]	2009-10-26 15:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA349	YOUR UPCOMING VISIT TO SLOVENIA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (SBU/NF) Thank you for agreeing to a bilateral program on the margins of the NATO Strategic Concept Seminar in Brdo. Your visit could not have come at a better time. Slovenia is in the midst of an internal debate over its future role in ISAF, and the political class could badly use some additi [...]	2009-11-09 19:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA356	SLOVENIA: CABINET SUPPORTS OMLT TO TRAIN AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 07:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF SI
09LJUBLJANA359	SLOVENIA LARGELY CONCURS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) Danilo Vidic, advisor in the MFA's NATO section, told emboff on November 13 that Slovenia concurred on most of the U.S. goals for the December NATO foreign ministerial (reftel). Vidic said Slovenia would support MAP for Montenegro, while also hoping that an invitation MAP would be forthc [...]	2009-11-19 07:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO PARM MARR SI
09LJUBLJANA367	SLOVENIA WILL DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA384	SLOVENIA: COALITION PARTY LEADER EMPHASIZES UN [...] (C) Summary: CDA met December 9 with Zares Party President Gregor Golobic, the leader of one of Prime Minister Pahor's junior coalition partners, as part of the Embassy's strategy to actively engage Slovenia's leadership in support of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. MP and Foreign Policy Co [...]	2009-12-17 15:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL AF SI
09LJUBLJANA385	PUTTING U.S.-SLOVENIA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 17:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA40	SLOVENIA/CROATIA: THE NATO REFERENDUM NOBODY WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Marjan Podobnik, a one-time agrarian politician and head of a patriotic NGO called the June 25th Institute, formally submitted more than 5,300 signatures to parliament on February 16 to initiate a request for a referendum on Croatia's NATO accession protocol. Unless a compromise [...]	2009-02-17 18:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR SI
09LJUBLJANA50	SLOVENIA AGREES WITH USG'S NEW APPROACH IN [...] (C) ADCM met with MFA Security Policy Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 and with MOD Deputy Director General of Defense Planning Primoz Savc on February 26 to: outline the "anchor points" of the Afghanistan-Pakistan review; seek Slovenia's input for the strategy review; and encou [...]	2009-02-27 08:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA51	SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR NTM-I [...] (C) Emboff met with MFA Security Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 to encourage Slovenia to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),per reftel. Vidovic explained that although Slovenia withdrew its two trainers from NTM-I in December in [...]	2009-02-27 08:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SI
09LJUBLJANA59	PRIME MINISTER SAYS NATO RATIFICATION PROCEDURE [...] (C) Clearly anticipating the subject of our conversation, Prime Minister Pahor pre-empted CDA's delivery of reftel's points on March 5 by opening with the news that the government believed it had the legal means to cut short the seven-day follow-up for submission of signatures in favor of a re [...]	2009-03-06 16:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR SI
09LJUBLJANA62	SLOVENIA TO COMPLETE CROATIA'S NATO RATIFICATION [...] (C) There is progress on turning off the referendum initiative on Croatia's accession to NATO before March 26. With the announcement March 9 by Marjan Podobnik's Institute 25 June of its non-entrance into the signature campaign, it has become clear that the non-parliamentary Party of the Slove [...]	2009-03-10 16:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA83	SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Gaja Peric, counselor in the MFA's security policy division, on March 27, and encouraged contributions to the key deliverables for the NATO summit (ref A). Peric confirmed Slovenia's prior decision to send ten additional troops to contribute to security [...]	2009-03-27 13:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA85	SLOVENIA TO DEPOSIT NATO RATIFICATION INSTRUMENT [...] (SBU) Slovenia's president, Danilo Turk, signed the parliament's ratification of Croatia's NATO accession into law around 1 p.m. on March 27. He explained to the press that he had received the official determination from Pavel Gantar, Speaker of Parliament, that SSN had not met the conditions [...]	2009-03-27 16:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO KTIA PARM MARR PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA93	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) CDA raised with Ambassador Benedejcic, Director of the MFA's Directorate for Policy Planning and Multilateral Policy, on April 2 our specific requests for additional contributions in Afghanistan (reftel). Benedejcic thanked the U.S. for its leadership on the situation in Afghanistan. He n [...]	2009-04-03 11:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LONDON1374	NATO COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATIONS: UK SUPPORTIVE BUT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 16:27:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL NATO UK
09LONDON1692	(SBU) HMG CONSIDERS ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG considers the outcome of the U.S. assessment of operations in Afghanistan as a prerequisite for determining key aspects of British strategy in Afghanistan -- including deciding whether the UK will maintain in the fall the additional 700 troops originally sent to Afghanista [...]	2009-07-23 17:01:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO ECON EAID AF UK
09LONDON2447	HMG APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C/NF) Poloff discussed the development of a coordinated approach among allies to engaging the Afghan government on governor appointments with Liz Boyles, the Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 27. (Ref) Boyles affirmed the importance of [...]	2009-10-29 14:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV AF UK
09LONDON2535	UK IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Head of the Foreign Office's NATO Team expressed broad UK agreement with U.S. goals for NATO enlargement as regards Bosnia and Macedonia; indicated that HMG ministers were discussing the UK position on MAP for Montenegro, but that the UK would likely align itself with the U.S. [...]	2009-11-10 15:07:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK
09LONDON2567	AMBASSADOR MCELDOWNEY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and Introduction. During her November 9-11 visit to London, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney discussed a range of issues in bilateral meetings with UK officials. Julian Miller, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]	2009-11-16 15:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU
09LONDON2569	HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...]	2009-11-16 17:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2575	PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...]	2009-11-17 17:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2639	(S/NF) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL SAY NO TO A REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office officers told the Political Minister Counselor November 24 that the total number of UK troops in Afghanistan will soon total 9,500, as the UK will be plussing up its permanently deployed force by 1,200; this number consists [...]	2009-11-24 17:28:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK
09LONDON2707	BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...]	2009-12-03 17:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK
09LONDON2816	PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL) [...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...]	2009-12-15 14:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO
09LONDON288	HMG HAS DEPLOYED NTMI ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BAGHDAD; [...] (C) The UK remains "as committed as ever to the NTMI mission and concept," according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes. To that end, a five person "Planning and Doctrine" team, headed by a full Colonel, has been dispatched from London to NTMI Baghdad. The team is to [...]	2009-02-02 11:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
09LONDON744	UK PREFERS "CONDITIONS BASED" KFOR DRAWDOWN [...] (C) HMG agrees that the unpredictable security situation in Kosovo warrants a "robust" KFOR presence, properly resourced and staffed to ensure the continued success of an independent Kosovo. According to FCO NATO Team Leader Omar Daair, the UK concurs with U.S. view expressed reftel that we [...]	2009-03-26 10:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL UK NATO KPKO KV
09LONDON776	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 14:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UK
09LONDON781	HMG CONCURS ABOUT TURKEY AND EU-NATO - WORRIES [...] (C/NF) Summary. Drawing from points discussed ref A, Poloff solicited HMG's assessment of the role of Turkey in EU/NATO relations. Jason Moore of the Foreign Office's Turkey Section agreed with ref assessments and explicitly said HMG officials were tired of "hitting their heads against the b [...]	2009-03-31 09:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS NATO EU TU CY UK
09LONDON782	AT NATO SUMMIT AND BEYOND, UK FOCUS WILL BE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: An entrenched financial crisis at home and low, stagnant poll numbers for the Labour Party (ref A) will make it highly unlikely that the UK will announce any large increases for NATO programs at the April 3-4 Strasbourg/Kehl Summit, according to MOD and FCO sources. In genera [...]	2009-03-31 09:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF UK
09LONDON811	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Turkish PM Erdogan spoke at a Chatham House event April 3, in which he commented on the accomplishments of the London Economic Summit, Turkey's economic progress, and his party's recent election "success." In response to questions from the audience, he was vague on Turkey's relations wi [...]	2009-04-03 16:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EU NATO TY DA FR RS IZ IS AJ JA
09LONDON905	UK TO INCREASE RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) HMG concurs with reftel view that additional civilian and military resources are needed to implement a strategy to stabilize Afghanistan, and appreciates USG efforts, as reflected in the comprehensive target audience for reftel demarche, to broaden burdensharing. MOD Joint Commitments D [...]	2009-04-17 12:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
09LUXEMBOURG18	LUXEMBOURG EXPECTS NATO ACCESSION COMPLETION LATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 16:06:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG288	LUXEMBOURG: SEPTEMBER ISSUE - "DISPATCHES FROM THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg presents the September "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international community, and news not otherwise reported during the month. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn joined Charge d'affaires for [...]	2009-10-06 14:52:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PINR PGOV EU LU
09LUXEMBOURG89	LUXEMBOURG IN KOSOVO: NO PLANS TO LEAVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 14:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LU
09LUXEMBOURG98	LUXEMBOURG EXCEEDS USG REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Luxembourg announced on 31 March a five-year annual contribution of $5.4 million to the Afghan National Army (ANA),fulfilling a pledge made by Minister of Defense Schiltz to SecDef Gates in October 2008 and exceeding the USG ask for $4 million annually. Foreign Minister Assel [...]	2009-04-03 10:01:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LU
09MADRID1132	SPAIN COMMITTED TO ADDITIONAL AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Charge spoke to Secretary General of the Presidency (and former Deputy Foreign Minister) Bernardino Leon on November 23 to convey reftel points. Leon, President Zapatero's closest foreign policy advisor, who was in the Middle East on travel with Zapatero, said that Spain was committed [...]	2009-11-25 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID114	SPANISH RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] According to Spanish MFA Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Office Director Pablo Nuno, the Spanish ratification of the NATO accession for Croatia and Albania is moving forward and will be completed well in advance of the April Summit. The Spanish legislative branch approved and forwarded the [...]	2009-02-03 10:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP
09MADRID1166	DASD TOWNSEND OPTIMISTIC AFTER HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend concluded two days of discussions November 18 by telling his counterpart, Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta, he was optimistic after what he called a "meeting of the minds." Dur [...]	2009-12-09 12:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID216	SPANISH CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR NATO TRAINING MISSION [...] (C) After the February 24 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Moratinos, reftel (a) demarche was conveyed to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. In response to our offer of assistance as Spain considered contributing Guardia Civil trainers to [...]	2009-02-27 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SP
09MADRID314	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] (C) CDA spoke March 26 with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta to convey the points contained in reftel. Cuesta had no substantive comment, but promised to reengage March 27 (Note: we understand MOD Chacon is scheduled to speak by telephone with SECDEF March 27 at 8:00 am EDT. Her [...]	2009-03-26 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID612	SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...]	2009-06-26 12:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID751	ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09MADRID941	SPAIN RECEIVES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA CFE TALKS [...] (C) POLOFF on September 18 orally delivered reftel points to Monica Colomer de Selva, Counselor for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Colomer focused on the news that Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov, in his September 3 informal m [...]	2009-09-22 11:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO SP RS
09MANAMA642	GENERAL PETRAEUS WITH KING HAMAD: IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour-long meeting on November 1 with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Bahrain's King Hamad said Arab states need to do more to engage Iraq, discussed Afghanistan and the positive role India could play, urged action to stop Iran's nuclear program, and reviewed regional pla [...]	2009-11-04 06:44:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR ENRG BA AF IZ IR NATO
09MANILA699	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel request, Post delivered white paper regarding the Afghanistan - Pakistan Strategic Review, and followed up by discussing reftel talking points with Assistant Director Corina Apostol of the Office of American Affairs of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affai [...]	2009-03-31 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RP
09MOSCOW1020	RUSSIA CONDEMNS NATO-GEORGIA PFP EXERCISES [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev, Foreign Minster Lavrov, and Russian NATO PermRep Rogozin have sharply condemned the upcoming NATO-Georgia Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise, charging it would be "dangerous" to conduct it in an area where "tensions were running high," and threatening conse [...]	2009-04-21 11:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS GG
09MOSCOW1076	MFA ON NATO PFP EXERCISES IN GEORGIA, CHOD MEETING [...] (C) In an April 23 meeting, MFA General European Cooperation Director Vladimir Voronkov said the upcoming NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Cooperative Longbow/Cooperative Lancer 2009 exercises were a "sensitive issue" for Russia. He pointed out that the U.S. and Georgia conducted military mane [...]	2009-04-24 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR RS NATO
09MOSCOW1225	RUSSIA'S HARDENING VIEWS ON SPHERE OF INFLUENCE [...] (C) As the Kremlin's new national security strategy (septel) reasserts the priority of strengthening Russian influence in the CIS, well-connected Russian analysts and government-supported institutniki increasingly call for "positive neutrality" or the "Finlandization" of Russia's neighbors. [...]	2009-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW1509	DFM GRUSHKO ON NATO-RUSSIA AND EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador June 8 that the GOR could not prepare in time for a formal NRC ministerial June 27, but would support an informal meeting, which would provide the political signal to allow reengagement on military to military cooperation. He was unwill [...]	2009-06-09 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO UP RS
09MOSCOW1541	RUSSIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] (C/NF) MFA Deputy Director Gorlach welcomed reftel demarche as an important signal and expressed interest in the idea of a joint U.S.-Russian statement for the Corfu ministerial. He said that Russia would not oppose efforts to discuss the human and economic agenda, but asked for specifics an [...]	2009-06-11 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW1652	RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER DRAFT U.S.-RUSSIA POINTS OF [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to MFA European Cooperation Section head Pavel Knyazev on June 23. Knyazev said all the points looked fine at first glance, although the point on Trafficking in Persons struck him as "on a different scale," and did not address all of the issues in this area, where [...]	2009-06-23 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE KCFE MARR RS
09MOSCOW1925	RUSSIA: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 11:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09MOSCOW232	WORKING WITH RUSSIA TO STABILIZE AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The February 10 interagency consultations led by SCA DAS Moon should launch a sustained effort to engage Russia on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia that reduces the zero-sum nature of U.S.-Russian relations in the region and increases the chances of our success in Afghanis [...]	2009-02-02 08:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
09MOSCOW2878	GOR NOT INTERESTED IN "TAKING THE NRC FORWARD" [...] (C) Summary: The MFA European Cooperation Desk told us the GOR remains interested in improving the NATO-Russia Council, but believes strategic-level agreement should precede reform of NRC structures, hence Russia's decision to disengage from the "Taking the NATO-Russia Council Forward" paper. [...]	2009-11-24 14:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR NATO RS
09MOSCOW2900	GOR OPEN TO NRC STRUCTURAL REFORM, BUT NOT NOW [...] (C) DFM Grushko confirmed Russia sees no urgency in completing the NRC "Way Forward" document prior to the NATO ministerial. He claimed this move should not be interpreted as a lack of interest in the NRC, but reflective of Russia's desire to "put substance first" before taking decisions on s [...]	2009-11-27 14:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR NATO RS
09MOSCOW2906	AMB BEYRLE AND DFM RYABKOV DISCUSS EURO SECY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov November 30 at the MFA and discussed, inter alia, the European Security Treaty, the Afghanistan transit agreement, and the upcoming visit to Moscow of Under Secretary Tauscher. Ryabkov thanked the Ambassador f [...]	2009-11-30 12:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR NATO RS AF
09MOSCOW3003	NATO-RUSSIA DRAFT TREATY: MFA SAYS IT SHOULDN'T BE [...] (C) Summary: MFA European Cooperation Department Deputy Yuriy Gorlach said FM Lavrov's proposal at the NATO-Russia Council ministerial December 4 was not a radical measure, but only made legally-binding the commitments already undertaken in the NRC Founding Act of 1997. The proposed agreement [...]	2009-12-11 16:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MASS NATO RS

09MOSCOW3056	MEDVEDEV'S PROPOSED EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY: HOW [...] (C) After considerable build-up, President Medvedev unexpectedly released a draft European Security Treaty on November 29 and Russia introduced a parallel draft NATO-Russia treaty at the December 4 NATO ministerial (collectively the ESTs -- European Security Treaties). The ESTs seek to redre [...]	2009-12-21 07:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PMIL PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW416	U.S.-RUSSIA CONSULTATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia expressed strong support for U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and offered practical steps to expand Russian assistance during the February 10-11 U.S.-Russia consultations on Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation, headed by SCA DAS Moon and accompanied by the Amba [...]	2009-02-19 13:53:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ETRD MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
09MOSCOW511	RUSSIA AND NATO AFTER GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: As the Alliance debates the nature and future of the NATO-Russia relationship, and with the more positive approach by the U.S. and Russia, we have an opportunity now to set NATO-Russia relations on a new path that acknowledges our common commitment to strengthening transatlantic [...]	2009-03-03 15:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR RS
09MUNICH19	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW (FEBRUARY 6-8, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The mood at the end of the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC) was upbeat, welcoming that the U.S. is "back at the table." Vice President Biden took the stage to extended, warm applause. Reflecting the content and tone of President Obama's inauguration speech, the Vice Preside [...]	2009-02-10 15:20:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUNICH20	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON ARMS CONTROL [...] (U) Flanked by well-received calls for a renewed push for arms control and disarmament by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher, German FM Steinmeier used the Munich Security Conference (MSC) as a platform to reiterate his arms control agenda and to em [...]	2009-02-10 15:21:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUNICH21	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: FOCUS ON RUSSIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Participants wondered until the last moment which Russian Federation official would speak for Russia (there was speculation that Prime Minister Putin would appear) and what he would bring to the podium at this year's Munich Security Conference (MSC),February 6-8. It was Russian [...]	2009-02-10 15:56:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUNICH22	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON IRAN [...] (U) In remarks at the Munich Security Conference (MSC),February 6-8, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani repeatedly emphasized that the West -- and the U.S. in particular -- has been applying a double standard towards Iran since the Iranian revolution. He argued that it is up to th [...]	2009-02-10 16:36:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUNICH24	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Afghanistan was a primary focus of the February 6-8 Munich Security Conference (MSC). Criticism of Afghan President Karzai was a major theme in the statements and questions of conference participants. For his part, Karzai put a positive spin on developments in Afghanistan and ascribed th [...]	2009-02-11 15:10:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO GM AF
09MUNICH307	GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: SCENE SETTER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. The 46th annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) runs from Friday afternoon, February 5, 2010 to mid-day Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. The draft agenda, which follows at paragraph 9 (NOTE: please [...]	2009-12-17 06:53:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO EUN PARM PGOV ASEC RS AF ZL
09MUSCAT293	CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN: OMAN [...] (C) Post delivered general ref A points via diplomatic note April 5 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On April 6, Pol-Econ Chief met with Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, to highlight relevant ref A informatio [...]	2009-04-07 12:53:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS MARR NATO AF MU
09NASSAU235	BAHAMAS REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (C) Embassy delivered the "White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan" accompanied by reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, International Division, Marilyn Zonicle, April 1. Ms. Zonicle asked whether this represe [...]	2009-04-16 13:55:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS BF
09NEWDELHI618	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW PAPER DELIVERED IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 13:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI666	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW WELL RECEIVED, SOME [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN
09NICOSIA415	CYPRUS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] (C) On June 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy Acting Head, Charis Christodoulidou. Christodoulidou stated that the GOC supports USG positions and existing security institutions. She added, however, that increased dialogue with Russia [...]	2009-06-25 13:35:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON RS CY
09NOUAKCHOTT246	INCONSISTENT FRENCH TRANSLATION OF NATO STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Mauritanians, who are prone to glom onto the slightest international statement as a sign of policy signals, are now focused on NATO's Strasbourg/Kehl Summit Declaration released April 4 The official French translation of the Declaration has caused consternation/excitement be [...]	2009-04-05 18:01:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MR
09OSLO123	NORWAY LOOKING TO ACCELERATE AFGHANIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The GON told visiting SCA DAS for Afghanistan Patrick Moon on February 13 that Norway's main priorities for Afghanistan are: -- a greater UN role, -- an increased role for the Afghans (even at the cost of increases in corruption),-- regional dialogue, -- a gradual move to a [...]	2009-02-19 13:51:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK NO
09OSLO132	ENGAGING NORWAY ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 13:16:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR NO
09OSLO187	NORWAY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON KFOR [...] (C) Norway shares U.S. concerns over possible changes in KFOR's force structure. Norway plans to continue its minimal contribution to KFOR (six to seven officers assigned to KFOR HQ in Pristina) although it did withdraw approximately fifteen intelligence specialists during the last half of 2 [...]	2009-03-23 13:32:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV NO
09OSLO220	NORWAY SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHAN POLICY IN PRINCIPLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway's special envoy for Afghanistan, Janis Kanavin, welcomed the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan Pakistan Strategic Review and stated that Norway was in broad agreement with the U.S. approach, particularly the need for increased civilian assistance and the implementation of [...]	2009-04-01 09:39:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF NO
09OSLO388	NORWEGIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (C) Poloff met with Deputy Director General Anita Nergard of the Global Security section of the MFA to discuss reftel demarche. Nergard said that current Norwegian military contributions to counter-piracy operations in the horn of Africa consist of a single frigate that will be deployed start [...]	2009-06-10 14:20:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL NO
09OSLO459	NORWAY'S RESPONSE: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with A/DCM and PolOff July 21, MOD and MFA Officials described on-going military and civilian contributions and outlined previously announced 2010 pledges to the UN's Law and Order Trust Fund and the expanded NATO ANA Trust Fund. The MFA is reviewing an option to co- [...]	2009-07-24 06:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09OSLO540	NORWEGIAN MFA AF/PAK DIRECTOR VIEW'S ON [...] Summary: (C) CDA James Heg, PolCouns, and PolOff held wide-ranging discussions August 31 with Ambassador Bjorn Janis Kanavin, the MFA's Af/Pak Director and previously Ambassador to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Kanavin said the GON's contribution to Afghanistan would likely be strengthened after [...]	2009-09-04 07:10:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
09OSLO543	NORWAY'S RESPONSE ON CFE: GON WILL ADVOCATE FOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points September 9 to Norwegian MFA Director for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Affairs Inga Nyhamar and Senior Advisor Lars Loken. Nyhamar said that Norway would like to join what she referred to as the Supporting Group of NATO Allies, the proposed small group [...]	2009-09-09 12:07:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09OSLO635	NORWAY'S 2010 DEFENSE BUDGET: HIGH NORTH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Espen Barth-Eide outlined October 13 his talking points for the NATO new Strategic Concept discussion in Luxembourg October 16. He emphasized that striking a balance between in-area and out-of-area operations is key to ensuring that NATO remains relevan [...]	2009-10-15 15:26:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF NO
09OSLO725	NORWAY'S MFA ON POTUS VISIT, IRAN, HIGH NORTH [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 12, MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen and MFA Security Policy Director Rune Resaland and senior members of his staff outlined their views on topics of current interest, including their thoughts on deliverables during the upcoming POTUS visit, to [...]	2009-11-20 15:49:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL NATO PARM NO
09OSLO734	NORWAY: COMMITTED TO NATO EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN, [...] (S) In response to points in reftel, Acting Norwegian Foreign Minister Gry Larsen told Ambassador White November 25 that Norway remains solidly committed to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. (Larsen is the senior ranking MFA official in country, since FM Stoere is traveling in South Africa and [...]	2009-11-25 15:04:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09OTTAWA126	INITIAL CANADIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary and comment: Canada welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the U.S. Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review and has provided initial thinking in a non-paper (see para 5). Canada believes strongly that the reconstruction and development process must be Afghan-led and that strong and [...]	2009-02-20 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA158	CANADA WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US TROOPS IN [...] (C'/NF) Summary: Ottawa-based Canadian officials responded positively to potential changes to the U.S. force posture in Afghanistan, but repeated long-standing concerns about command and control issues related to multi-mission integration in NATO-ISAF's Regional Command - South. Canada will [...]	2009-03-03 22:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA177	CANADIANS POSITIVE ABOUT AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE, [...] This is an action request -- see para seven. 2. (C) Summary: Canadian officials hope to coordinate with U.S. counterparts in advance of the upcoming Dutch-hosted Conference on Afghanistan. They are concerned about both the need to manage disruptive delegations and the risk that some tra [...]	2009-03-09 13:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PK AF CA
09OTTAWA180	CANADA SUPPORTS GAZA ACTION PROGRAM [...] (C) Canada supports the program of action (ref a) to combat Gaza arms smuggling and is identifying resources and confirming legal authority to assist the effort, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Israel/Gaza/West Bank Deputy Director Gregory Lemermeyer. [...]	2009-03-09 18:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EUN CA
09OTTAWA182	ISAF RC-S: CANADIANS PREPARE FOR MEETINGS IN [...] (C/NF) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Senior Policy Officer David Fairchild (please protect) confirmed to pol/miloff on March 9 that Canadian and U.S. officials in Kabul would meet March 11 or 12 to discuss the operational integration of the [...]	2009-03-09 21:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA183	CANADA WANTS STATE, USAID TO JOIN AFGHAN [...] (U) This is an action Request for SCA/A -- see para seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Canada would like a total of six State Department and USAID personnel to join hundreds of Canadian military and civilian personnel preparing to serve in Afghanistan for a large, "realistic" pre-deployment valida [...]	2009-03-10 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA196	CHALLENGES TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite the recurrent pledges by PM Harper's government to re-build the capabilities of the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Army still faces serious funding, recruitment, and procurement challenges as it seeks to meet pressing requirements in Afghanistan while also transforming itself in [...]	2009-03-12 15:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA217	(C) CANADA TO MINIMIZE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF MANAS [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Defence and Security Senior Policy Advisor Amy Galigan on March 16 characterized the U.S. approach regarding Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan (reftel) as "eminently reasonable." Galigan assured polmiloff that she would advise senior Canadi [...]	2009-03-17 16:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA218	(S) CANADA: RE-CONSIDERING ALL OPTIONS FOR ITS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The minority government of Prime Minister Harper may not have actually ruled out extending Canada's 2,800-member military contingent, including combat forces, in Kandahar beyond 2011. If this government remains in office throughout 2010, operational requirements would force [...]	2009-03-17 16:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA228	CANADIAN INTERIM REPLY ON KFOR TROOP REDUCTIONS [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade NATO Deputy Director Anne Burgess, Canada is not likely to have a strong policy stance on the recent controversy over a possible drawdown in NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR). She noted that Canada has only five Canadian Forces p [...]	2009-03-19 21:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV CA
09OTTAWA234	CANADA ON AFGHAN RECONCILIATION: PERHAPS A MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request for SCA/A -- see para 4. 2. (C) As promised in reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Desk Officer Samantha Pass gave pol/miloff a copy of the reconciliation non-paper that FTAG Assistant Deputy Minister Y [...]	2009-03-24 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA248	CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 20:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA266	CANADA'S INITIAL REACTION TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS TO [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister will have personally to decide whether to extend Canada's politically fraught combat mission in southern Afghanistan beyond its scheduled 2011 end of operations and subsequent troop withdrawal. The European response to the President's engagement on ISAF at the [...]	2009-04-03 13:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA451	CANADA WANTS STRONG ANTI-PIRACY ROLE FOR NATO [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for NATO Operations Amy Galigan, Canada "agreed totally with the essence" of ref a points on the need for NATO members to support Operation Ocean Shield. Galigan said that she was not aware o [...]	2009-06-10 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO KCRM MOPS CA
09OTTAWA455	CANADA IN STEP WITH U.S. IN ADVANCE OF OSCE CORFU [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade OSCE Senior Policy Advisor Jude Pecora expressed appreciation for reftel demarche on June 10 and noted that it "looks like the points (he) prepared for senior officials and the foreign minister." Pecora specified that Canadian and U.S. [...]	2009-06-11 17:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE PGOV MARR CA
09OTTAWA486	CANADA ON RECONCILIATION OF AFGHAN INSURGENTS [...] (C) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials want to coordinate with State Department counterparts on the development of a plan for the reconciliation of Afghan insurgents. In particular, the Canadians would like to hear current U.S. thinking on secu [...]	2009-06-23 15:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA488	CANADA: DUTY OF CARE, ROE'S FOR CIVILIANS ASSIGNED [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Deputy Director for Counterinsurgency and Security Niall Cronin made an urgent request to pol/mil officer on June 23 for information on U.S. "duty of c [...]	2009-06-24 15:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA575	CANADA IN SYNC WITH U.S. ON AFGHAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Canadian policy in Afghanistan is "very much on the same page" as that of the U.S. Canada has tripled its civilian presence in Afghanistan in the last 15 months and will have 50 civilian police advisors by December 2009. In Jun [...]	2009-07-23 15:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA827	Canada Broadly Support U.S. Strategy for NATO Enlargement [...] (C) Summary. Canada broadly supports U.S. goals with respect to NATO enlargement, including strong support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, although Canada wants to see more evidence of reform. Bosnia represents the one area of divergence, as Canada supports the Membership Action Plan (MAP) p [...]	2009-11-06 16:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP CA
09OTTAWA837	CANADA: ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON APPOINTMENTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada strongly supports U.S. efforts to ensure the new Afghan administration is committed to the fight against corruption. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have both made statements calling on President Karzai to address corruption, and the announcement of future aid [...]	2009-11-13 22:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF CA
09PARIS114	POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER FRENCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (C) As Washington prepares for possible requests to allies on Afghanistan, this cable lays out French military and civilian capabilities and identifies potential areas for additional French efforts. French officials expect Afghanistan to be a major focus of the 60th anniversary NATO summit [...]	2009-01-27 10:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MCAP MOPS PREL MGOV MARR FR AF
09PARIS1154	FRENCH FRUSTRATION WITH SLOW PACE OF EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings, French officials have expressed significant frustration with the delays in launching the European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) police training mission to Afghanistan, attributing much of the problem to Italian intransigence. While the August meetings at NATO to s [...]	2009-08-21 15:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF FR IT
09PARIS1233	SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009 [...] (C) Summary. Phil: We look forward to supporting your participation in the annual German Marshall Fund Conference on Transatlantic Trends and your efforts to press forward the priorities we share with the French. The bilateral relationship has seldom been better or more cooperative. The Fre [...]	2009-09-09 16:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RU IR FR
09PARIS1275	FRENCH RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (C) On September 17, Post forwarded the points provided in reftel A as instructed to select French contacts in the MFA and Elysee, just prior to President Obama's announcement on missile defense. We then followed up with Patrick Maisonnave, the new Director of Strategic Affairs at the MFA (A/ [...]	2009-09-18 12:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO FR
09PARIS129	FRENCH NATO ACCESSION PROGRESS ON TRACK [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post confirmed that the NATO Accession protocols for Croatia and Albania were approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on January 28 and are scheduled to be ratified by the plenary assembly on the afternoon of January 29. Then the [...]	2009-01-28 17:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO KTIA MARR PARM PREL AL CR
09PARIS1401	FRENCH MFA ON EU, RUSSIA, IRAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At an October 5 lunch with visiting EUR DAS for Western Europe and Press and Public Diplomacy Spencer Boyer, key MFA officials provided an update of French thinking on a number of issues: the GOF hopes that the Czechs will ratify the Lisbon Treaty soon and that the U.S. will en [...]	2009-10-16 14:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS EUN NATO KMPI RS IR FR
09PARIS1412	MFA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the heels of an early October trip to Washington, recently-appointed MFA Strategic Affairs Director (A/S-equivalent) Patrick Maisonnave updated post October 16 on GOF thinking on Afghanistan, where France cannot contribute more militarily, but may have room for more civilian su [...]	2009-10-20 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MOPS KCFE NATO EUN AF KG JA
09PARIS1418	FRENCH NSA ON AF/PAK, CLIMATE CHANGE, EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID KCFE KGHG KMFO NATO AF PK CN RS
09PARIS1473	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS -- NOVEMBER 8, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Madam Secretary, your Paris Embassy and the French are eager to welcome you to France. FM Kouchner quickly invited you to lunch or a meeting on Sunday, which is not a usual practice. He looks forward to talking with you about key issues, including Afghanistan, Iran, and rel [...]	2009-11-03 11:39:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK
09PARIS1512	SRAP HOLBROOKE CONSULTATIONS WITH DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Paris on November 13, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Richard Holbrooke consulted with Jean-David Levitte, Diplomatic Advisor to President Sarkozy, on proposals to improve the coordination of the SRAP collective and to improve overal [...]	2009-11-14 10:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO FR AF GM
09PARIS1544	FRENCH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE NATO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. Two weeks out from the NATO summit, post met with French officials to discuss leading issues in advance of the December 3-4 NATO ministerial meeting. Our French interlocutors included Patrick Maisonnave, Strategic Affairs Director at the MFA; Muriel Domenech, MFA DAS-equivalen [...]	2009-11-20 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS FR AF
09PARIS1588	PRELIMINARY FRENCH RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) During November 25 meetings with Patrick Maisonnave, Strategic Affairs Director at the MFA, and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy, the Political Minister-Counselor delivered reftel points while stressing the importance of strong Allied support for our strateg [...]	2009-11-25 17:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
09PARIS1667	REINFORCING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Embassy Paris has been actively engaged with French leaders in the MFA, MOD, and the President's office in the lead-up to and after the roll out of President Obama's message on Afghanistan last week. In the lead-up to the President's West Point speech, Ambassador Rivkin spok [...]	2009-12-09 14:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF PA FR
09PARIS193	FRENCH DOMESTIC CONCERNS DRIVE TIMELINE ON NATO [...] (C) Summary. Elysee Strategic Affairs Advisor Francois Richier outlined on February 3 some of the French domestic hurdles that will drive developments in the next couple of months on the announcement of French reintegration into NATO, possible authorization of troop reinforcements in Afghanis [...]	2009-02-06 08:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MOPS PREL FR AF
09PARIS276	GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with PM Fillon, NSA Levitte, FM Kouchner, MinDef Morin and military chief Georgelin February 9 and 10, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting the administration's strategic review now underway and emphasizing t [...]	2009-02-26 07:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV NATO KPAL AF IR IS IZ PK FR
09PARIS285	FRENCH VIEWS ON NATO REINTEGRATION AND TURKEY [...] (C/NF) Summary. In recent meetings, senior French officials from the offices of the President and Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have uniformly agreed that France's official reintegration into the military command of NATO should be made in two st [...]	2009-02-26 15:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MARR PREL FR TU
09PARIS288	FRENCH MFA DOWNPLAYS EXPECTATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. After a round of relatively encouraging meetings when CENTCOM commander General Petraeus was in Paris (ref C),Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, provided to Pol M/C on February 24 a surprisingly negative assessment of possible French contr [...]	2009-02-27 08:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS FR AF
09PARIS332	NATO REINTEGRATION BECOMES PARLIAMENTARY POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a March 6 meeting, Jacques Audibert, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MFA, was optimistic that the French national debate on whether to fully participate in the integrated military command would soon be complete. PM Fillon has notified parliament that the debate on NAT [...]	2009-03-06 17:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR FR TU US
09PARIS367	SARKOZY SUPPORTS NATO INTEGRATION; FORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A think tank seminar held March 11 on "France, European Defense and NATO in the 21st Century" was the setting for an all-star line-up of French Ministers and political elite to promote France,s reintegration into the military command of NATO. President Sarkozy ca [...]	2009-03-12 16:35:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR PGOV FR
09PARIS406	FRENCH RESPONSE ON DOWNSIZING KFOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 17:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO FR
09PARIS407	FRENCH OUTREACH TO TURKS ON NATO REINTEGRATION [...] (C) Senior French officials have contacted their Turkish counterparts to assuage possible concerns about the modalities of French reintegration back into the military command of NATO (reftel). Following General Jones' recent request to initiate outreach, both Jean-David Levitte, NSA-equivale [...]	2009-03-20 13:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO FR TU
09PARIS410	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENTâ€™S BILATERAL MEETING [...] (S/NF) Key points: -- Your visit comes at a historic time. Nicolas Sarkozy is the most pro-American French President since World War II and is, at the moment, arguably the most influential leader in Europe. Sarkozy,s goodwill and your prestige give us an unprecedented opportunity to cement the posi [...]	2009-03-20 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO FR AF RU
09PARIS465	FRENCH RESPOND POSITIVELY TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: France welcomes the announcement of the report on U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ref A, MFA A/S-equivalent for Strategic, Security, and Disarmament Affairs Jacques Audibert told Pol M/C on March 27. In doing its part, France is working with Europeans engaged in [...]	2009-03-27 18:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINS EAID NATO FR AF PK
09PARIS475	FRENCH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) For the record, the French have responded positively to the outline of U.S. policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan presented by President Obama. We have shared the information in reftels requesting additional assistance on a number of fronts in Afghanistan and Pakistan with senior MFA and Ely [...]	2009-03-31 10:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINS EAID NATO FR AF PK
09PARIS518	EXPECTED FRENCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. On April 10, Francois Richier, President Sarkozy's strategic affairs advisor, provided a review of expected French contributions to Afghanistan for 2009. Due to economic difficulties, the GOF expects to provide relatively modest French civilian assistance of approximately USD 4 [...]	2009-04-10 15:35:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
09PARIS637	SCENESETTER FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. French officials view the upcoming continuation of the 2 plus 2 political-military talks, initially launched in November of last year, as an important affirmation of the new administration's desire for increased bilateral cooperation and coordination with France on major global [...]	2009-05-11 11:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR FR AF PA KN MN SR
09PARIS708	READOUT OF U/S BURNS AND USDP FLOURNOY'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a series of political-military discussions in Paris on May 14 between U/S Burns and USDP Flournoy with their French counterparts Gerard Araud and Michel Miraillet, the French pledged support for our non-proliferation efforts with North Korea and Russia and urged close [...]	2009-05-28 08:49:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO FR AF PA SE
09PARIS814	PIRACY: FRANCE SHARES OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Chantal Poiret, MFA Coordinator for Anti-Piracy Policy, said on June 17 that France was opposed to the creation of an international tribunal that would try suspected pirates. France plans to send a representative to the expert-level meeting that the Dutch have propo [...]	2009-06-18 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL NATO SO FR
09PARIS994	AFGHANISTAN: FRENCH CIVIL AID FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Staff in the interagency Afghanistan/Pakistan cell Yann Braem said July 22 that France had recently allocated 23 million Euros in non-military aid to Afghanistan this year for total civilian assistance of approximately 40 to 45 million Euros for 2009. Around half of the [...]	2009-07-23 09:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09PARTO31925	(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker A/S Dan Fried, EUR Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Spokesman Robert [...]	2009-03-19 02:48:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO UP RS
09PARTO32028	(C) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009, MEETING [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried NSC Senior Director Liz Sherwood-Randall Lie [...]	2009-03-20 23:54:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
09PARTO41305	Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Lew SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Ms. Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Falls (Embassy Notetaker) NETHERLAN [...]	2009-04-13 19:34:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP PREL NL AF PHUM RU NATO
09PRAGUE112	EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...]	2009-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO
09PRAGUE128	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 15:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EZ
09PRAGUE129	CZECH REPUBLIC WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US SOF TROOPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EZ
09PRAGUE166	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 12:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09PRAGUE167	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION [...] (C) Embassy Officer delivered the reftel a demarche to Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the Czech MFA's Director of Security Policy, and her deputy, Petr Chalupecky on March 25. They appreciated receiving our points, agreed with our position and said that the Czech Republic is fully committed to [...]	2009-03-26 12:09:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09PRAGUE172	CZECH REPUBLIC: NON-PAPER DELIVERED ON U.S. SPACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:13:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP NATO PARM PREL TSPA EZ
09PRAGUE176	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 08:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR PK AF EZ
09PRAGUE204	CZECH REPUBLIC: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 13:44:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS EZ AF PK
09PRAGUE222	CZECH REPUBLIC: FOREIGN POLICY DRIFT EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 24 downfall of the Czech Government and the subsequent political upheaval, as well as the planned Czech parliamentary elections in the fall, will affect a range of Czech foreign and security policy priorities. In this cable we focus on three of the most visible and sign [...]	2009-04-24 15:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE5	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...]	2009-01-05 17:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE654	CZECHS SUPPORT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENGAGING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 10:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF EZ
09PRAGUE664	CZECHS SHARE USG GOALS REGARDING NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) On November 6 Emboff provided USG perspective on NATO Enlargement to MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky contained in Ref B. Chalupecky thanked emboff for points and noted that the Czechs think very similarly to the USG on Montenegro and Bosnia, while noting that Montenegro [...]	2009-11-12 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EZ EG
09PRAGUE695	CZECH REACTION TO ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (C) We presented reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Ivan Pocuch on November 25. Pocuch was already working on a response to the President's expected announcement and said that the Czech government would give its full political support to the President's decision. [...]	2009-11-25 15:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EZ
09PRAGUE696	CZECHS HOST NATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATO STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Czech MFA hosted a seminar, "Seeking a New NATO Strategic Concept: The Czech Perspective", attended by Group of Experts member Ambassador Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, NATO Assistant Secretary General Jiri Sedivy, parliamentarians, MFA and MOD representatives, [...]	2009-11-25 16:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS MCAP EZ RU
09PRAGUE700	CZECHS PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE MODEST CONTRIBUTION [...] (SBU) We presented reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky on December Â [...]	2009-12-01 16:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PK AF NATO EZ EUN
09PRAGUE88	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 13:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS PREL EZ NATO OSCE
09REYKJAVIK121	U.S.-Iceland Security Dialogue: Icelandic Defense Policy [...] (C) Summary: Expert-level Security Dialogue talks in Reykjavik June 16 found broad agreement on the bilateral defense relationship. Both sides agree on the importance of a new NATO Strategic Concept, which Iceland hopes will contain language on the significance of the High North. Iceland rei [...]	2009-07-08 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO AF IC
09REYKJAVIK135	ICELAND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSSITANCE LEVELS TO [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered points contained in reftel to Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 5. Gunnarsdottir thanked Emboffs for the information and responded that the GOI intends to maintain its [...]	2009-08-07 16:44:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IC
09REYKJAVIK158	ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING WITH CHARGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 11:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON UNGA NATO IC AF UK NL
09REYKJAVIK161	ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING WITH CHARGE [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) discussed a range of issues with Icelandic Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson on September 16 during his first courtesy call. The Minister described his plans for the UN General Assembly. On Icesave, he said that the British and Dutch had responded pos [...]	2009-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UNGA NATO IC AF UK NL
09REYKJAVIK211	ICELAND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSISTANCE LEVELS TO [...] (C) Charge drew on points contained in reftel in a discussion with Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 25. Gunarsdottir thanked Charge for the information and offered assurances that Aghanist [...]	2009-11-25 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK221	ICELANDIC DEFENSE AGENCY TO BE INTEGRATED INTO NEW [...] (C) Summary. On December 4, the Government of Iceland announced plans to dissolve the Icelandic Defense Agency (IDA) and to integrate its duties into a new Ministry of the Interior. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Secretary at the MFA later offered assurances that the merger w [...]	2009-12-18 16:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV IC

09REYKJAVIK29	NEW ICELANDIC PM PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 5 courtesy call, new Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir told Ambassador her government is committed to implementing the IMF's recovery program for Iceland. The first task is to rebuild the banking system, including the regulatory structure, while als [...]	2009-02-05 17:35:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PGOV ECON NATO SENV IC
09REYKJAVIK45	ICELAND: FM WARNS OF POSSIBLE DEFENSE BUDGET CUTS [...] (C) Summary: Icelandic Foreign Minister Skarphedinsson told Ambassador on 18 February that "nothing can be ruled out" on the question of further cuts to Iceland's defense budget, and floated a trial balloon on further reductions to Iceland's contingent in Afghanistan. In public comments the [...]	2009-02-27 17:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO ECON AF IC
09REYKJAVIK69	ICELAND: NO NEW AFGHANISTAN PLEDGES BEFORE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Iceland's government is committed to supporting NATO in Afghanistan but new pledges of assistance are unlikely before parliamentary elections at the end of April, based on discussions with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. In separate meetings with Ambassador, both minist [...]	2009-04-08 17:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV MARR NATO AF IC
09RIGA108	LATVIA TO MAINTAIN AFGHANISTAN COMMITMENTS, BUT NO [...] (C) As previously reported, President Zatlers assured Charge that despite hard economic times, Latvia would maintain its commitments in Afghanistan, and continues to serve without caveat. 2. (C) Latvia's position was reiterated when Acting PolEcon Chief delivered latest reftel points to Zan [...]	2009-02-27 15:15:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PARM EAID AF LG
09RIGA173	LATVIA TO MAINTAIN ITS AFGHANISTAN PRESENCE [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA Political Director Peteris Ustubs on March 26. Ustubs welcomed the information on deliverables sought for the NATO and US-EU Summits, and said that the GOL is supportive of USG goals. He stated that even with the extreme financial crisis that Latvia i [...]	2009-03-27 12:49:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA179	Latvia welcomes results of Afghanistan - Pakistan strategic [...] We delivered the reftel white paper to the Latvian government on March 27. On March 30, the MFA provided the following reaction to our strategic review: -- We welcome the new US Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, highlighting the main goals and challenges shared by international commun [...]	2009-03-31 14:17:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS EAID PK AF NATO LG
09RIGA204	LATVIA STILL REVIEWING SPECIFIC AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 14:39:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA324	CORFU MINISTERIAL: LATVIA AGREES BUT WITH CONCERNS [...] (C) Latvia agrees with USG goals for the Corfu Ministerial, but expressed concern about implying that the OSCE had "failed" in it's response to events in Georgia in August. Juris Pekalis, head of MFA's European Security and NATO division, largely agreed with the idea of focusing on existing i [...]	2009-06-10 13:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL NATO PGOV LG
09RIGA331	LATVIA TO PULL OUT OF NRF-14 [...] (U) Latvia will not be able to meet its commitment to participate in NRF-14 as part of the Baltic Battalion due to its budgetary situation, Latvian CHOD MG Juris Maklakovs announced on June 11. Maklakovs said he was "embarrassed" to have go to NATO and say that Latvia could not fulfill its co [...]	2009-06-12 09:08:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EFIN NATO LG
09RIGA344	LATVIAN BUDGET CUTS: MOD LACKS FUNDING TO PAY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Severe budget cuts leave Latvia unable to meet its 2010, 2011 and 2012 contributions to the common funding for the new NATO Headquarters. To avoid defaulting on its obligations, the GOL has begun to explore "bilateral arrangements." Specifically, Latvia hopes that it can persua [...]	2009-06-19 15:10:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS LV
09RIGA430	READOUT OF A/S GORDON MEETINGS WITH LATVIAN PM AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Gordon met on August 12 with Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, and Foreign Minister, Maris Riekstins. Issues discussed included NATO, Latvia's economic crisis and IMF/EC agreement, Russian foreign policy and U.S. engagement with Russia, Belarus and G [...]	2009-08-18 14:40:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO ECON OSCE LG
09RIGA548	LATVIA SUPPORTS U.S. NATO EXPANSION PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:54:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA LG
09RIGA55	LATVIA TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN, LEAVE BALKANS, [...] (U) Latvia will maintain its commitment in Afghanistan, but eliminate its participation in KFOR and the EU mission in Bosnia at the end of the current rotations and use the savings to ensure it can meet its commitment to the Baltic Battalion in NRF-14 in 2010. The government took these decisi [...]	2009-01-27 13:11:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV NATO LG
09RIGA594	LATVIA SILENTLY CELEBRATES CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 15:17:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL NATO LG
09RIGA86	PRESIDENT ZATLERS ON AFGHANISTAN, TRANSIT AND [...] (C) Summary: President Zatlers appreciated the sign of confidence in Latvia shown by beginning transit of non-lethal, commercial goods to Afghanistan via Latvia. He stressed his willingness to use his contacts with Central Asian leaders if helpful to facilitate transit through other countries [...]	2009-02-11 14:54:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF RS LG
09ROME1040	MOD LA RUSSA REQUESTS OCTOBER MEETING WITH SECDEF: [...] (C) Summary. An adviser to Italian MOD La Russa told Post on September 3 that La Russa would like a meeting with Secretary Gates in Washington the week of October 6-11. Post strongly recommends that SecDef accept the visit, which La Russa needs in order to bolster the strong case he is making [...]	2009-09-08 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1072	GOI RESOLVE SHAKEN BUT INTACT AFTER SIX SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: The day after an IED attack in Kabul left six Italian soldiers dead and four wounded, political and public reaction ranged from strong statements in support of the mission to outright calls for the troops to come home. While PM Berlusconi told the Ambassador privately that talk of [...]	2009-09-18 17:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1077	BERLUSCONI REAFFIRMS AFGHAN COMMITMENT DURING [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Thorne's first call on PM Berlusconi, the PM appeared elated by President Obama's decision on missile defense; reaffirmed Italy's commitment to the Afghanistan mission, despite the fatal September 17 attack on an Italian convoy, while noting the need for a "trans [...]	2009-09-21 11:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF RU IR
09ROME1132	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 13 [...] (C) Your meeting with Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa in Washington on October 13 comes at a crucial moment, as Italy ponders possible cuts to its overseas deployments budget. La Russa is a good friend of the U.S., a strong advocate for our shared transatlantic security interests [...]	2009-10-05 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF LE
09ROME1155	AMBASSADOR DAALDER AND FM FRATTINI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder and EUR DAS for Western Europe Spencer Boyer met with Italian Foreign Minister Frattini on October 8 to discuss the way ahead in Afghanistan and the development of the NATO Strategic Concept. Frattini said that Italy remains firmly committed t [...]	2009-10-14 13:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1189	ITALY SHARES CONCERN OVER AFGHAN GOVERNOR [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri on October 27 to deliver Reftel points stressing the importance of coordinated efforts by PRT lead nations to ensure that provincial governor appointments remain qualifications-based and do not become rewards for Karzai supporters. Merc [...]	2009-10-28 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME126	ROME MEETING OF RC-WEST EMBASSIES: GUIDANCE REQUEST [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. The Italian Foreign Ministry will host a meeting on February 9 for Embassies of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF mission. The meeting is part of a GOI effort to encourage cohesio [...]	2009-02-04 17:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR AZ IT NATO
09ROME1275	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) While the U.S. and GOI positions on NATO enlargement and objectives for the December 3-4 NATO Foreign Ministerial(ref A) are similar, the Italians want to be cautious about setting the bar too high for obtaining Membership Action Plan (MAP) status. Italy is keenly interested in Euro-Atla [...]	2009-11-18 14:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP
09ROME1279	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY BRACED FOR TROOP REQUEST, [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is braced for an eventual request for more troops in Afghanistan, but its initial offer will likely be modest due to political, budgetary, and structural constraints on Italian troop deployment capability. We can and should push the Italians beyond their current comfort z [...]	2009-11-20 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME128	FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE U.S.-ITALY RELATIONSHIP: [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, as I depart Rome after three and a half years, permit me the privilege of passing on my thoughts to you on the state of U.S. - Italian relations. Throughout the post-war period, in particular since the end of the Cold War, Italy has been a staunch, reliable, and seriou [...]	2009-02-05 09:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO IT
09ROME1309	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE ON [...] (C) Ambassador Thorne delivered Reftel points to Gianni Letta, Chief Undersecretary to PM Berlusconi, on November 24. Letta took the message on board, and thanked the Ambassador for the heads up on the pending USG decision and "asks" for new resources. Following the NSA Jones discussion with [...]	2009-11-25 17:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1318	AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCEMENT: ITALY PREPARING MAJOR [...] C) Summary: Foreign Minister Frattini assured the Ambassador that Italy was striving to provide over 1,000 additional troops to the ISAF mission but its final increase depended on cuts in other overseas missions. Defense Minister LaRussa will announce Italy's intent to do more on December 2 [...]	2009-12-01 16:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME1324	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGING FORCES BEFORE NATO [...] (C/NF) Following up on reftel conversation, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini contacted the Ambassador the evening of December 2 to inform him that the GOI was changing its approach on announcing its new force contributions. Following Tuesday afternoon conversations between the Foreign Ministe [...]	2009-12-02 13:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO
09ROME1363	ISAF: NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY'S 1,000 TROOP COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Italian government has started the Parliamentary approval process for its increased ISAF commitments. On December 10, FM Frattini and MOD La Russa briefed Parliament's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees on the GOI's plans for a 1,000-troop surge in ISAF over the next te [...]	2009-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1409	ITALY-RUSSIA SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EVER STRONGER [...] (SBU) MFA officials view the December 3 summit between PM Berlusconi, Russian President Medvedev and numerous cabinet minsters a showcase for the bright future of Italian-Russian relations. Historically strong economic, political and cultural ties between Italy and Russia were reinforced by [...]	2009-12-23 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENGR PGOV OSCE NATO AF RS IT EUN
09ROME160	ITALY PRESSES RC-WEST PARTNERS TO CONTRIBUTE MORE [...] (C/NF) Summary: At a February 9 meeting of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan, the GOI announced its intent to provide part of the maneuver battalion needed for Election Security Forces (ESF) in the region. The GOI urged other countries at the confer [...]	2009-02-10 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME177	GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Italy can and should do more in Afghanistan. It is a top-tier contributor to ISAF with 2,600 troops (making it the sixth-largest contingent),and it has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of its G8 Presidency by prop [...]	2009-02-13 10:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME211	YOUR FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI [...] (C/NF) Summary. On February 27, you will meet Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, an experienced and serious statesman who seeks to raise Italy's profile on the international stage. Your meeting represents for the GOI a long-awaited first encounter with the new U.S. administration. The [...]	2009-02-24 12:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS IT
09ROME275	ITALY AGREES TO GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION [...] (C) Italy approves the Program of Action for the March 13 London meeting on Gaza smuggling interdiction with no edits to the draft as presented. The Middle East Levant and Egypt Office told us that they have reviewed the Program of Action and fully support the document and most importantly, t [...]	2009-03-09 13:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO IT
09ROME290	ITALIAN EFFORTS TO INDUCE SLOVENIA TO ACCELERATE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and Slovenian referendum timeline to Italian MFA NATO Desk Officer Carlo Batori on March 9. Batori said the GOI agrees on the need to pressure the Slovenian government to move more quickly on ratifying Croatia's NATO accession protocol, and FM Frattini ra [...]	2009-03-12 16:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR AL SL IT
09ROME341	ITALY AGREES ON KFOR: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (C) Charge took the opportunity of a March 17 lunch with MFA Director General for Europe Laura Mirachian to conduct a wide-ranging review of Kosovo, prefiguring reftel demarche. Charge urged Italy to stay the course in Kosovo and not to make any precipitous moves to reduce or end participation [...]	2009-03-23 14:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV IT
09ROME346	ISAF: MOD LA RUSSA OFFERS SMALL INCREASE IN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Italian MOD La Russa told Charge on March 23 that Italy is considering sending to Afghanistan -- in addition to 200 temporary Electoral Support Forces already pledged -- 50 Carabineri police trainers, two C-27J Transport Aircraft, three medevac helicopters, and up to two additi [...]	2009-03-24 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME364	AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: ITALY PREPARED TO SEND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy is prepared to double or triple its current contingent of 40 Carabinieri police trainers in Afghanistan and expand their mandate to include district-level mentoring, but is concerned about cost. The GOI favors either (1) an NTM-A arrangement in which the burden of fundi [...]	2009-03-30 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF FR
09ROME388	ITALY MUSTERING POLITICAL WILL TO DO MORE IN [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Italy is in broad agreement with the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review and is actively considering additional contributions to make at the NATO Summit and the Pakistan Donor Conference in Tokyo. Although facing tight budgetary restrict [...]	2009-04-03 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME409	G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...]	2009-04-09 10:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME424	ISAF: ITALY CONFIRMS STRASBOURG PLEDGE OF 524 [...] (C) Overview and Summary: Italian MFA Officials confirmed on April 10 Italy's NATO Summit offers of 524 new troops and trainers for Afghanistan. This number represents a last-minute ramp-up in the final days before the summit from Italy's planned contribution of 324 (Ref A),which was preview [...]	2009-04-10 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME456	VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...]	2009-04-22 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF
09ROME753	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Secretary General Giampiero Massolo on June 23 and Poloff delivered it to Italian MFA Afghan Unit Director Sergio Mercuri on June 22. Both Massolo and Mercuri said that Italy, in its role as G8 President and ISAF contributor, will continue [...]	2009-06-26 16:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME78	ITALY CONFIRMS INTEREST IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Summary: GOI Officials confirmed to Embassy Rome on January 22 Italy's interest in participating in a multilateral effort to interdict the flow of arms to Gaza, but voiced uncertainty about the legal basis for the various mechanisms being considered. PM Berlusconi, FM Frattini and MOD La [...]	2009-01-22 17:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO KPAL IS IR EG IT
09ROME851	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY TO KEEP ELECTION SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is looking at ways to enhance its support for Afghanistan after the August 20 presidential elections. It has a bill before Parliament authorizing Euro 509 million for Italian overseas security and peacekeeping missions through October 2009. The bill, which passed the lo [...]	2009-07-24 10:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME877	ITALY: MAKING POLITICAL HAY ABOUT ISAF MISSION [...] C)Summary: Lega Nord Leader Bossi grabbed an opportunity afforded by what was supposed to be a routine vote to call for a political level discussion on the ISAF mission in Afghanistan and Italy's continued involvement. Citing the high cost of the mission and increasing NATO casualties, Bossi [...]	2009-07-30 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME969	ITALIAN REACTION TO EXPANDED CGPCS PARTICIPATION [...] (C) On August 19, Acting Political Minister Counselor and Poloffs informed Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Massimo Marotti of the U.S. interest in expanding participation in Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) fora chaired by the U.S.(Ref A). Marotti [...]	2009-08-21 15:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL
09ROME997	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SEEKS TO HEAL EGF RIFT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Italian officials are optimistic that they can come to an amicable agreement with France over the proposed deployment of a European Gendarmerie Force mission to Afghanistan. At the next meeting of the EGF governing committee in Paris, September 2-4, Italy will present ideas for E [...]	2009-08-28 13:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AF IT FR
09SANJOSE265	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] On March 31, we delivered reftel to Linyi Baidal, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of Foreign Policy. Baidal thanked us for the white paper and said that the MFA would read it with interest. Baidal stated that she would follow up with us if the GOCR had additional questions. CIANCHETTE [...]	2009-04-03 13:01:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS CS
09SARAJEVO1138	BOSNIA: SERB TRI-PRESIDENCY MEMBER CALLS NATO GOAL [...] (C) Bosnian Serb Tri-Presidency member Nebojsa Radmanovic, who has thus far supported Bosnia's NATO aspirations, has begun to publicly support calls for further discussions on NATO membership because of "declining support" for NATO in Republika Srpska (RS). He has also indicated that he migh [...]	2009-09-29 14:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO BK
09SARAJEVO514	BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO [...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SEOUL1786	ROK SENDS LETTER TO NATO SIGNALING INTENT TO JOIN [...] (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points to Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) ROK-US Security Cooperation Director Hyoung-chan Choe on November 9, 2009. Choe stated that Foreign Minister Yu sent a letter on November 6 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen re [...]	2009-11-09 22:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS AF KS NATO
09SEOUL1787	ROK LETTER TO NATO SIGNALING INTENT TO JOIN ISAF [...] (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points to Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) ROK-US Security Cooperation Director Hyoung-chan Choe on November 9, 2009. Choe stated that Foreign Minister Yu sent a letter on November 6 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen re [...]	2009-11-09 22:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS AF KS NATO
09SEOUL2021	ROK FOREIGN MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, FTA AND NORTH [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one breakfast with the Ambassador December 30, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to establishing a PRT in Afghanistan, saying the Administration expects the National Assembly to pass the necessary legislation in February. Yu expressed con [...]	2009-12-30 09:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR ECON YM PK AF CH
09SEOUL591	ROKG RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (S) Summary. The responses from Director-General Choi Jongmoon (South Asian and Pacific Affairs) and First Secretary Kim Hyon-du (ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division) indicated that the ROKG: had yet to make a decision on contributions [...]	2009-04-10 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF KS
09SINGAPORE366	SINGAPORE REMAINS COMMITTED TO HELPING IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the conclusions of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review and on Afghanistan's continuing needs to MFA Americas Deputy Director Loh Tuck Keat and MFA Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Assistant Director Stephen Lim April 15. He called attentio [...]	2009-04-16 08:20:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO SN AF
09SINGAPORE665	MFA PONDERS WHETHER NEW AGREEMENT ON MANAS MEANS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 07:53:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF
09SKOPJE16	MACEDONIA: CODEL POE HEARS GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION, [...] (SBU) In meetings on December 17 and 18, local and national political leaders briefed Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) on their views of the name dispute with Greece and challenges to its resolution. Speaker of the Parliament Veljanovski and leading opposition MP Sekerinska concurred that Mace [...]	2009-01-14 12:57:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
09SKOPJE278	MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 16:56:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GR MK
09SKOPJE369	MACEDONIA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM NATO ADVISORY TEAM [...] (C) Summary: The assignment of Bulgarians to both the commander and deputy positions of the NATO Advisory Team for Macedonia is not in U.S. interests. End summary. 2. (C) We learned off-line in early June that Bulgaria was the only Ally who volunteered to fill the "Chief NAT" position in S [...]	2009-07-29 07:06:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK BU NL
09SKOPJE382	IMPEDIMENTS TO MACEDONIA'S DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) I request senior-level intervention to resolve bureaucratic impediments to the long-planned deployment of 79 Macedonian soldiers to Afghanistan. This deployment will allow the Vermont National Guard to double its reconnaissance and police mentor teams, from 4 to 8 of each. Obtaining pra [...]	2009-08-05 17:10:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS NATO AF MK
09SKOPJE457	POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF CLOSING AIRSCAN IN [...] (C) We have learned that a decision memo has been forwarded to SACEUR recommending, among other options, that the Airscan operation based at the Skopje airport cease entirely. NATO has used Airscan since 2003 to provide aerial surveillance for KFOR. (For operational reasons, Airscan was base [...]	2009-09-16 17:12:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL KFOR KV MK
09SKOPJE569	MACEDONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 16:09:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09SKOPJE582	MACEDONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISAF [...] (C) On November 28 Ambassador Reeker raised with PM Gruevski the request for further assistance in Afghanistan and public support following the upcoming announcement of U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan. Gruevski said he would issue a public statement of support following the Presi [...]	2009-11-30 16:09:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09SKOPJE587	MACEDONIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] This is an action request - please see para. 4. 2. In response to President Obama's speech on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Ivanov wrote a letter addressed to the President (shared with the media here) in which he commended President Obama for his leadership in this [...]	2009-12-04 17:30:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS NATO AF MK
09STATE102518	ADRIATIC CHARTER FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEET [...] Classified by EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones for Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) September 23, 2009; 5:00-6:00 p.m.; New York, New York. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones EUR/SCE - Cathy Westley (note taker) Adriatic Charter Al [...]	2009-10-01 20:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN NATO CR AL BK SR MK MW
09STATE104223	USNATO GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY, [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 22:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR AORC
09STATE104740	VOTING INSTRUCTION: ISAF RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 regarding the International Assistance Force in Afghanistan on October 8, 2009. USUN is authorized to provide U.S. co-sponsorship of the resolution. Post should [...]	2009-10-07 23:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL NATO AF
09STATE106814	NATO/VCC: BIDS FOR VD99 VERIFICATION ACTIVITY IN [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 2. 2. (C/REL NATO) In accordance with the Alliance agreement to coordinate Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) evaluation visits and inspections (AC/319-WP(2008)0009-REV8, dated 9 February 2009),the Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) has requested tha [...]	2009-10-14 21:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE113659	CFE/HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 5 HLTF [...] (C) The main issue for discussion at the November High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting is how, in response to Russia's continued suspension of its implementation of its CFE obligations, the U.S. and NATO Allies can change the current dynamic of the situation to resolve CFE. As the Alliance app [...]	2009-11-04 02:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE NATO
09STATE115253	ROK PLANS FOR A PRT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Background: On October 29, 2009, the Republic of Korea (ROK) publicly announced their intention to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan to support stabilization and reconstruction efforts. The Republic [...]	2009-11-07 01:06:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL KS
09STATE120807	REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) The Department requests that action addressees at the chief of mission level draw on the points in para 5 below to inform host governments of U.S. plans for robust additional contributions in Afghanistan and encourage host governments to join us in making their own new commitments at the [...]	2009-11-24 03:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE122209	CFE/JCG: CONTRIBUTION FOR OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] This is an action cable. 2. Washington understands that as a result of informal meetings, the JCG chair plans to issue a revised draft contribution for the declaration for the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting (text in para 4, below). Mission may join consensus in the JCG on this text. [...]	2009-11-27 21:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE124188	RESPONSE TO RFG ON KEEPING DUTCH IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel request for guidance, see para 2. 2. (C) Post should draw from the below points in responding to the Dutch demarche received by USNATO on December 2. -- The Dutch military mission in Southern Afghanistan is playing a vital role in our internationa [...]	2009-12-03 23:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO
09STATE126333	USNATO GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY, [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 14:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO
09STATE127749	(U) Secretary Clinton's December 10, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by: EUR A/S Philip Gordon, Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 10, 2009; 10:30 a.m.; Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S Philip Gordon, EUR A/S Philip Crowley, Public Affairs Toby Bradley, NSC Director for NATO and Western European Affairs Joe M [...]	2009-12-14 21:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO CR
09STATE127892	NATO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OUR BALTIC ALLIES [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 2-3. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. The United States is developing a strategy for reaffirming both NATO and U.S. commitment to the core responsibility of the Alliance: collective defense. Examining NATO's approach to contingency plannin [...]	2009-12-15 09:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MARR MCAP PREL EN LG LH PL
09STATE130971	(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON ITALIAN [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFS ON ITALY'S POLICY TOWARDS THE BALKANS. WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE GRADUAL DRAWDOWN OF ITALIAN FORCES IN THE BALKANS AND ARE ASSESSING ITALY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND POLITICAL POLICY IN THE BALKANS, IN THE EVENT OF A PUL [...]	2009-12-24 17:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MARR NATO PGOV PREL AL BK IT KV
09STATE1313	INVITATION TO ITALY TO JOIN THE CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) Following the Government of Italy,s formal offer of significant naval assets to support counter piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the Department concurs with Embassy Rome,s support for Italy,s request (Ref A) to be inclu [...]	2009-01-07 14:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PTER IT
09STATE13860	SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PM [...] (U) February 6, 2009; 11:30-12:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. THE SECRETARY EUR-STUART JONES ACTING A/S PA ROBERT WOOD NSC-KATHERINE HELGERSON EUR-JERRY ISMAIL-NTKR Albania PRIME MINISTER BERISHA AMBASSADOR SALLABANDA DCM COLLAKU FIRST EMBASSY SE [...]	2009-02-13 20:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL NATO AL ENRG
09STATE14097	AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Administration has begun a comprehensive review of U.S. national security interests and strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The aim is to assess fundamentally our policy goals with a view to strengthening our approach where necessary to achieve our goals. We will determin [...]	2009-02-15 04:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK
09STATE14934	ACTION REQUEST: EUROPEAN BASE CLOSURES - ROUND 58 [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSY BRUSSELS. POST IS REQUESTED TO UNDERTAKE HOST NATION CONSULTATONS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL REGARDING RETURN OF 10 BUILDINGS AT FLORENNES AIR BASE, AS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2. THIS IS THE 58TH ROUND IN A SERIES OF EUROPEAN BASE CLOSURES RECOMMENDED [...]	2009-02-18 19:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BE MARR PREL NATO
09STATE16188	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...]	2009-02-21 00:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
09STATE16361	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...]	2009-02-23 13:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
09STATE16422	OSCE/FSC: AUTHORIZATION TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) In reference to USOSCE 00036, USDEL is authorized to join consensus on the FSC draft decision to postpone until June 15 the 2009 annual information exchange on the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security (FSC.DD/1/09). CLINTON [...]	2009-02-23 15:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE17176	NORWAY, ESTONIA, TURKEY, LUXEMBOURG, ITALY AND [...] (U) Norway, Estonia, Turkey, Italy, Luxembourg and Iceland have formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing with the U.S. Department of State, their instruments constituting acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols. 2. (U) Date of deposit: Norway, Estonia, [...]	2009-02-24 21:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EN IC IT KTIA LU MARR NATO NO PARM PREL TU
09STATE18868	INFORMING NATO ALLIES OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO [...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As part of the troop increase in Afghanistan ordered by the President (REF A),the United States will also significantly increase the number of Special Operations Forces (SOF) units. The new SOF units are needed in Afghanistan to [...]	2009-02-27 23:59:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE18882	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 12, [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009, 8:20 - 8:40, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/DAS Judith Garber Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Carol Beilman Werner (EU [...]	2009-02-28 01:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP
09STATE20395	DEMARCHE - SLOVENIAN TIMELINE FOR RATIFICATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraphs 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: NATO Allies pledged at the April 2008 Bucharest Summit to complete ratification of the protocols of accession for Albania and Croatia without delay. Our intention is to finalize the process in advance [...]	2009-03-05 00:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO KTIA PREL MK HR AL SL
09STATE23860	(U) Secretary Clinton's March 9, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 9, 2009, 2:00 - 2:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood NSC Director Maria Germano EUR/NB Desk Officer Carol Be [...]	2009-03-13 03:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE23954	INFORMING ISAF OF U.S. PLANS REGARDING MANAS AIR [...] (SBU) Action addressees at their discretion may draw on the points outlined in para 3 below to inform International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) member governments of U.S. plans regarding the possible loss of access to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) O [...]	2009-03-13 13:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE24316	U.S. RESPONSE TO LATEST VERSION OF DRAFT TRANSIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides formal guidance to Embassy Tashkent in response to the Government of Uzbekistan,s latest draft of the exchange of letters dated March 3, 2009 (Ref. D). It is the position of the Department of Defense and Department of State that the U.S. Government can acce [...]	2009-03-13 20:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR UZ
09STATE25578	GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION: AGREED PROGRAM OF [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the U.S. reached agreement in London March 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of the flow of arms to Gaza. Text is in paragraph six. Department greatly appr [...]	2009-03-18 00:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MOPS NATO PREL XF
09STATE26067	OSCE/FSC: U.S. SUBMISSION FOR ONE-TIME EXCHANGE [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) In 2008 the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) took decision FSC.DEC/12/08 on "Information Exchange with Regard to Sample Formats of End-user Certificates and Relevant Verification Procedures," which requested all participating States to submit a [...]	2009-03-18 20:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE26179	NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request in an effort to lock the barn doors on those NATO Allies and Partners who are looking for an early exit from the NATO Kosovo mission, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Although Foreign and Defense Ministers have pledged to keep NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR [...]	2009-03-19 01:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09STATE27305	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]	2009-03-20 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE28300	NON-PAPER FOR EUROPEAN UNION ON U.S. SPACE [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: At a European Council summit in December 2008, EU Heads of State and Government endorsed efforts to pursue space situational awareness (SSA) and other space capabilities as part of the European Security and Defense P [...]	2009-03-24 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA NATO PARM PREL TSPA XG XT
09STATE29350	OSCE/FSC: UPDATE TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE CODE [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Washington has reviewed FSC.DD/14/08/Rev.2, Draft Decision on a Technical Update of the questionnaire on the Code of Conduct and Mission is authorized to join consensus. Mission should assess any additional proposed changes to the decision against s [...]	2009-03-26 19:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE31078	INSTRUCTIONS TO SIGN TRANSIT ARRANGEMENT WITH THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent is instructed to deliver the proposed exchange of letters in paragraph 3 to the Government of Uzbekistan. The U.S. Government has agreed to all of the Government of Uzbekistan's proposed changes found in reftel C. If the transit arrangement is acceptable to the Gove [...]	2009-03-31 21:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PREL UZ
09STATE31102	REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]	2009-04-01 00:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF

09STATE3205	OSCE/FSC: U.S. RESPONSE TO CYPRIOT REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7 below. 2. (C) Ref A reported Republic of Cyprus (ROC) intent to request technical assistance through the OSCE for destruction of excess stockpiles of MANPADS. The ROC informally approached Embassy Nicosia to determine USG interest in lead [...]	2009-01-13 13:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CY MARR MAS NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE32078	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 19, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 19, 2009, 10:30 - 11:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen Special Assistant Amy Scanlon Timothy L Smith (EUR [...]	2009-04-02 18:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF UN NL
09STATE32091	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6 meeting with Italian Ambassador Castellaneta, Castellaneta stressed that Italy was very interested in a close, consultative relationship with the United States, similar to what Washington has with the UK, France, and Germany. He listed fo [...]	2009-04-02 18:51:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL KPAL IT IR NATO
09STATE3482	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NATO ALLIANCE GROUND [...] (U) This is an urgent action request for Embassy Ankara. See para 8. 2. (C) Background: In July 2008, NATO released the draft Program Memorandum of Understanding (PMOU) to participating Allies, including Turkey, for national staffing and approval. At the October 2008 Conference of Nation [...]	2009-01-13 22:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO MARR TU
09STATE35243	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN [...] (U) Classified by Acting EUR Assistant Secretary Marcie Ries for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 6, 2009, 3:30 - 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judy Garber OES Deputy Assistant Secretary Dave Balton Acting [...]	2009-04-10 02:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID PARM KNNP SENV
09STATE36077	CFE/VCC: NON-PAPER FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALLIES ON [...] (U) This is an action message. Mission is requested to distribute to Allies the non-paper contained in para six below. 2. (C/REL NATO) Background. Ref A indicates that in April 2008 the Verification Coordination Committee (VCC) tasked experts to review Vienna Document 1999 (VD 99) implemen [...]	2009-04-13 14:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE39633	(U) The Secretary's April 20, 2009 Meeting with [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 20, 2009, 10:45 - 11:10, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton EUR PDAS Marcie Ries Spokesman Robert Wood S Staff Joseph Macmanus NSC Western Europe Director T [...]	2009-04-21 19:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID PREL PGOV PHUM NATO SOCI KWMN
09STATE40088	NATO GUIDANCE: CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE NATO CIVIL AND [...] (U) Washington concurs with Mission recommendation at Reference A to support a two-year extension for Mr. Erling Wang as chairman of the NATO Civil and Military Budget Committees. Should consensus form around limiting an extension for Wang to only one year, USNATO is instructed to join con [...]	2009-04-22 15:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT NATO PREL
09STATE40431	NATO GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD (SRB) APRIL [...] (U) In general terms, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Refs A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) Ref Item I, ISAF. In discussion of resource implications of recent Summit agreement to establish a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A),Washington ins [...]	2009-04-22 21:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AMGT
09STATE42321	COORDINATING U.S. LEADERSHIP OF HORN OF AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington Inter-Agency agrees with the way forward outlined in USNATO 160 as modified below. 2. (C) Recently Secretary of State Clinton has called for U.S. leadership of international counter-piracy efforts in the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden. She also called for a stren [...]	2009-04-27 22:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PREL
09STATE43053	HLTF: SHARING RUSSIAN PAPER ON CFE [...] (U) This is an action cable. 2. (SBU) Mission is requested ask the IS to deliver to delegations promptly on Thursday, April 30, a copy of the paper contained in paper 3 below along with the following explanatory remarks : -- Following up on discussions during the April 28 HLTF meeting [...]	2009-04-28 22:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE4359	GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 22:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH
09STATE47394	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]	2009-05-09 00:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE49044	DEPARTMENT RESPONSE ON UKRAINIAN DEMILITARIZATION [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Summary: U.S. firearms and legal experts reviewed the Ukrainian technical proposal on conversion of small arms into souvenirs and found that the technique does not demilitarize the weapons according to U.S. regulations. If modified [...]	2009-05-13 20:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
09STATE50286	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FINNISH [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 11, 2009, 11:00 11:45, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Judy Garber NSC Director Jeff Hovenier S Staff: Jake Sullivan EUR/NB Estonia/Finland [...]	2009-05-16 02:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID IAEA PARM KNNP
09STATE52368	U.S.-UK CLUSTER MUNITIONS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: In the latest bilateral consultation on the cluster munitions issue, Department and DoD representatives met with representatives from the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on May 6 to discuss progress on their national legislation implementing the Convention on Clust [...]	2009-05-21 19:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV NATO UK
09STATE52998	(U) Secretary Clinton's May 14, 2009 Meeting [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 20:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE53069	KFOR: GUIDANCE ON MOVEMENT TO A DETERRENT PRESENCE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) SHAPE assesses that security conditions warrant a draw down of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) to Deterrent Presence (DP) over the next 12-24 months. Several Allies support the development of a [...]	2009-05-23 00:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KV MARR NATO PGOV PREL KPKO
09STATE53332	SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO FRENCH FORIEGN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 13:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF FR KCRM MARR NATO OPDC PBTS PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09STATE54779	GUIDANCE: PROPOSED U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO [...] (SBU) In general, Washington concurs that a robust, usable, and collectively sourced NRF is an important Alliance crisis response and transformation capability. The primary challenge to the NRF has been and remains sourcing the force. Establishing national targets for NRF resourcing is a pr [...]	2009-05-28 18:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV
09STATE56224	USNATO IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN MOU ON THE [...] (U) USNATO is hereby authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on the Facilitation of Vital Civil Emergency Personnel Cross Border Transport (MOU) for Allies and Partners with the statement of understanding found below. 2. (U) Statement of Understanding ----------------------- [...]	2009-06-01 21:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09STATE57002	(S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON MALTA'S [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFS REGARDING MALTA'S RE-ENTRY INTO NATO'S PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE (PFP) PROGRAM AND THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POLITICAL/MILITARY IMPLICATIONS. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW INTERNAL POLITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING MALTA'S RE-ENTRY INTO NATO PFP AND THEIR POSSIBLE [...]	2009-06-03 14:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR NATO MT
09STATE57323	USNATO GUIDANCE: FRENCH PARTICIPATION IN NATO'S [...] (U) In general, Washington concurs with position outlined by USNATO in Refs A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) In light of other Allies' strong feelings on this issue, it is not necessary for the U.S. representative to take the lead in urging full French participation in com [...]	2009-06-03 23:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV
09STATE57898	GUIDANCE ON EAPC MEETING INVITATION TO BELARUS [...] (C) While the Department understands Post's concerns as outlined in REF A, Department does NOT/NOT authorize the transmission of the proposed text. The Department requests USNATO to stand by previous instructions (REF B) -- we support Belarusian participation in the EAPC Defense Ministerial a [...]	2009-06-04 22:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BO NATO PREL
09STATE57920	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGING ALLIES ON EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to a Russian call for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]	2009-06-05 01:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09STATE58405	SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO FRENCH FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Please deliver the Secretary's reply to Foreign Minister Kouchner by June 3. There will not be a signed original. 2. Dear Bernard: Thank you for your letter of April 28. The United States values its cooperation with France, NATO Allies, and the European Union on the shared goal [...]	2009-06-05 22:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF FR SO KCRM MARR NATO OPDC PBTS PGOV
09STATE58420	GUIDANCE ON MEMBERSHIP OF SAUDI ARABIA IN NATO-ICI [...] (C) The USG supports the full membership of Saudi Arabia in the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, vice its current "observer" status. We recognize that future movement on ICI membership largely depends on approval by a higher level within the Government of Saudi Arabia, and that approval a [...]	2009-06-05 22:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	SA NATO PREL
09STATE58925	CFE: HLTF MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY: ALLIES DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. At the May 26-28 HLTF Away Day at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Allies reviewed the current situation regarding CFE; discussed Russia's Aide Memoire on the Parallel Actions Package; and agreed on general themes and an approach for the June 10 German-hosted meeting on the futur [...]	2009-06-08 20:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE58992	CONTRIBUTING TO NATO,S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (U) Summary: At the strong urging of the United States, NATO is moving forward with a long-term counter-piracy mission (Operation Ocean Shield). On June 5, Allies agreed to a concept of operations (CONOPS) for a year-long counter piracy mission and are expected to pledge forces at a confere [...]	2009-06-09 00:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09STATE59226	DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to Russian calls for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]	2009-06-09 17:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON
09STATE59424	JUNE 3 U.S.-RUSSIA CFE MEETING: NO BREAKTHROUGHS, [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and Russian CFE Teams led by VCI A/S Gottemoeller and Russian MFA Director for Disarmament Antonov met in Geneva in the afternoon of June 3 to review ideas for moving forward on CFE. The meeting had an introductory character, as it was the first time U.S. and Russian inte [...]	2009-06-09 22:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KCFE MD NATO PARM PREL RS
09STATE59436	USNATO GUIDANCE: REPORT OF DISCUSSION AND RFG ON [...] (C) Washington concurs with position recommended by USNATO in Reference A. CLINTON [...]	2009-06-09 23:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV
09STATE59968	USNATO GUIDANCE: NATO REFORM, SENIOR I.S. [...] (C) Washington has reviewed reftel and wants to be supportive of the NATO SYG,s proposal in principle, although we need additional time to explore in more detail the implications of this proposed reform. The USG heartily endorses NATO Headquarters reform in order to ensure that the Alliance ( [...]	2009-06-10 22:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN APER NATO PGOV PREL
09STATE6469	REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-24 02:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL XG NATO PHSA
09STATE66663	USNATO GUIDANCE: NEW NATO HEADQUARTERS PROJECT [...] (SBU) Washington has reviewed reftel, concurs with the request for guidance, and authorizes USNATO to join consensus on NATO document DPRHQB-N(2009)2006. This authority to proceed is the second and final step of a two-step authorization process, modeled on NATO Security Investment Program (NS [...]	2009-06-26 19:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO AFIN ABUD AMGT
09STATE67708	USNATO GUIDANCE: PROJECTED SHORTFALL IN SPENDING FOR NATO [...] (U) Washington concurs with recommended positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A, specifically its proposal to reduce national administrative expenses (NAE) funds paid by NATO to nations and agencies managing NSIP projects from three percent to two percent in those instances when a nation has mis [...]	2009-06-30 18:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO
09STATE68548	USNATO GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD [...] (U) In general, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) Ref Item I, ISAF. In discussion of resource implications of the establishment of an intermediate ISAF HQ, Mission may draw on the para 3 talking points, if pressed [...]	2009-07-01 21:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO AFIN ABUD AMGT
09STATE70817	USNATO GUIDANCE: HQ REFORM - SENIOR POSITIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 22:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO APER AMGT
09STATE7188	OSCE/FSC: RESPONSE TO GEORGIA'S REFUSAL OF [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) USdel is asked to deliver the following statement during the January 28 FSC plenary in response to Georgia's refusals, based on "force majeure," on January 21 of a request for a Russian evaluation and on January 22 of a request for a Russian inspect [...]	2009-01-27 16:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE74362	ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (SBU) The purpose of this demarche request is to encourage host governments to start thinking about how they might enhance their contributions to the effort in Afghanistan following the August 20 Afghan presidential election. General McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Assist [...]	2009-07-16 21:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE74959	PRESIDENT REQUESTS RELEASE OF SACT GEN MATTIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09STATE74989	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JUNE 27, 2009 [...] (U) June 27, 2009; 1700; Corfu, Greece. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder, USNATO A/S Phil Gordon, EUR DASD Celeste Wallander, OSD Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, NSC Bruce Turner, Director EUR/RPM Reece Smyth, notetaker Other NRC Ministers Al [...]	2009-07-17 21:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GG MOPS NATO OVIP RS PREL KCFE
09STATE77181	DATES FOR 2010 INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 21:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EN
09STATE77702	GUIDANCE: DRAFT NATO-UAE AGREEMENT ON AWACS BASING [...] (C/REL TO NATO) Washington accepts for discussion the draft MOU text (ref A) with the addition of a new Article 2 on Scope (see Paragraph 2). All subsequent paragraphs should be renumbered accordingly. In addition, all references to the signatory Parties should have a capital letter P. 2. [...]	2009-07-24 23:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AE AF MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE78149	(U) Secretary Clintons July 14, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) July 14, 2009, 4:00 - 4:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon State Spokesman Ian Kelly NSC Director Jeff Hoveni [...]	2009-07-27 18:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE8311	AMB VOLKER'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This action request provides guidance requested reftel. Please see paragraphs 2-4. 2. (C) Ambassador Volker's meeting with Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin comes on the heels of several positive exchanges between the United States and Russia on the future of our relations, including p [...]	2009-01-30 00:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09STATE86367	(SBU) SEEKING GOE SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSIT [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to notify the GOE that the U.S plans the commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies for Afghanistan via the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) via the Port of Tallinn. This effort is [...]	2009-08-19 15:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF EN MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE86825	NATO SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 3. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) At the recent NATO Summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, Allies adopted a "Comprehensive Strategic-level NATO Policy for Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Defending Against Chemical, Biological, [...]	2009-08-20 16:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PARM PGOV PREL PSI PTER KNNP
09STATE90242	ABU GHRAIB AND AFGHANISTAN DETAINEE TALKING POINTS [...] (U) Embassy Brussels may draw upon the points in paras 2-3 below in answering questions about the status of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and about detainee policy and practice in Afghanistan. The points in para 4 can be shared as a fact sheet. Status of Abu Ghraib -------------------- 2. [...]	2009-08-28 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09STATE92527	CFE: A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: An extended "informal" discussion of CFE Treaty issues between VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov in Geneva September 3 revealed some common ground regarding basic concepts for potential provisional application, trial imp [...]	2009-09-04 18:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92528	CFE: INFORMING ALLIES ABOUT A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S [...] This is an action cable. 2. The points in para 3 below provide a brief report of VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller's informal meeting on CFE Treaty issues with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov in Geneva on September 3, 2009 . Posts are requested to deliver the points o [...]	2009-09-04 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE93000	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON CANADA'S MISSION [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, WHICH COVERED ALL FACETS OF CANADA'S MILITARY AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN. EMBASSY,S INSIGHTS INTO POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS PERTAINING TO CANADA'S INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO [...]	2009-09-08 14:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MOPS NATO PREL AF CA
09STATE95439	GUIDANCE FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL PREPARATORY [...] (C) The Mission should draw from the following guidance in response to the nonpaper delivered by Russian Ambassador Rogozin to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen on August 11, 2009 (reftel). The following points are keyed to the relevant sections of the Russian nonpaper. Begin points: (1) Dep [...]	2009-09-14 19:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS
09STATE95492	HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING [...] (C) The September 17 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will provide an opportunity to give Allies a frank report of the September 3 U.S.-Russia bilateral discussion of the CFE parallel actions package and to raise the issue of how we should deal with the second anniversary (in December)of [...]	2009-09-14 21:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE95585	ACTION REQUEST: POINTS TO RAISE WITH NATO-SYG ON SEPTEMBER 18 SPEECH ON RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 12:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RU
09STATE96011	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 16 NAC ON EXERCISE BALTIC [...] (C) We understand that Estonia plans to raise at the September 16 NAC the question of NATO participation in Exercise Baltic Host 2010. If this issue is raised, in response USNATO is authorized to suggest that Allies begin consideration of Alliance participation in Baltic Host 2010 in the con [...]	2009-09-15 22:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AA MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09STATE99089	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]	2009-09-24 02:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STOCKHOLM214	SWEDEN COMMITTED TO NATO KFOR MISSION THROUGH END [...] (C) Sweden will not pull its forces out of KFOR in 2009, according to Carl Magnus Ericsson of the MFA's International Security Policy unit. Replying to demarche points (Ref A) on March 26, Ericsson explained that Parliament last fall approved a bill extending the Swedish presence in KFOR for [...]	2009-03-27 14:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR SW
09STOCKHOLM222	SWEDES WELCOME AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM238	SWEDEN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) On April 7, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Swedish MFA Deputy Director of the International Security Policy Department Carl Magnus Eriksson. Eriksson noted that the NSC recently delivered a request for a third OMLT to Sweden's Embassy in Washington, which the government "took very [...]	2009-04-09 14:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM401	OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE DELIVERED TO SWEDES [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO SW
09STOCKHOLM458	SWEDEN INFORMED ABOUT MANAS; REPLIES THAT VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 16:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM462	SWEDES TO PROPOSE PARLIAMENTARY BILL ON 2010 [...] (C) Summary: Sweden is increasing its troop presence in Afghanistan to 500 soldiers by year-end. FM Bildt has visited Afghanistan twice in recent months, including the visit July 24 with Amb. Holbrooke. Senior MFA and MOD officials tell us the government is now preparing its annual bill to [...]	2009-07-24 17:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM504	SWEDEN'S PLAN TO MANAGE BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by the use of EU accession as a bargaining tool in border disputes, Sweden is working on a new mechanism to solve the problem, MFA Deputy Director General for Europe Lars Wahlund told PolCouns July 19. The Swedes would like to add a "Good Neighbor Policy" as a "pseudo [...]	2009-08-12 11:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM505	FUTURE SWEDISH ISAF PARTICIPATION: TIMETABLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Armed Forces will submit requirements to the government for the Swedish ISAF mission in Afghanistan by August 27, after which the Ministry of Defense (MOD) will initiate interagency meetings. The MFA will have the pen for the draft legislation extending Sweden's milit [...]	2009-08-13 06:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM552	NEW SWEDISH DEFENSE PRIORITIES: SWEDEN PUTS [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy (DASD) James Townsend met with Ministry of Defense (MoD) Director General for Political Affairs Johan Raeder for bilateral defense consultations (BDCs) on July 17-18, the first such talks of what is expected to be an annual [...]	2009-08-26 16:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO KVIR MARR NATO PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM750	SWEDEN ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Parliament's smooth approval of legislation extending Sweden's military presence in Afghanistan through 2010 augurs well for a long-term troop presence, and there is strong support for a three-year, USD 170 million assistanc [...]	2009-11-30 15:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM751	SWEDISH PLAN FOR EU ADVISORY MILITARY MISSION TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On November 30, Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director for the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Brigadier General Lennart Bengtsson, MFA Military Advisor, briefed Poloffs on Swedish plans for discussion of the EUFOR A [...]	2009-11-30 16:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN NATO BK SW
09STOCKHOLM797	SWEDEN'S CONCERNS ON TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN, [...] (C) Sweden officially welcomes the possibility of Turkey launching a PRT in Jowzjan Province (Ref A),which the Swedes currently patrol, though Stockholm is increasingly concerned over Ankara's unwillingness to take responsibility for provincial security and force protection for civilians trav [...]	2009-12-23 10:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09TALLINN125	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...]	2009-05-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN
09TALLINN205	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN207	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN219	Estonia Assistance to Afghanistan Beyond the Elections [...] Polcouns and DATT delivered reftel demarche to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Kadri Peeters of the MOD's America's desk on July 29. Teesalu stated that Estonia would be unlikely to increase its troop contributions after the August elections. The GOE doubl [...]	2009-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EN
09TALLINN231	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-08-04 13:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN247	A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]	2009-08-19 15:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN251	GOE AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SHIPMENTS OF COMMERCIAL DOD CARGO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 06:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
09TALLINN293	U.S.-Baltic Annual CFE Consultations: Support for CFE, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The three Baltic states used this year's annual CFE consultations in Tallinn to express regret that U.S.-Russia discussions on CFE were not progressing due to Russia's repetition of old ideas, but insisted the U.S. continue to lead on CFE in order to maintain a unified NATO appro [...]	2009-09-25 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO KCFE EN
09TALLINN309	NATO SYG VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 13, poloff met with Kristel Engman, NATO desk officer in the MFA's Security Policy Division to receive a readout of NATO Secretary General Rasmussen's October 8th visit to Tallinn. The SYG met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Foreign [...]	2009-10-14 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR NATO EN
09TALLINN333	Estonia Likely to Support U.S. NATO Enlargement Strategy [...] (C) Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 13 to MFA Security Policy Director Paul Teesalu. Teesalu said the GOE is still engaged in internal debate on its position towards enlargement for the December ministerial, and thanked the USG for these points which would influence Estonia's thinki [...]	2009-11-13 15:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EN NUC
09TALLINN34	ESTONIA'S POST-IRAQ AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, the Government of Estonia (GOE) concluded formally Estonia's participation in coalition operations in Iraq, after lengthy negotiations between GOE and Government of Iraq (GOI) on the status of Estonian forces failed to produce results. In the days following this d [...]	2009-02-02 12:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EN
09TALLINN36	ESTONIAN ACCEPTS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] (U) On February 6, 2009, the Government of Estonia formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing its instruments of ratification of the NATO Accession Protocols with the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn. Post will forward the documents to Washington. DECKER [...]	2009-02-09 07:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN373	Estonia Pleased with NATO Contingency Planning Plan [...] (U) Pol Chief and DATT delivered reftel points on December 15 to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Sven Sakkov, MOD Undersecretary for Defense Policy, and Eerik Marmei, MOD Director of the NATO and ESDP Department. 2. (S) Teesalu welcomed the information and call [...]	2009-12-16 13:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	NATO MARR MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN38	ESTONIA ACCPETS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Following Estonian Parliament's ratification of the NATO Protocols of Accession for Albania and Croatia on December 17, 2008, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves signed the instruments of ratification on February 12, 2008. The Government of Estonia provided these documents to the U.S. Embass [...]	2009-02-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN77	ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2009 NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) The Government of Estonia (GOE) views the 60th anniversary NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl as a significant opportunity to showcase Alliance unity on issues such as Afghanistan and NATO enlargement. Estonia supports a new Strategic Concept and has proposed draft language for the final summ [...]	2009-03-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
09TALLINN86	ESTONIA on AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) On March 31, POl/Econ Chief and DATT met with Christian-Marc Liflander, MOD Director for Policy Planning and MOD and Paul Teesalu, MFA Director for Security Policy to discuss the Government of Estonia response to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A) as well as possible deliver [...]	2009-04-01 07:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN
09TALLINN90	ESTONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 5, 9 and 10. 2. (C) MFA Undersecretary Harri Tiido officially informed the Charge on April 2 that the GOE has decided it will 1) deploy an Estonian platoon to Afghanistan for elections security and 2) move forward with plans to fold an Estonian cont [...]	2009-04-03 09:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO AF EN
09TASHKENT1279	Uzbekistan Responds to Afghanistan Demarche [...] (C) On July 22, Charge d'Affaires and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on assistance to Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's new MFA Americas Department Chief Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Acting MFA USA Desk Chief Nurillo Abdullaev. Charge asked Uzbekistan to provide Post with a document outlining Uzbekista [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT135	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (SBU) Post has conducted an internal review of its files and has found no credible evidence that Uzbek individuals in reftel are responsible for committing gross violations of human rights. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/OSS Searc [...]	2009-02-03 12:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MARR ASEC NATO SNAR RS UZ
09TASHKENT148	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA CN TRAINING IN [...] (SBU) Embassy has conducted a review of its files and verifies that it does not possess credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Uzbek security officers identified in reftel. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/ [...]	2009-02-06 11:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ASEC NATO SNAR UZ
09TASHKENT1483	UPDATE ON UZBEKISTAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN [...] (U) Summary: Following recent discussions on the subject, the MFA of Uzbekistan provided the Embassy with an update on their involvement in the socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan. The contributions of the GOU have been primarily in the area of restoring and rebuilding infrast [...]	2009-09-11 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO ELTN AF UZ
09TASHKENT545	Uzbekistan on Afghanistan Contributions [...] (C) Charge and P-E Chief delivered points on Afghanistan contributions to Uzbek MFA Americas head Tahir Mamadjanov on April 20: Electrical Transmission: Mamadjanov noted that electricity supply to Afghanistan is proceeding without any problems. (Note: Uzbekistan currently supplies 75 MW [...]	2009-04-20 12:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR AF UZ
09TBILISI1108	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 09:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GG
09TBILISI1355	GEORGIA: INFORMING ISAF OF FUTURE OF MANAS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on 17 July Post delivered talking points informing NATO allies and non-NATO contributors to ISAF about the operation of a transit center at Manas Airport to MFA Department of the Americas First Secretary Nana Shonia. Shonia expressed interest in the details and p [...]	2009-07-24 13:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG
09TBILISI2013	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US STRATEGY FOR ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 13:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	GG NATO PGOV PREL
09TBILISI2239	GEORGIA: TRAINING OF GEORGIAN BATTALION FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Both the U.S. and Georgia assess the ongoing training by U.S. Marines of the Georgian 31st battalion in preparation for deployment in Afghanistan as going well. The training is intended to increase Georgian forces' ability to operate in a counter-insurgency environme [...]	2009-12-16 12:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF GG
09TBILISI377	GEORGIA: ENGAGING ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) As requested in reftels, Ambassador raised our views on Afghanistan's future with Foreign Minister Vashadze on February 25. FM Vashadze said that Georgia was eager to support our efforts, and was committed to providing a 150-man company by year's end to support the French contingent. Va [...]	2009-02-25 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF GG
09TBILISI658	GEORGIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTION IN [...] (C) DCM relayed ref A requests for contributions to Afghanistan to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on April 2, noting that Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze had attended the March 31 conference in The Hague and was likely already aware of these requests. Nalbandov reconfirmed Georg [...]	2009-04-02 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG
09TELAVIV2554	NATO DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 24 briefing to the diplomatic corps held at the Canadian Embassy, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero described positive meetings with GOI interlocutors in which both NATO and the GOI expressed interest in enhancing the NATO-Israel relation [...]	2009-11-27 09:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS NATO CA IS
09TELAVIV94	NATO SYG DE HOOP SCHEFFER DISCUSSES GAZA CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: During his January 11-12 visit to Israel, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer discussed the Gaza conflict with Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Livni, Prime Minister Olmert, and Likud Party leader Netanyahu. De Hoop Scheffer said Barak suggested the duration of [...]	2009-01-13 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PINS KWBG KPAL EG JO IS
09THEHAGUE149	NETHERLANDS/NATO ENLARGEMENT: PROTOCOLS ON TRACK [...] (U) The Dutch expect to deposit the protocols for accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO by mid-March. End Summary. 2. (U) Policy Advisor Anouk Vos, from the Dutch MFA's NATO Affairs Security and Defense Policy Division, noted that Queen Beatrix signed the law accepting the NATO protoco [...]	2009-03-02 16:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL NL

09THEHAGUE175	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR GAZA INTERDICTION PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support the Gaze interdiction program and will propose (1) a "matrix" of possible actions by member states under their laws, (2) preambular language about Allies' overall efforts to promote peace in the Middle East, and (3) a clarification that participating nations make [...]	2009-03-11 17:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL NL
09THEHAGUE200	NETHERLANDS/NATO/KFOR: DUTCH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 16:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV NL
09THEHAGUE212	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NO DELIVERABLES FOR NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not expect to announce new "deliverables" on Afghanistan and Pakistan during the upcoming NATO and EU summits. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Poloff shared reftel A points with key contacts at the Dutch MFA, MOD, and PM's office. Maarten Boef, head of the Dutch MFA Uruzgan [...]	2009-03-27 14:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS NL PK AF MARR
09THEHAGUE238	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE OF MOST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch strongly appreciated U.S. support for the March 31 Afghanistan conference in The Hague. The Dutch can probably support most of the requests ("Afghanistan Asks") in reftel A, but the list should be presented as [...]	2009-04-11 11:47:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE264	NETHERLANDS/JSF FLYING INTO THE PERFECT STORM [...] (C) Summary: The philosophical opposition of Labor Party members, the economic crisis, and unfavorable U.S. reports have brought Dutch support of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program to the political breaking point. Parliament is in a stalemate as it goes into a second day of emotionally charged [...]	2009-04-23 14:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE268	(S/NF) NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: "AFGHANISTAN ASKS" [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE271	NETHERLANDS/JSF: COMPROMISE WINS [...] (C) Summary: Political grandstanding by parliamentarians opposed to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program gave way to a late-night announcement of a compromise during the second day of debates. At the invitation of Parliament, cabinet members, including PM Balkenende, responded to questions on the [...]	2009-04-24 16:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE328	NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER; SECRETARY,S JUNE 1OTH [...] (S) Your participation in the Regional Command-South RC-South) meeting and the bilateral with Dutch Minister of Defense Emert van Middelkoop comes at a critical time for the advancement of key U.S. priorities. Van Middelkoop and the Dutch government as a whole remain among our strongest allies, but [...]	2009-06-02 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE418	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST [...] (U) This cable follows up on post's ""Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010"" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review in l [...]	2009-07-13 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE419	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST [...] (U) This cable follows up on post's "Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review [...]	2009-07-13 16:01:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE446	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH AFTER ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch consideration of military contributions following the Afghan August elections are intertwined with their decision on post-2010 commitments (ref B). Senior leaders remain dedicated to an active contribution posture after the elections and confirm their commitment to sustain p [...]	2009-07-23 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE514	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POST-2010 DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) This cable continues reporting on post's efforts to get the Dutch to ""yes"" on a post-2010 deployment in Afghanistan (reftels). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Labor Party leader Bos told the Ambassador in confidence (STRICTLY PROTECT) the Dutch will likely stay in Afghanistan post-2010 but not in Uruzgan [...]	2009-08-25 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF NATO NL
09THEHAGUE543	AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]	2009-09-10 14:35:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THEHAGUE556	NETHERLANDS: LOOKING FOR CFE GUIDANCE [...] (C) The Dutch welcome more information about U.S. plans to resolve the impasse between Russia and the United States regarding the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). PolDep shared reftel discussion points with Erica Schouten, MFA Head of NATO Affairs, MFA Senior Policy Advisor [...]	2009-09-14 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO NL
09THEHAGUE559	NETHERLANDS/NATO: VIEW ON U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Embassy The Hague strongly endorses USNATO's concerns about proposed U.S. force reductions in Europe (ref A). At a time when we are asking the Dutch to remain committed to NATO operations, additional reductions in U.S. NATO forces will undercut our appeal. Additionally, [...]	2009-09-15 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER NL
09THEHAGUE567	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING LABOR PARTY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post requests a senior USG official (ideally NSA General Jones) engage Dutch Finance Minister and Labor Party leader Bos in a pull-aside at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit to emphasize continued Dutch participation in such fora is based on their active international role, not their econom [...]	2009-09-18 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AF NATO PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE568	NETHERLANDS/JSF: CONCERN ABOUT SECOND ENGINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Netherlands Minister of Defense (MOD) has expressed concern over the JSF second engine (F-136) being omitted from the U.S. 2010 Defense Budget. Dutch industry has high-value contracts supporting the development of the F-136 engine. The MOD has struggled to retain the necessary supp [...]	2009-09-21 07:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE577	GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...]	2009-09-22 17:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE595	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES [...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...]	2009-10-02 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE663	NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...]	2009-11-02 16:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE673	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: VIEW FROM THE PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are unlikely to make a decision on post-2010 Afghanistan deployment until March of next year. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) Pol/Econ Counselor met with Jeroen de Graaf, political advisor to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende, Nov. 6 and reviewed internal discussions on continue [...]	2009-11-06 17:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE718	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Senior Dutch officials report that Dutch decision-making on an Afghanistan deployment post-2010 is frozen, but President Obama's new plan provides an opportunity to engage D/PM Bos, who remains the most difficult figure in the Dutch political decision. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/ [...]	2009-11-24 17:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR NL AF
09THEHAGUE72	NETHERLANDS/NATO ENLARGEMENT: EXPECT MID MARCH [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch expect to deposit the ratification for the protocols accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO by mid-March. End Summary. 2. (U) Policy Advisor Anouk Vos, from the Dutch MFA's NATO Affairs Security and Defense Policy Division, confirmed the First Chamber of the Par [...]	2009-02-02 07:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM NL PREL
09THEHAGUE726	NETHERLANDS: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Dutch Defense Minister van Middelkoop and the leader of the largest coalition party in parliament told Ambassador they expected the Government to find a way to stay in Afghanistan after 2010, albeit with a significantly reduced presence. Press coverage of the President's address was [...]	2009-12-03 08:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE731	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: SWAYING THE DUTCH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: All evidence suggests the Dutch will not/not retain a significant number of troops in Uruzgan, and the coalition government could fall over this issue. Pushing the government to collapse on this matter is not in our interest. Accepting Dutch compromise proposals is to our advantage. [...]	2009-12-04 17:54:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE759	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING - [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch cabinet deliberations on Afghanistan are stalled going into the holiday break, with no clear indication when the impasse will be broken. Dutch post-2010 commitments to Afghanistan are being held hostage to the Labor Party's (PvdA) uncompromising stance. Ambassador's engagement wi [...]	2009-12-21 16:28:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE92	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...]	2009-02-11 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09TIRANA162	RE: ENGAGING ALLIES AND PARTNERS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Post delivered reftel on March 4 to MFA Director of the Americas Department Ilir Melo. Melo confirmed Albania's support for the August 20 date of Afghan elections. He also confirmed that Albania will send a company (around 125 additional troops) to Afghanistan later in the year, as Berisha s [...]	2009-03-12 14:16:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AL
09TIRANA189	ALBANIA COMPLETES NATO RATIFICATION [...] On March 26, The Albanian Parliament unanimously approved Albania's NATO Accession Protocol. Minutes after the Parliamentary session, Albanian President Topi signed the protocols into law, in what the media noted was "record time" for a law in Albania. Director of the Albanian MFA's America [...]	2009-03-27 14:39:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO AL
09TIRANA24	ALBANIA ACTIVELY PURSUING COMPLETION OF NATO [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Albania has begun domestic ratification of their NATO accession and expects to have it completed by mid-February. They will then wait for the official invitation to deposit their ratification in Washington. The Albanian MFA has been actively following progress [...]	2009-01-14 15:26:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AL
09TIRANA63	ALBANIAN MILITARY ON EVE OF NATO MEMBERSHIP: [...] (C) Summary. In a recent media interview, CHOD BG Maksim Malaj stated that as NATO membership becomes imminent, the largest challenges for the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) are: first, to increase operational capability and cooperation with Allies; second, to transition to an all-volunteer force [...]	2009-01-30 14:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS AL NATO
09ULAANBAATAR61	ENGAGING MONGOLIA ON AFGHANISTAN AND INCREASE OF [...] (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 receptiv [...]	2009-02-24 08:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR MG AF
09ULAANBAATAR96	MONGOLIA RESPONSE: REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) In response to ref A, Mongolia has been informed of the conclusions of the U.S. strategic review and the U.S. requested support, which was forwarded to Mongolia in Secretary of Defense Gates' letter to Mongolian Minister of Defense Bold in late February. Recent meetings by State EAP DAS N [...]	2009-04-10 08:45:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO MG
09UNVIEVIENNA15	CHINA IN VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (SBU) Mission conveyed to the Permanent Mission of France, host of the January 22 meeting, Ref A instructions that the U.S. supports inviting Russia and Poland to the meeting, if the Afghan ambassador here concurs. According to the French Mis [...]	2009-01-16 08:33:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN CH
09UNVIEVIENNA195	Debriefing UNODC on ISAF Counternarcotics Activities -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has requested to be debriefed on NATO-ISAF counternarcotics activities so that UNODC can factor these activities into its ongoing analysis of Afghan opium cultivation and trafficking. UNVIE supports this request and [...]	2009-04-30 08:39:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NATO UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA20	NEW AFGHAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FRIENDS GROUP, IAEA [...] (SBU) Ambassador and DCM met with new Afghanistan ambassador Abdul Shoogufan on January 16 to discuss the Friends of Afghanistan Group, and UNODC and IAEA issues. Shoogufan stressed that most of Afghanistan's problems have been imported from neighbors and spoke at length about the challenge o [...]	2009-01-22 08:58:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA3	AFGHAN MINISTERS TALK COUNTERNARCOTICS IN VIENNA [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Paris Pact meeting in Vienna on December 15-16, Ambassador and DCM met with Afghanistan's Minister of Counternarcotics General Khodaidad, Deputy Minister of Interior General Daud Daud, and other Afghan officials. The Ministers complained about the lack of countern [...]	2009-01-09 08:26:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR CA GM JA PK SW UN
09UNVIEVIENNA6	PARIS PACT BREAKS NEW GROUND [...] (SBU) The Sixth Policy Consultative Group Meeting of the Paris Pact Initiative was held in Vienna December 15-16, 2008. African states participated in this annual meeting for the first time. Members reviewed the 2008 roundtables and approved three for 2009. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Mar [...]	2009-01-12 12:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN AF FR IR CA PK UN RS ZK
09UNVIEVIENNA7	FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN TO MEET AGAIN JANUARY 22 [...] (U) This is an action request for IO, INL and SCA. Please see Para 8. 2. (U) The French Mission will host the next meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan Group (Ref A) on January 22. The draft agenda includes corruption, precursors, UNODC Independence Evaluation Unit report on Afgha [...]	2009-01-12 14:06:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN
09USEUBRUSSELS466	AFPAK: WHITE PAPER AND SUMMIT DELIVERABLES [...] (U) As instructed (REF A),Charge d'Affaires, Political Minister-Counselor, and Pol Off relayed points for the April 5 U.S.-EU Summit to Robert Cooper, Council Secretariat Director for Politico-Military Affairs; Marek Grela, Council Secretariat Director for Transatlantic Relations; Ivo Sramek, [...]	2009-03-31 15:10:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EUN
09USNATO10	NEW SYG SELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN JANUARY 27 [...] (SBU) On January 12, Danish PermRep Per Poulsen-Hansen, acting in his role as Dean of the NATO PermReps, distributed a letter to colleagues proposing a meeting on January 27 to begin the process which will result in the selection of the next NATO Secretary General. (Note: Ambassador Volker wil [...]	2009-01-14 16:45:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL
09USNATO100	NATO'S CIVIL BUDGET: AN EVEN HOLLOWER ALLIANCE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The NATO International Staff is projecting a shortfall of Euros 70 million in the NATO Civil Budget over the next five years. This shortfall is the result of the Alliance taking on an ever increasing number of activities--often at the urging of the U.S.--while also trying to [...]	2009-03-16 09:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AFIN ABUD AMGT
09USNATO104	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] 1. (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Krygyz Ministry of Interior participants for the NATO-Russia Counternarcotics surveillance training to be held in Bishkek, Krygyzstan from March 30 to April 10, 2009 [...]	2009-03-17 16:09:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO105	NATO'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE INFORMED OF U.S. PLANS [...] (C/REL NATO) In response to a direct question about Manas from the French representative, Deputy Political Advisor Baez deployed reftel points to brief colleagues at the March 16 meeting of NATO's Political Committee. Allies expressed their appreciation for this information, indicating their [...]	2009-03-17 17:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09USNATO106	MARCH 6 VCC AND EXPERTS: EXPERTS SEARCH FOR 2009 [...] (C) Summary. During the March 6 VCC and meeting of experts, Allies echoed opinions expressed in Vienna -- that the 2009 AIAM was livelier than the previous year but still short on substance. Experts agreed that it was too soon to propose an agenda for work in 2009 based on the results of the [...]	2009-03-18 15:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO107	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 11:25:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO BE
09USNATO109	NATO CIVIL BUDGET: MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See paras 5 and 6. 2. (C/NF) NATO is in the process of planning its civil budget expenditures over the next five years. As a part of this process the NATO International Staff has developed a draft Medium Term Financial Plan for 2010 to 2014 (MTFP). Th [...]	2009-03-19 13:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AFIN ABUD AMGT
09USNATO112	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Centre of the Russian Federation in Russia from April 7 to 22, 2009. 3. (SBU) [...]	2009-03-20 11:50:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO114	RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. The Issue --------- 2. (C/NF) Although Belarus signed a security of information agreement with NATO many years ago as a member of the Alliance's Partnership for Peace (PfP),the U.S. has blocked the certification of the agreement. [...]	2009-03-20 15:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09USNATO115	MARCH 12 HLTF: NATO ALLIES PRESS U.S. TO LEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 12 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, three main themes emerged from Allies' comments on next steps regarding CFE: 1) Allied support for U.S. leadership in engaging Russia on CFE; 2) support for the Parallel Actions Package as the basis for engagement; and 3) [...]	2009-03-23 17:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO121	USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Brigadier General Errico and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on March [...]	2009-03-25 13:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK
09USNATO122	READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 25, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The U.S. said it was looking for Allies to take decisions this week on paramilitary policing and on melding the U.S. review and Alliance approach in order to show unity and progress at the Summit. Canada encouraged Allies to agree to sta [...]	2009-03-25 15:56:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL NATO
09USNATO129	READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 1, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reported the Election Support Force remains unfilled, with the most significant shortfalls remaining in RC-South. The SYG said he had met with UN SYG Ban Ki Moon on the margins of the March 31 meeting in The Hague on Afghanistan [...]	2009-04-02 16:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL NATO
09USNATO131	THE VICE PRESIDENT'S MARCH 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) March 10, 2009; 9:30AM-12:15PM Central European Time; Brussels, Belgium. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: The Vice President Ambassador Kurt Volker National Security Advisor to the Vice President Anthony Blinken Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy Lieutenant Genera [...]	2009-04-02 16:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP MOPS NATO PGOV PREL KV AF PK
09USNATO136	APRIL 3-4 NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE PART 1 OF 2 [...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Strasbourg / Kehl Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic C [...]	2009-04-04 15:15:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
09USNATO137	APRIL 3-4 NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE PART 2 OF 2 [...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN PART 2 of Text: 38. The security and stability of the Gulf region is significant to the Alliance. We are pleased with the significant progress achieved in [...]	2009-04-04 15:44:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
09USNATO138	NATO SUMMIT DECLARATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) The following Declaration on Afghanistan was approved and released by the NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Summit Declaration on Afghanistan Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the [...]	2009-04-06 05:33:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR AF
09USNATO139	NATO SUMMIT DECLARATION ON ALLIANCE SECURITY [...] (U) The following Delcaration on Alliance Security was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the April 3-4 Summit: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Declaration on Alliance Security Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the No [...]	2009-04-06 05:35:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL PARM XG XS XD
09USNATO142	NATO SECRETARY GENERAL STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 14:16:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PARM PREL MCAP MNUC TSPA KN XE
09USNATO148	SCIENCE AT NATO: UPDATE ON CURRENT PROGRAMS, [...] (SBU) Summary: The NATO Committee on Science for Peace and Security (SPS) will meet in Allied-only format April 23 and in NATO-Russia Council format on April 24. USNATO provides the following update on SPS projects and current U.S. actions and policy to focus and guide the interagency group in [...]	2009-04-15 16:58:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO OSCI TSPL AF
09USNATO15	NATO/IRAQ: NTM-I CORE COUNTRIES SHARE CONCERNS OF [...] (C) The backbone countries in the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) share similar concerns about the legal status of the NTM-I as Denmark and Portugal (Ref A),both of which are withdrawing from the mission (Denmark until the legal status can be clarified, but Portugal permanently.). Polan [...]	2009-01-16 13:34:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USNATO156	NATO EXERCISES IN GEORGIA - THE FACTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 16:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
09USNATO157	TAKING THE NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL FORWARD IN STORMY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Alliance has made great strides in overcoming internal divisions over Russia and Europes East leading to an emerging consensus on how to take NATO-Russia relations forward. USNATO is working with Germany and the Czech Republic on non-papers that provide a roadmap for re-engageme [...]	2009-04-21 17:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO158	COOPERATIVE AIRSPACE INITIATIVE: THE MODEL FOR NRC [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Russia and a wide cross-section of participating/financing Allies, including Poland, strongly support the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI). Based on pledges of 75 percent of total NATO costs for [...]	2009-04-22 16:09:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO161	LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: While Mission continues to support the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) counter-narcotics (CN) project, technical and logistical problems have prevented us from carrying out all required Leahy vetting. Already twice this year, UNODC [...]	2009-04-23 13:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO165	ROGOZIN RAMBLES SOVIET-STYLE IN RESTART OF THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On April 29, the first formal NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Ambassadorial meeting was held since the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Russian Ambassador Rogozin used the meeting to dissect and criticize the communiqu from NATO's recent 60th Anniversary Summit. Paying particular att [...]	2009-05-04 17:45:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO166	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ALIYEV BRIEFS ENERGY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Appearing before the North Atlantic Council (NAC) for the first time in two and a half years, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (joined by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov) briefed the Allies on Azerbaijan's role as a regional energy supplier, his commitment to resolve the Na [...]	2009-05-05 08:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL AJ AM GG TU RS
09USNATO169	READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Estonia increased its election support contribution from a platoon to a company for Helmand. SHAPE continues to report Elections Support Force shortfalls, despite the U.S. and OEF partners, recent commitments. Canada expressed its hope t [...]	2009-05-05 12:23:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL NATO
09USNATO173	SUBJECT: APRIL 28 HLTF: NATO ALLIES KEEN TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the April 28 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting and on the margins Allies welcomed the U.S. read out of Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller's April 24 luncheon discussion of CFE in Rome with Russian Security and Disarmament Director Antonov, including indications that Russia is [...]	2009-05-05 15:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
09USNATO174	CFE/VCC: APRIL 23 VCC AND EXPERTS--STATUS OF [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. non-paper on Status of VCC Experts (Ref A) was discussed in both the group of experts meeting and VCC. No one rejected the principle that experts receive their tasking from the VCC. Although they had only a brief opportunity to review the paper, preliminary comments from [...]	2009-05-05 17:05:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO176	RUSSIAN DCM: NRC MINISTERIAL POSTPONED, NOT [...] (C/REL NATO) During the May 7 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council's (NRC's) Preparatory Committee, Russian DCM Soltanovskiy said that Moscow had decided to postpone until a more appropriate time--not cancel--the planned NRC Foreign Ministerial. At the same time, he sharply criticized the Allia [...]	2009-05-08 08:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS
09USNATO178	NATO SECRETARY GENERAL STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 12:14:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL OFDP OPRC CA RS
09USNATO179	CORRECTED: NATO SECRETARY GENERAL STATEMENT ON [...] (U) On May 6 NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer released the following statement regarding Russian revocation of diplomatic status of two Canadian NATO diplomats in the NATO Information Office in Moscow: BEGIN TEXT: The Canadian Ambassador in Moscow, who provides the diplomatic statu [...]	2009-05-08 14:39:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL OFDP OPRC CA RS
09USNATO180	RUSSIA MOVES TO CLOSE DOWN THE NRC RESETTLEMENT [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Russian DCM Soltanovskiy confirmed on May 7 that Russia is terminating the Memorandum of Agreement for the NATO-Russia Resettlement Center, effectively ending the program. We should ask Luxembourg whether it would be willing to reprogram money it had pledged for the Cent [...]	2009-05-08 16:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV MCAP RS
09USNATO186	AFGHAN GOVERNORS REMIND EUROPEANS WHY THEY ARE [...] (SBU) Summary. The governors of Afghanistan's Bamian and Farah Provinces visited Brussels 23-24 April on the final leg of a week long program sponsored jointly by USNATO, and Embassies Kabul, The Hague and Rome. Over the course of two days in Brussels, the governors gave first-hand accounts o [...]	2009-05-13 13:33:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS NATO PREL
09USNATO19	JANUARY 8 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Experts deconflicted the CFE inspection schedule for the upcoming Treaty year (RY 14) and refined the deconflicted Vienna Document 1999 (VD 99) verification activities for 2009. Experts are close to agreement on the International Staff (IS) working paper outlining VD 99 coordin [...]	2009-01-22 16:13:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO191	ROGOZIN "SHOCKED" BY NATO EXPULSIONS OF RUSSIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador Volker, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin spoke positively about resuming concrete work in the NATO-Russia Council even while complaining that the recent NATO expulsion of two Russian diplomats was unjustified. Ambassador Volker di [...]	2009-05-14 14:24:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS RS GG
09USNATO197	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 13,2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 15:36:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF XG
09USNATO198	NATO BEGINS BUILDING A BROADER RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO Heads of State and Government agreed at their 60th Anniversary Summit in April to build a broader political and practical relationship with Pakistan. NATO has begun implementing this decision, approving on May 15 the Terms of Reference for a NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE [...]	2009-05-18 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PK AF
09USNATO199	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN CONTINUES HIS ATTEMPTS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Responding to presentations on Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) at the May 13 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Russian Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin criticized NATO's efforts in Afghanistan as both repeating the Soviet Union's earlier mistakes and inve [...]	2009-05-19 11:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV RS GG TU GM
09USNATO2	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: REVIEW OF DEFENSE PLANNING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Based upon a tasking from Defense Ministers at their meeting in Vilnius in February of 2008, NATO has undertaken a fundamental review of the Defense Planning Processes in an attempt to harmonize all Alliance work towards meeting the Alliance's required capabilities. The goal [...]	2009-01-05 10:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
09USNATO202	RFG: U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance. See para 6. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: While the U.S. has been pressing hard for a long-term NATO role in counter-piracy, we have thus far been unable to answer Allied questions about what the U.S. commitment/contribution to such a mission would be. Without [...]	2009-05-20 15:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS EWWT ZR SO XA
09USNATO206	VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE "TRAIN [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below for the "Train the Trainer" course in Domodedovo, Moscow from June 1-16, 2009. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the appropriate vetting be conducted on the propo [...]	2009-05-22 14:37:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS AF
09USNATO207	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 20,2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: While initially objecting to a proposal to begin the committee work to formulate political guidance on the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan until the May 28 release of military advice on the subject, France and Turkey did ultimately agre [...]	2009-05-22 17:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK
09USNATO208	NATO STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 05:42:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC MCAP NATO PREL PARM KN XE
09USNATO216	NATO-RUSSIA: CONSENSUS EMERGING FOR NRC [...] (C/NF) In the May 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, Russian Ambassador Rogozin chided Allies for playing political games with the proposed date of the NRC Foreign Ministerial meeting. Rogozin groused that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed to NATO's proposed May 19 date for the Minis [...]	2009-05-28 18:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS UP
09USNATO217	NATO-RUSSIA: CONSENSUS EMERGING FOR NRC [...] (C/NF) In the May 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, Russian Ambassador Rogozin chided Allies for playing political games with the proposed date of the NRC Foreign Ministerial meeting. Rogozin groused that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed to NATO's proposed May 19 date for the Minis [...]	2009-05-28 18:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS UP
09USNATO221	ARMENIA AND TURKEY DUKE IT OUT AT NATO [...] (U) This cable has been delayed due to ongoing transmission difficulties. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan appeared before the North Atlantic Council (NAC) to review the 2009 Assessment of Armenia's Individual Partnership Ac [...]	2009-06-02 15:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV AJ AM TU
09USNATO222	NATO SECRETARY GENERAL'S CRITICISM OF SOUTH [...] On June 2 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer issued the following statement: BEGIN TEXT: NATO does not recognize the elections held on May 31 in South Ossetia. The holding of such elections does not contribute to a peaceful and lasting settlement of the situation in Georgia. Th [...]	2009-06-02 16:12:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL RS GG
09USNATO223	LAVROV ON ALBANIA AND CROATIA'S NATO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) On May 27 NATO Secretary General received the following letter from Russian FM Lavrov in response to his letter informing the FM of the accession of Albania and Croatia into NATO. BEGIN TEXT: Unoffcial translation from Russian Moscow, "25" May 2009 Dear Mr. Secretary General, [...]	2009-06-02 16:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS
09USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 27,2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the May 27 meeting of NATO North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Czech Charge reported that Afghan security forces had demanded to open the cargo on a Czech-charted flight at Kabul International Airport, leading to an 11-hour standoff. Allies discussed the possibil [...]	2009-06-02 18:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO227	ACTION REQUEST: NATO COUNTER-PIRACY: FISH OR CUT [...] (C/NF) This is an Action Request. See para 14. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the strong urging of the United States, NATO is moving forward with planning for a long-term counter-piracy operation. At the same time, Allies--including the U.S.--have been tepid in their willingness to actually contri [...]	2009-06-04 15:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS EWWT PBTS ZR SO XA
09USNATO230	ACTION REQUEST: EAPC MEETING INVITATION TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) As instructed, USNATO delivered Ref A guidance in the June 4 meeting of NATO's Political Committee, explaining that it would be premature to move forward with the NATO-Belarus information security agreement, and that NATO should [...]	2009-06-04 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BO
09USNATO232	KUWAIT FORCES NATO TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a June 3 meeting with the North Atlantic Council (NAC),representatives from the four Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries pledged to work both in and out of the ICI structure with NATO on issues of common concern, such as piracy. The Kuwaiti Ambassador argued that [...]	2009-06-05 15:12:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PGOV PREL BA KU QA AE MU SA
09USNATO233	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia Council Anti-Narcotics Training to be held in Asghabat, Turkmenistan from June 22 to 26. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the [...]	2009-06-05 15:42:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO235	VCC MEETING JUNE 4, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. At the June 4, 2009 meeting of AC 319, the Verification Coordination Committee (VCC),Allies agreed that VCC experts should base their work on taskings from the VCC. Allies also agreed that the work of groups established to deal with continuing technical issues, such as the Da [...]	2009-06-05 16:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO236	RFG: USG POSITION ON POTENTIAL MEMBERSHIP OF SAUDI [...] (C) This message contains a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) In a bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, the Ambassador informed the SYG that a recent high-level Saudi delegation which visited NAT [...]	2009-06-05 16:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL SA
09USNATO237	NATO ALLIES REACT POSITIVELY TO U.S. INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) On June 5, Ambassador Daalder briefed NATO PermReps on the U.S. initiative to use the OSCE's informal Corfu Ministerial to launch a constructive dialogue on ways to enhance European security (reftel). While noting they were speaking on an uninstructed basis, Allies expressed strong initia [...]	2009-06-05 18:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL XG RS
09USNATO238	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 3,2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: At the June 3 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, Allies discussed continuing disagreements over the scope of the proposed NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A). Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer stressed the urgency of reaching a [...]	2009-06-05 19:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO242	RFG: INVITING MAURITANIA TO NAC-PLUS-7 MEETING [...] (C) This message contains a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) NATO has announced its intention to schedule on June 16 a North Atlantic Council (NAC)-plus-7 meeting to include the nations of the Mediterranean Cooperation Group (MCG) - Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Moroc [...]	2009-06-08 15:41:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MR

09USNATO247	RFG: NOMINATION OF U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. ----------------------- The Call for Nomination ----------------------- 2. (C/NF) The Danish Representative to NATO, in his capacity as dean of the Council, passed a letter from Secretary General-designate Rasmussen to the Allies o [...]	2009-06-09 17:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL
09USNATO249	RFG: NATO I.S. REFORM GUIDANCE NEEDED BY JUNE 11 [...] (SBU) Action Request: Please see para 5 for guidance request; response needed by noon Brussels time on Thursday, June 11. 2. (C/NF) NATO's Secretary General told PermReps at today's informal lunch that he intended to press Defense Ministers to approve changes in the allocation of senior I [...]	2009-06-09 20:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL
09USNATO25	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Russia from February 3 to 18. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post req [...]	2009-01-27 14:57:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO253	NATO-RUSSIA MINISTERIAL: RUSSIA CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C/NF) SUMMERY: In a dramatic change in tone, the Russian Mission to NATO fully engaged in the June 9-10 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Preparatory Committee (Prep Com) negotiations on deliverables for the NRC June 27 Foreign Ministerial in Corfu. Prior to this week, the Russian Mission had insis [...]	2009-06-12 04:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS UP
09USNATO254	NATO-KOSOVO: EUSR FEITH STRESSES NEED FOR U.S. AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Special Representative Feith told NATO Permanent Representatives on June 9 that, while he thought conditions were appropriate for a KFOR drawdown, a continued U.S. and NATO presence in Kosovo and the region would remain critical. He advised that KFOR should retain the ability t [...]	2009-06-12 14:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK KV
09USNATO256	NATO COMES TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary and Comment: NATO's Political Committee met June 10 to discuss the U.S. initiative to use the OSCE Ministerial in Corfu to launch a positive, wide-ranging dialogue on European security. France and Germany used the meeting to present and solicit Allied input on previously existing n [...]	2009-06-12 18:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AORC XG RS
09USNATO257	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 10,2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary of the June 10 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General said that hoped NATO Defense Ministers would agree in principle at their June 11-12 meeting to SACEUR's proposed changes to the ISAF command and control structure, pending additional wor [...]	2009-06-12 19:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO261	INVITATION FROM NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO [...] (U) USNATO has received an invitation from NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to Secretary Clinton to attend the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting at the Foreign Minister level in Corfu on June 27. The text of the letter follows. Original will be mailed via unclassified pouch. 2. [...]	2009-06-17 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL ODIP NATO
09USNATO262	ACTION REQUEST: MISSILE DEFENSE, NATO AND RUSSIA [...] (C) This is an action request - see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: As Washington considers missile defense options, discussions are underway within NATO on the form Alliance missile defense will assume. We believe it politically vital to involve Allies in the process of thinking through MD opt [...]	2009-06-17 15:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL RS
09USNATO264	USNATO OPINION MAKER TOUR TO NATO HQ AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USNATO announces its eighth multi-country opinion-maker tour for FY-09. The tour will begin in Brussels and follow-on to Washington DC to focus on the Obama Administration and its top security and foreign policy objectiv [...]	2009-06-18 09:05:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO NATO OEXC OIIP PREL
09USNATO267	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-21 18:57:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO268	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary of the June 17 meeting of NATO's North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: AWACS deployment to Konya, Turkey, was proceeding. The first operational flight in support of NATO's ISAF mission was scheduled for June 23. After UK PermRep Eldon pressed for regular status reports on [...]	2009-06-22 10:57:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO269	SECRETARY CLINTON: YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] (C) This is the first high-level NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting since the August 2008 Georgia crisis, when NATO suspended meetings of the Council. During the Foreign Ministerial last March, you succeeded in convincing your NATO colleagues to resume NRC deliberations - a decision subsequently rea [...]	2009-06-22 14:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS RS GG
09USNATO27	RUSSIA SEEKS TO RENEW ENGAGEMENT IN THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies met with Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin on January 26 for the first time since the Georgia crisis in August 2008. Welcoming the Ministerial decision to re-engage Russia in a phased approach, Allies emphasized that the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) is a tool for fair as w [...]	2009-01-28 16:11:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO270	UNODC ASSURANCE ON LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. FUNDS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Daalder received a letter dated June 16 from James Callahan, the Central Asia Regional Representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),regarding the distribution of USG funds within the NATO-Russia Council Counter Narcotics program. In the letter, Cal [...]	2009-06-22 15:11:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL NATO SNAR RS AF ZK
09USNATO272	JUNE 19 NRC AMBASSADORIAL: MINISTERIAL PREP, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On June 19, NATO-Russia Council Ambassadors prepared for the June 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Ministerial in Corfu. They focused on three possible deliverables: a "way forward" paper for the NRC; a political mandate to restart military-to-military cooperation; and, Russian p [...]	2009-06-23 16:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO RS GG
09USNATO274	PAKISTANI PRESIDENT ZARDARI MEETS THE NAC [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On June 17 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari assured the NAC that his government had taken ""political ownership"" of the war against extremists in Pakistan. Stressing the need to respect Pakistani sovereignty, he said that his forces needed to be the ones to fight the war [...]	2009-06-24 07:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MCAP PK AF
09USNATO276	USNATO MULTI-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR TO KOSOVO [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraphs 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USNATO PAA invites posts to nominate one print or broadcast correspondent for a Multi-Country Press Tour to NATO HQ with a follow-on tour to Kosovo. Tour dates are August 3-7, 2009. The tour objective is to give journalists f [...]	2009-06-25 15:39:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO NATO OEXC OIIP PREL
09USNATO277	NATO-RUSSIA: LAVROV SAYS NO TO AN AGREED DOCUMENT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a letter to NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that he did not anticipate the adoption a joint document at the June 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Ministerial in Corfu. Consistent with Lavrov's letter, the Russian Mission on June 26 k [...]	2009-06-26 18:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO RS
09USNATO28	ACTION REQUEST: AMB. VOLKER'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin has requested a meeting with Ambassador Volker on January 30. The Russian mission to NATO tells us that Rogozin wants to quickly build upon the positive spirit of the January 26 NATO-Russia C [...]	2009-01-28 16:42:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
09USNATO286	EAPC SECURITY FORUM TRIES TO MUSTER SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 24 and 25 the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum met in Astana, Kazakhstan, to discuss Afghanistan and other regional issues and energy security. This was the first-ever EAPC event in a former Soviet state. Allied nations called on Partners to take [...]	2009-07-02 12:03:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS XG ZJ ZK
09USNATO287	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL ASSESSES MACEDONIA'S MAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1 Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and Defense Minister Zoran Konjanovski told the North Atlantic Council (NAC) that Macedonia was committed to finding a mutually-acceptable solution to the name dispute and taking its place as as a NATO Ally. They also announ [...]	2009-07-02 15:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR
09USNATO288	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 1,2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 1 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: The NATO Senior Civilian Representative briefed the North Atlantic Council on the status of preparations for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, stressing that it was important that the international community [...]	2009-07-02 19:41:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO289	ASD NACHT-LED TEAM CONSULTS WITH NATO ALLIES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: An interagency delegation led by ASD Michael Nacht met with NATO Allies on June 29 to discuss and consult regarding the ongoing USG Ballistic Missile Defense Review (BMDR),potential MD cooperation with Russia, and the synergy of NATO and U.S. plans for MD in Europe. Allies [...]	2009-07-03 11:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR NATO RS
09USNATO292	LITHUANIAN COMMENTS WITH REGARD TO U.S. NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 07:55:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC NATO KNNP KACT LT XG
09USNATO299	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 8,2009 [...] (S/NF) Summary of the July 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: Allies were briefed on ISAF's revised tactical directive which emphasized the importance of population security. The Deputy Secretary General and Allies expressed frustration at not being notified by militar [...]	2009-07-13 18:05:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO30	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 16:35:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
09USNATO302	A/S'S GORDON AND GOTTEMOELLER DISCUSS MOSCOW [...] (SBU) This message has been cleared by EUR A/S Gordon and VCI A/S Gottemoeller. 2. (C/NF) Summary: On July 8, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Gordon and Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Gottemoeller exchanged views [...]	2009-07-15 13:55:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KACT MNUC NATO EL EZ ZB
09USNATO303	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES DIFFER ON RE-ENGAGEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies are united that PermReps should use the July 22 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC)to indicate to Russia that NATO is willing to engage across the entire spectrum of issues, but that Russia must also specify in what areas it would like to cooperate. Regardless of [...]	2009-07-15 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS GG UP
09USNATO304	U.S. DEBRIEFS ALLIES ON THE MOSCOW SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 8, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller briefed the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on the outcomes of the recent U.S.-Russia summit in M [...]	2009-07-15 17:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT MNUC NATO PREL RS EL EZ ZB
09USNATO305	SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN NATO'S ISAF AWACS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO's efforts to deploy AWACS aircraft in support of its ISAF operation in Afghanistan suffered a serious blow on July 15 when Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister indicated that overflight clearance would not be quickly forthcoming. In a meeting of the North Atlantic Council later [...]	2009-07-15 18:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MARR AF AJ IO AE ZK XF
09USNATO309	JULY 9 MEETING REAFFIRMS NATO CONSENSUS ON CFE [...] (C) Summary: Keying off of U.S. briefings on CFE discussion at the U.S.-Russia Summit in Moscow and shared experiences at the June 9 Berlin CFE meeting and the Corfu Ministerials, Allies used a brief HLTF meeting to reaffirm a general consensus on next steps with regard to CFE. Allies reaff [...]	2009-07-17 13:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO310	AZERBAIJAN: MEMBER OF THE NATO COMMUNITY, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat assessment of Azerbaijan's progress on its path to reform, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov reported to PermReps at the July 15 North Atlantic Council that its relationship with NATO was "close and improving." Mammadyarov proudly reported that Azerbaijan had [...]	2009-07-17 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PINR PREL AJ
09USNATO311	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 15, 2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: Allies asked for a strategic assessment of the impact of the ongoing operation in Helmand province, particularly in light of the increasingly heavy casualties NATO forces are taking. The UK noted the firest [...]	2009-07-17 18:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO314	SCENESETTER FOR POTUS'S MEETING WITH OUTGOING NATO [...] (U) The following text is being transmitted for the President in memo format. 2. (C) Begin text: MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Ambassador Ivo Daalder, US Mission to NATO SUBJECT: Scenesetter for Your Meeting with NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Mr President: This w [...]	2009-07-20 17:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PINR PREL
09USNATO315	NATO AWACS IN THE UAE TO SUPPORT ISAF - LEGAL [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations Lawrence Rossin on July 20 briefed Allies in the Political Committee about difficulties and potential opportunities in his negotiations with the UAE regarding the potential of basing NATO AWACS at al-Ain airbase in support of the ISAF opera [...]	2009-07-20 18:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS AE AF
09USNATO316	CFE/VCC: JULY 8 -- ALLIES ANTICIPATE IS DRAFT ON [...] (C) Summary: During the July 8 VCC, Allies engaged in debate over the future role of experts. With the discussion revolving around a handful of Allies espousing familiar positions, the IS announced it would draft new terms of reference for the VCC ad hoc group of experts to discuss at the ne [...]	2009-07-23 06:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO317	NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL MEETING SHOWS COOPERATION WILL [...] (C) Summary: The first NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting since the June 27 Corfu Foreign Ministerial descended into a bitter exchange on issues across the board including Afghanistan, NATO enlargement, Georgia and Kosovo. The three-hour meeting began constructively, with Russia answering th [...]	2009-07-23 17:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS GG UP
09USNATO318	RFG: DRAFT NATO-UAE AGREEMENT ON AWACS BASING [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL NATO) The NATO International Staff (IS) has distributed a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the United Arab Emirates and NATO for the basing of NATO AWACS planes, and the stationing of related NATO personnel, in the U [...]	2009-07-23 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS AE AF
09USNATO32	RFG: TAKING FORWARD THE AFGHAN-PROPOSED MILITARY [...] (S) Summary and Comment: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, see Para 11. ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Gentilini briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on January 28. He argued that NATO should, with caution, view the draft military technical agreement on revised force procedures, proposed by [...]	2009-01-30 11:05:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO320	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 22, 2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 22 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC): -- AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: SACEUR, Admiral Stavridis, and COMISAF, General McChrystal, briefed the Council from Kabul via video teleconference, noting--among other things--that McChrystal was generally pleased with the [...]	2009-07-24 18:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO323	USNATO: SWEDISH FM BILDT STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt briefed the NAC on Sweden's goals for its EU Presidency. FM Bildt, with U.S. backing, emphasized the need for a true NATO-EU strategic partnership to confront common challenges. Ambassador Daalder called on the EU to do more in Afghanist [...]	2009-07-28 15:36:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS BK KV EUN
09USNATO329	RETHINKING U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE [...] (SECRET NF) Summary: As the Department of Defense conducts its Quadrennial Defense Review, we want to raise serious questions about the consequences of further significant reductions to U.S. forces currently stationed in Europe. At issue are the envisioned reduction from four to two Brigade [...]	2009-07-30 10:41:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG
09USNATO330	SERBIAN DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS MILITARY [...] (C) In a letter addressed to NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer, Serbian Minister of Defense Sutanovac requested a modification to the implementation of the Military Technical Agreement (MTA),arguing that modification was necessary in light of recent "terrorist attacks" in the south of S [...]	2009-07-30 13:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO332	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 29, 2009 [...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 29 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC): -- AFGHANISTAN: Following the advice of the Military Committee and Senior Resouce Board, the NAC has been asked to approve changes to ISAF's upper command structure through a silence procedure which expires on August [...]	2009-07-31 19:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO334	RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC [...] (U) SUMMARY On August 3--his first day of official business at NATO Headquarters--new NATO Secretary General (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen released his roadmap for completing NATO's new Strategic Concept in time for a NATO Summit in the fall of 2010. He also named the 12 individuals he has chos [...]	2009-08-03 16:05:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PGOV PREF PTER MOPS MAR IC
09USNATO335	NAC APPROVES ISAF UPPER COMMAND STRUCTURE CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 18:27:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO336	NEW SECRETARY GENERAL'S PRIORITIES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: New NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen used the August 4 North Atlantic Council meeting--his first as the Secretary General--to set out the priorities for his term, including: Afghanistan, NATO-Russia, the Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative par [...]	2009-08-05 06:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO338	ITALY PLANS COORDINATED REDUCTION IN KFOR [...] (C) In a letter addressed to new NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Italian PermRep Stefanini on August 4 said that Rome intends to decrease its participation in KFOR in line with KFOR's overall scale of reductions as it moves through the first gate on the path to a deterrent presenc [...]	2009-08-05 16:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO34	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held at the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crim [...]	2009-01-30 14:22:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO342	AFGHANISTAN: THE FOCUS OF THE AUGUST 4 NAC [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: In his first North Atlantic Council meeting as the Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen chaired a discussion of the situation in Afghanistan. Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral Stavridis termed the situation "hard, but not hopeless" and outlined four priorities [...]	2009-08-07 20:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO346	AUGUST 12 MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/REL NATO) Summary of the August meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: NATO will release its media coordination plan for Afghan elections on August 12. PermReps requested information about ad-hoc community guards to be hired by the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior for ad [...]	2009-08-13 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO348	NATO SYG MEETS RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: On August 11, 2009, new NATO Secretary General Rasmussen held his first meeting with Russia's Ambassador Rogozin, following Rasmussen's announcement that improving NATO-Russia relations is one of his three priorities as Se [...]	2009-08-14 16:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PINR PREF
09USNATO349	NATO SECGEN RASMUSSEN MAKES STATEMENT ON [...] (U) On August 16, Secretary General Rasmussen released a statement on casualties in Afghanistan. In the statement--which was posted on the NATO website--Rasmussen expressed sadness in the face of casualties, but argued that the "biggest tribute we can make to those who have lost their lives" [...]	2009-08-16 14:34:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG
09USNATO350	COUNTER-PIRACY: WORKING WITH SOMALI OFFICIALS; [...] (C/REL NATO) As reported reftel, NATO has approved the Operational Plan for a long-term counter-piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield, to include supporting and contributing to regional capacity building with regional authorities connected with the deterrence and prevention of piracy. While [...]	2009-08-18 05:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT PHSA NATO MOPS MCAP SO XA
09USNATO351	COUNTER-PIRACY: WORKING WITH SOMALI OFFICIALS [...] (C/REL NATO) As reported reftel, NATO has approved the Operational Plan for a long-term counter-piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield, to include supporting and contributing to regional capacity building with regional authorities connected with the deterrence and prevention of piracy. While [...]	2009-08-18 05:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT PHSA NATO MOPS MCAP SO XA
09USNATO353	COUNTER-PIRACY: NATO BEGINS OPERATION OCEAN [...] (U) On August 17, NATO formally commenced Operation Ocean Shield -- the Alliance's long-term contribution to international efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa. In a statement posted to its website, the Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood (MCC Northwood) said t [...]	2009-08-18 14:34:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EWWT PHSA NATO MOPS MCAP SO XA
09USNATO354	COUNTER-PIRACY: NATO SUCCESSFULLY WORKS WITH THE [...] (U) Even before the August 17 commencement of Operation Ocean Shield, NATO's recently agreed long-term contribution to international counter-piracy efforts (reftel),NATO's efforts off the Horn of Africa have been yielding positive results. These results are often only possible because of the [...]	2009-08-19 10:49:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EWWT PHSA NATO MOPS MCAP SO XA
09USNATO355	NATO ASSISTED RUSSIA IN ITS SEARCH FOR THE MISSING [...] (C) Following comments by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the August 19 meeting of the North Atlantic Council that he had been asked by Russia to assist in the strange case of the missing Russian ship "Arctic Sea," Poloffs met with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Rober [...]	2009-08-19 15:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EWWT PHSA MOPS MCAP RS
09USNATO356	NATO/IRAQ: NATO SECGEN CONDEMNS TERRORIST BOMBINGS [...] (U) On August 19, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued the following statement condemning that day's terrorist bombings in Baghdad: BEGIN TEXT 19 Aug. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 119 Statement by the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on the terrorist attacks in Baghdad [...]	2009-08-20 06:48:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS NATO PREL PINS MCAP PGOV IZ
09USNATO357	FLAGS-TO-POST CONFERENCE FOR ISAF AFGHANISTAN: [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 07:12:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO358	NATO/IRAQ: NATO SECGEN CONDEMNS TERRORIST BOMBINGS [...] (U) On August 19, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued the following statement condemning that day's terrorist bombings in Baghdad: BEGIN TEXT 19 Aug. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 119 Statement by the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on the terrorist attacks in Baghdad [...]	2009-08-20 09:22:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS NATO PREL PINS MCAP PGOV IZ
09USNATO359	SECGEN WRITES KARZAI ABOUT SHIA LAW CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO MOPS MCAP AF
09USNATO360	NATO SECGEN MAKES STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) On August 20, Secretary General Rasmussen released a statement on the elections in Afghanistan and took a few questions from journalist. Below is the text of the statement as well as a summary of the questions and answers. 2. (U) The full text of the Secretary General's statement foll [...]	2009-08-20 18:01:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF
09USNATO361	AUGUST 19 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 19:51:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO364	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL'S FIRST ASSESSMENT OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21 the Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) General Stanley McChrystal and NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Fernando Gentilini provided a post-election report to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in a special session via vi [...]	2009-08-24 15:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
09USNATO37	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held at the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crim [...]	2009-02-01 10:56:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO373	AUGUST 26 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: ALL [...] (C/REL NATO) Summary: This is a summary of the August 19 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC). -- AFGHANISTAN: The Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) urged continued Allied restraint against public reactions to preliminary Afghan elections' results. He announced the flags to post confe [...]	2009-08-28 19:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK XG
09USNATO375	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: NATO'S SYG GETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen used the September 2 meeting of the North Atlantic Council to advance his goal for increased NATO strategic policy coordination and guidance for political and military authorities involved in Afghanistan. Allies generally supported th [...]	2009-09-03 17:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO378	PDUSDP MILLER CONSULTS WITH ALLIES ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) This message has been cleared by PDUSDP Miller. 2. (S) Summary: On July 16, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. James Miller met with Allies to consult on the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and related topics. Permanent Representatives (PermReps) expressed appreciat [...]	2009-09-04 15:34:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL MNUC KACT NATO RS
09USNATO379	NATO PARTICIPATION IN BALTIC EXERCISES - REQUEST [...] (C/NF) The September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will coincide with the commencement of "Zapad 09," a large scale Russian and Belarusian military exercise which will take place in close proximity to Baltic NATO Allies' territory. We predict that this event will prompt a NAC [...]	2009-09-04 16:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09USNATO38	RFG: TAKING FORWARD THE AFGHAN-PROPOSED MILITARY [...] (S) Summary and Comment: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, see Para 11. ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Gentilini briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on January 28. He argued that NATO should, with caution, view the draft military technical agreement on revised force procedures, proposed by [...]	2009-02-01 10:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO383	NATO SECRETARY GENERAL READY TO REACH OUT TO CSTO? [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 16:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NATO RS
09USNATO384	STRATEGIC CONCEPT: GROUP OF EXPERTS MET WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the September 7 first meeting of the Group of Experts (GoE) with the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on the NATO new Strategic Concept (SC) review, both the Secretary General (SYG) and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the GoE's chairperson, stressed the importance o [...]	2009-09-10 17:06:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MARR MOPS PK UK XG RS
09USNATO386	NATO SHOULD CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN EXERCISE BALTIC HOST 10 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Estonia, addressing the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, requested that NATO follow with interest the ongoing Zapad 09 Russian-Belarussian exercise with a view to providing a report to Allies. While Estonia co [...]	2009-09-11 16:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09USNATO388	SEPTEMBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: [...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary from the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: Afghanistan: At the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Secretary General Rasmussen told Allies that he expected to get the Commander of ISAF's strategic assessment of the situation in Afgh [...]	2009-09-11 18:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO390	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER WANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) Foreign Minister, Sven Alkalaj, said in a courtesy call with Ambassador Daalder on September 11 BiH intends to submit its application to join the Membership Action Plan (MAP) in the coming weeks, immediately after the United Nations General Assembl [...]	2009-09-15 08:48:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PGOV PREL MOPS MCAT BK
09USNATO392	RFG: COMMANDER OF ISAF BRIEFS NAC ON ASSESSMENT; [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: At the September 16 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (COMISAF),U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, briefed NATO PermReps f [...]	2009-09-16 18:27:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK
09USNATO395	ALLIES WELCOME INTER-AGENCY BRIEFING ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies received a September 17 briefing on the President's decision on the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Review positively, especially its linkage with NATO's missile defense plans. A number of Allies asked questions regarding possible missile defense cooperation with Rus [...]	2009-09-17 21:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO397	THE 2009 AFGHANISTAN OPIUM SURVEY: UNODC COSTA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 16:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO399	KOSOVO SECURITY FORCE ACHIEVES INITIAL OPERATING [...] (SBU) On September 17, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen distributed to Allies a September 15 letter from the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis informing Rasmussen that the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) had attained Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on September 15. Stav [...]	2009-09-18 19:45:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP NATO MOPS MARR PREL PGOV KV
09USNATO4	DECEMBER 17-18 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C/REL NATO) Summary: During meetings of Experts on 17 and 18 December, Allies de-conflicted the 2009 Vienna Document 99 Verification Schedule. In addition, the U.S. secured CFE quota inspections to Armenia and Ukraine, a Flank inspection to Ukraine and two Additional Paid inspections to Ukr [...]	2009-01-06 15:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09USNATO403	CZECH PERMREP ASKS FOR GREATER U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The new Czech Ambassador to NATO has privately predicted a potentially unfavorable turning-point in the general direction of Czech foreign and security policy. He said challenges would result for Czech transatlanticists, due to the impact of the U.S. decision to retool missi [...]	2009-09-22 14:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS RS EZ PL
09USNATO405	U/S TAUSCHER'S NATO VISIT SEPTEMBER 1 [...] (C) Summary: U/S Tauscher met with Acting Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero and WMD Center head Jacek Bylica September 1 to discuss arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation issues. She reassured both NATO officials that the U.S. would continue to consult extensively with Allies -- [...]	2009-09-24 11:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL NATO
09USNATO406	NATO CHIEFS OF DEFENSE ON THE STRATEGIC CONCEPT [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: At the September 23 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee reported that NATO Chiefs of Defense expressed concern at their September 18-19 Lisbon meeting that a military voice was not represented in the Group of Experts appointe [...]	2009-09-24 14:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MCAP MOPS
09USNATO409	NAC STRESSES THAT KFOR DRAWDOWN MUST REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a September 23 Council meeting in KFOR contributing nations format, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Di Paola highlighted the lack of national pledges to fill key intelligence and reserve requirements during the KFOR Force Shaping Conference on September 8. He [...]	2009-09-25 14:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO410	RFG: STAFFING THE NATO LIAISON OFFICE IN TBILISI [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. The Problem ----------- 2. (C/NF) Allies will discuss at the September 29 PermReps' lunch the inability of NATO to staff -- via Voluntary National Contributions (VNC) -- the NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi, which Foreign Ministers agreed [...]	2009-09-25 15:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MCAP GG
09USNATO411	SEPTEMBER 17 HLTF REAFFIRMS NATO SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: During the September 17 HLTF meeting and related consultations the previous day, Allies welcomed the U.S.'s detailed readout of A/S Rose Gottemoeller's September 3 discussion of CFE with Russian Disarmament Director Antonov and expressed interest in the new ideas that were inform [...]	2009-09-25 16:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO413	RFG: RESPONDING TO NATO SECRETARY GENERAL'S PROPOSALS FOR NATO RUSSIA COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 17:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO RS
09USNATO414	NAC DISCUSSES COUNTER-PIRACY COORDINATION ROLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: At the September 23 NAC, PermReps discussed counter-piracy, specifically a September 22 letter from SACEUR to the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC - see para 8). Allies discussed what NATO's best value-adding role might be off the Horn of Africa. Several Allies who [...]	2009-09-28 17:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KCRM NATO
09USNATO421	ALLIES RECEIVE FURTHER DETAILS ON BALLISTIC [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency team consulted with Allies at a special October 1 NAC on the evolving nature of the ballistic missile threat, and on additional details of the Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) to European missile defense (MD) first briefed to them September 17 (reftel). Allies wer [...]	2009-10-01 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO422	NATO/VCC: SEPTEMBER 21 VCC AND EXPERTS - ALLIES [...] (C) Summary: Experts reviewed implementation coordination procedures in accordance with para 11 of AC/319-D(2009)001(INV) and agreed that, for the purposes of coordinating verification activities in November/December 2009, Allies should continue to use the procedures contained therein. The VC [...]	2009-10-01 16:05:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO424	NATO-RUSSIA: AFGHANISTAN, ARMS SALES AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin used the September 30 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to press Moscow's agenda on Afghanistan and plug potential Russian military sales to NATO, while attempting to avoid comment on the mystery surrounding the MV Arctic Sea hijacking. [...]	2009-10-02 16:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO425	NATO-RUSSIA: AFGHANISTAN, ARMS SALES AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin used the September 30 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to press Moscow's agenda on Afghanistan and plug potential Russian military sales to NATO, while attempting to avoid comment on the mystery surrounding the MV Arctic Sea hijacking. [...]	2009-10-02 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO427	BOSNIA APPLIES FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) During an October 2 visit to NATO Headquarters, Zeljko Komsic, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),delivered a letter to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen formally applying for BiH's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan. Rasmussen distributed the letter to [...]	2009-10-05 12:09:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO PGOV MCAP PHUM PINS PNAT BK
09USNATO432	RUSSIAN CANDOR IN THE NATO-RUSSIA PREPCOM [...] (C) A mid-level member of the Russian Mission to NATO struck a notable tone of candor by admitting that significant daylight existed between Moscow and the Russian Mission to NATO on improving the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) and focusing the organization on meaningful areas of cooperation. In r [...]	2009-10-07 05:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO RS
09USNATO433	KFOR DRAWDOWN: CONDITIONS MUST BE RIGHT TO MOVE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. NATO International Military Staff Assistant Director for Operations Major General Li Gobbi and KFOR Military Civil Advisory Division Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General Polimeno on October 2 briefed the KFOR Policy Coordina [...]	2009-10-07 08:05:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO442	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE WHILE [...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies and Russia displayed dramatically different views on how to take the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) forward during a recent Ambassadorial meeting. Allies focused on immediate, practical goals for the organization, while the Russian Ambassador to NATO presented an unrealist [...]	2009-10-08 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO443	NATO SYG CONDEMNS KABUL BOMBING [...] (U) On October 8, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement condemning the bombing in Kabul that happened earlier that day. He also made special mention of the two members of the EU police mission in Afghanistan who were injured in the explosion. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary [...]	2009-10-08 14:04:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PTER NATO PREL AF
09USNATO444	AFGHAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE: I SUPPORT MCCHRYSTAL'S [...] (SBU) On October 6, NATO Secretary General Fogh Rasmussen distributed to Allies a letter he received from Afghan Minister of Defense General Wardak (ref). In the letter, Wardak expressed his "wholehearted support for the findings of General McChrystal's assessment of the situation in Afghanis [...]	2009-10-08 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL NATO PINS PTER AF

09USNATO446	NATO SYG CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA ON NOBEL [...] (U) On October 9, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement congratulating President Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary General's statement (which can be found on the NATO website) has been reproduced below: BEGIN TEXT 09 Oct. 2009 Pre [...]	2009-10-09 14:05:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO OPRC PHUM
09USNATO447	NATO SYG OFFERS SUPPORT TO KAI EIDE AND UNAMA [...] (U) On October 12, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a press statement expressing the Alliance's support for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He also expressed his and the Alliance's confidence in Kai Eide, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. 2. (U) The f [...]	2009-10-12 11:57:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO UN AF
09USNATO449	MONTENEGRO AND BOSNIA MAP: A SNAPSHOT OF ALLIED [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministerial quickly approaching, Allies are beginning to seriously discuss whether and how to respond to the applications of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to join the Membership Action Plan process. While most Allies do not beli [...]	2009-10-13 18:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL BK MW GG UP
09USNATO450	RFG: ISAF RESOURCE DISCUSSION ON COMMANDER'S [...] (U) This is a request for guidance by OOB October 19 (Brussels time). See para 3. 2. (C/REL ISAF) The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral James Stavridis submitted ISAF Commander General Stanley McChrystal's resource documentation supplementing his 60-day assessment to the 4 [...]	2009-10-14 11:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF PK
09USNATO453	FRENCH BLOCK ISAF-RELATED AWACS FUNDING; DEFENSE [...] (C/REL NATO) At the October 14 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the Deputy Secretary General noted that the Senior Resource Board (SRB) had been unable to reach agreement on common funding to underwrite the short-term use of British AWACS planes based out of Oman to support NATO's ISAF m [...]	2009-10-15 14:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL NATO PGOV AF MU
09USNATO457	NAC UPDATED ON THE NATO TRAINING MISSION-IRAQ [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard briefed Allies at the October 14 meeting of the North Atlantic Council on the results of his October 10-11 visit to Baghdad. He said that he was struck by how positively NATO was viewed by Iraqi officials. He repor [...]	2009-10-19 09:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS NATO IZ
09USNATO461	NATO SYG WELCOMES AFGHAN ELECTION DECISION [...] (U) On October 20, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement welcoming the decision to hold a second round of elections in Afghanistan. He said the decision showed respect for the democratic process and institutions in Afghanistan. He indicated his hope that the second round would [...]	2009-10-20 15:11:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO462	BRIEFING ALLIES ON "NATO-IZING" MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 15:34:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO463	BRIEFING ALLIES ON "NATO-IZING" MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Daalder and RADM Macy consulted with Allies October 20 on the U.S. Phased, Adaptive Approach (PAA) to missile defense, offering additional details to previous briefings and how PAA might fit into a NATO territorial missile defense mission. Allied reaction was uniform [...]	2009-10-20 16:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO464	ACTION REQUEST: BALTIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING: SOME [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Leaders in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are pressing hard for NATO Article 5 contingency planning for the Baltic states. President Obama and Secretary Clinton are on record supporting such contingency planning for Allies. A [...]	2009-10-20 16:58:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL NATO ZB RS
09USNATO465	MARCHING TOWARDS DECEMBER: NATO DISCUSSES THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen presided over an informal session of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 20 to discuss views on the Western Balkans in preparation for decisions to be taken at the December Foreign Ministerial, a discussion informed by a n [...]	2009-10-21 17:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL MW BK YI GG UP
09USNATO469	RFG: RUSSIAN REQUEST FOR THERMAL SIGHTS [...] (C/NF) During an October 20 social dinner, Russian Ambassador to NATO Rogozin asked Ambassador Daalder for his assistance in securing the sale of U.S. thermal weapons sights to the Russian Federation for use by the Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB's) Alpha Group. He also handed Daalde [...]	2009-10-22 12:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PREL MASS MCAP NATO RS
09USNATO47	THE ROAD TO THE NATO SUMMIT AND BEYOND: ISSUES TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During its first 70 days in office, the Administration will face a NATO-heavy calendar. Success will require the Administration to address quickly several key issues, among them: the war in Afghanistan, NATO's relationship with Russia and Europe,s East, and the search for a new [...]	2009-02-02 18:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS RS
09USNATO483	NATO SYG CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN IN KABUL [...] (U) On October 28, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement condemning the attack earlier in the day against a UN guesthouse in Kabul. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary General's statement follows: BEGIN TEXT 28 Oct. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 154 Statement by the Secret [...]	2009-10-28 15:41:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER NATO UN PREL MOPS AF
09USNATO484	RFG: NATO SYG DROPS BOMBSHELL IN ABU DHABI RELATING TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS AND ALLIANCE POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 09:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KPAL IS AE
09USNATO485	NATO SYG CONDEMNS PESHAWAR BOMBING [...] (U) On October 29, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement condemning the October 28 bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary General's statement follows: BEGIN TEXT 29 Oct. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 156 Statement by the Secretary General on the [...]	2009-10-29 11:22:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER NATO PREL MOPS PK
09USNATO486	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Tajik participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Tajikistan from November 9-20. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the appropriat [...]	2009-10-29 12:23:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO490	NATO SPECIAL COMMITTEE ISSUES: WORK PLAN, [...] (S/REL NATO) SUMMARY: At the October 28 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Allies were briefed on the draft 2010 Work Plan for the NATO Special Committee. The Special Committee serves as an advisory body on espionage and terrorist-related matters. The incoming Chair of the Committ [...]	2009-10-30 13:00:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PINR PINS PREL PTER PROP MOPS NATO RS CH AF
09USNATO491	NATO-RUSSIA: RUSSIA OFFERS LITTLE AT AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) held an October 21 discussion on Afghanistan and Pakistan that saw the U.S. and Allies ask Russia to provide additional assistance to Afghanistan, while Moscow offered nothing concrete and reiterated its call for the Alliance to work with the Collect [...]	2009-10-30 13:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RS
09USNATO492	RUSSIA SAYS IT FACES FINANCIAL CONTRAINTS [...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA Second Asia Department Deputy Director Ali Mustafabeli told Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (D/SRAP) Paul Jones on October 21 that Moscow was considering additional aid to Afghanistan, but was limited by the difficult financial situat [...]	2009-10-30 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RS
09USNATO493	NATO SYG CONGRATULATES KARZAI FOR BEING DECLARED [...] (U) On November 2, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement congratulating Hamid Karzai for being declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election by Afghan Independent Election Commission. Rasmussen also said that NATO will continue to work in support of the Afghan gover [...]	2009-11-03 08:55:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS AF
09USNATO494	SECRETARY GENERAL'S THOUGHTS ON REFORM [...] (NC) At the October 20 PermReps' lunch, Secretary General Rasmussen drew from the following speaking notes on NATO reform: BEGIN TEXT NATO REFORM NATO cannot stand still. We must adapt to make sure we are in the best possible shape to meet the challenges this Alliance faces. We shou [...]	2009-11-03 14:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN APER NATO PGOV PREL
09USNATO495	SYG'S PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER FOREIGN [...] (SBU) At the November 3 informal PermReps' lunch, NATO Secretary General (SG) Rasmussen distributed his proposed schedule for the December 3-4 meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. 2. (SBU) The text of the Secretary General's proposed schedule follows: BEGIN TEXT 2009 Autumn Foreign Min [...]	2009-11-03 15:25:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO RS GG UP AF
09USNATO496	NEW GERMAN COALITION AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary: On 29 October 2009 the German Representative to the Nuclear Planning Group Staff Group (NPG-SG) came with formal instructions from the German Ministry of Defense to emphasize that, while the new German coalition agreement calls for the active support of new disarmament and arms co [...]	2009-11-03 16:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC NATO KNNP KACT
09USNATO497	NATO SYG PROPOSES REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. NATO Secretary General Rasmussen hosted Ambassador Daalder for breakfast November 3 to discuss Alliance issues and improving coordination with the PermReps. Rasmussen was particularly interested in coordinating closely with the US and suggested regular one-on-one meetings with t [...]	2009-11-03 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MOPS MARR PREL PARM RU AF
09USNATO498	GERMANS PUSH NATO DEBATE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary: In his first meetings with two NATO counterparts and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is pushing his government's new policy to seek the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons from German soil. In discussions with Dutch FM Verhagen, Belgi [...]	2009-11-03 17:50:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MNUC PREL KACT NATO
09USNATO501	DUTCH SAY U.S. AFGHANISTAN MESSAGE MUST BE A [...] (C) Summary. In a November 3 meeting, Dutch PM Cabinet Director Richard van Zwol told USNATO Ambassador Daalder the Dutch were in a political deadlock over their Afghanistan contributions and the Prime Minister was attempting to unlock it. He urged the US to deliver a strong message privately [...]	2009-11-05 09:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL AF
09USNATO502	NATO STATEMENT ON USG CONSULTATIONS WITH ALLIES [...] (U) NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement on the November 5 visit to NATO headquarters of a senior USG interagency team for consultations on Afghanistan with Allies and non-NATO troop contributing nations. (Note: The substance of the consultations will be reported septel.) 2. [...]	2009-11-05 17:31:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MCAP MARR NATO AF
09USNATO505	U.S. TEAM CONSULTS WITH ISAF PARTNERS ON [...] (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 5, a senior level USG interagency team consulted with NATO Allies and non-NATO ISAF troop contributing countries on the way ahead in Afghanistan, including how to respond to GEN McChrystal's assessment and resource request. The U.S. team stressed that the Pres [...]	2009-11-06 18:53:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK
09USNATO506	RFG: JOINT REVIEW OF NATO AND RUSSIA'S 21ST [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 4. 2. (C) NATO Secretary General Rasmussen released on November 9 a draft Ministerial tasking to begin a joint review of common threats facing NATO and Russia, an initiative first laid out by the SecGen in his September 18 speech on NAT [...]	2009-11-09 15:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
09USNATO507	SECURING ADDITIONAL ALLIED/PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Summary: When President Obama announces his decision on possible U.S. troop increases for Afghanistan, the impact could be far greater if other Allied and Partner leaders would announce increases of their own either simultaneously or in close succession. Several Allies and Partners have [...]	2009-11-09 15:44:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO MCAP MARR AF
09USNATO51	NATO/IRAQ: ONE-TWO PUNCH MAY KO THE NATO TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal status and force protection challenges could strike severe -- if not fatal blows -- to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) at a time when the political will exists with our European Allies to expand their support for Iraqi Security Forces. First and most dangerous, [...]	2009-02-04 17:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USNATO510	SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO DEPLOY PRT TO PARWAN; SEEKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 10, South Korean Minister Counselor Kim Hong-Kyun demarched USNATO personnel, informing them of Seoul's strong preference to deploy its recently announced Provincial Reconstruction Team to Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Kim requested U.S. support in this matter, citin [...]	2009-11-10 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF PK KS
09USNATO511	CORRECTED COPY: U.S. TEAM CONSULTS WITH ISAF [...] (S/REL ISAF) This cable is a corrected copy including additional comments by the Deputy Assistant to the President and the Vice President's National Security Advisor, Tony Blinken. 2. (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 5, a senior level USG interagency team consulted with NATO Allies and no [...]	2009-11-10 16:37:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK
09USNATO512	UN REQUESTS NATO ASSISTANCE FOR CONGO MISSION [...] (SBU) On November 6, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard distributed to Allies a United Nations request for NATO assistance in the form of equipment and training aids for a unit of 200 Tanzanian trainers that will train the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of th [...]	2009-11-10 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PINS PGOV UN NATO
09USNATO514	NATO-RUSSIA: ROGOZIN SAYS MOSCOW REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin explained to NATO PermReps on November 9 his difficulty in dealing with Moscow's skepticism regarding cooperation with NATO, and how he intended to overcome this situation by inviting high-level Russian officials and experts to take part [...]	2009-11-11 15:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
09USNATO518	NATO-RUSSIA: RUSSIA DELAYING NRC PROGRESS [...] (C) NATO International Staff on November 11 canceled the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Preparatory Committee meeting scheduled for November 12 after the Chair determined that the meeting would have been "a waste of time" because the Russian Mission indicated that, once again, they would fail to hav [...]	2009-11-12 11:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
09USNATO519	PAKISTAN: DISCUSSION OF A STRATEGIC ROLE FOR NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 4, the North Atlantic Council discussed progress in implementing the Strasbourg-Kehl Summit decision to build a broader political and practical relationship between NATO and Pakistan. NATO SYG Rasmussen said NATO would enhance the political dialogue, expand militar [...]	2009-11-13 08:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK
09USNATO52	JANUARY 29 HLTF: ALLIES WILLING TO WAIT FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the January 29 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, two clear messages - pointedly directed at the U.S. - emerged. First, Allies continue to place high importance on a unified NATO strategy for retaining the CFE regime and getting it back on track. Many specifically not [...]	2009-02-04 17:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO520	HIGHREP INZKO PRESSES NATO ON MAP FOR BIH [...] (C) Summary: High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Inzko briefed the NAC on November 11. Inzko, supported by Ambassador Daalder and many other PermReps, provided a negative assessment of the situation in BiH and stressed the need to support the U.S.-EU "Butmir process." Inzko [...]	2009-11-13 17:23:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MASS BK
09USNATO521	NATO-RUSSIA: NATO ALLIES AGREE NRC MUST FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 06:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PTER SENV NATO RS
09USNATO522	NOVEMBER 5 HLTF MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the November 5 HLTF, Allies welcomed the U.S. proposal to revise NATO's NAC Communique message on CFE to reflect the Alliance's growing concern about Russia's continuing suspension of implementation of CFE. Most Allies also agreed in principle to the U.S.'s specific suggestion [...]	2009-11-16 15:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO523	NATO-RUSSIA: NATO ALLIES AGREE NRC MUST FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 11 informal NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting on a Ministerial tasking to launch a Joint Review of 21st Century Security Challenges, NATO Allies argued that this initiative should proceed only if agreement was also reached on the "Taking the NRC Forward" paper and t [...]	2009-11-16 16:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PTER SENV NATO RS
09USNATO525	COUNTER-PIRACY WORKING GROUP CHAIR CALLS FOR NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 9, the Chairman of Working Group One (WG1) of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, Chris Holtby (UK),briefed the NATO Policy Coordination Group (PCG) on regional capacity-building and urged NATO to play a role in training. NATO Deputy As [...]	2009-11-17 09:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR MCAP EWWT PBTS PHSA
09USNATO526	NATO-RUSSIA: RUSSIA PULLS THE PLUG ON NRC REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Russia told the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Preparatory Committee on November 17 that it was no longer interested in continuing six months of work on the reform document "Taking the NRC Forward," and urged the NRC to instead focus on the proposed Joint Review of common security cha [...]	2009-11-17 17:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
09USNATO527	NATO SYG STATEMENT ON KOSOVO ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 17:57:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NATO KV
09USNATO528	NATO MISSILE DEFENSE: NEED TO PUSH SOME ALLIES [...] (C) Summary: Allies have welcomed the President's Phased, Adaptive Approach (PAA) to European missile defense, but some key Allies require additional USG attention on this issue before we can garner unanimous support in the December Ministerial communique. Some Allies question our push for [...]	2009-11-18 16:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO529	NATO-RUSSIA: NO RESPONSE FROM ROGOZIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 16:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO RS
09USNATO530	NATO ALLIES TELL BOSNIAN FM THAT REFORMS ARE [...] (C) Summary: Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Minister failed in a November 17 informal meeting with NATO PermReps to push Allies towards consensus that Ministers should grant Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) the Membership Action Plan (MAP) in December. Most PermReps rejected the FM's assertion that pro [...]	2009-11-18 17:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO BK TU IT NO
09USNATO532	LITHUANIAN MOD DISCUSSES NATO CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a November 17 meeting with Ambassador Daalder, Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene underscored the importance of NATO contingency planning to Vilnius and asked about the status of U.S. thinking on the subject. Ambassador Daalder said the issue was still being studied in [...]	2009-11-19 15:35:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MCAP NATO LH ZB RS
09USNATO534	NATO SYG PRESSES HUNGARY AND ROMANIA FOR MORE ISAF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S. Deputy Director of the Secretary General's Private Office Jeff Rathke (strictly protect) told us that Secretary General Rasmussen pressed Hungary and Romania on November 19 for additional troops for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. [...]	2009-11-19 16:58:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL MARR MASS NATO AF HU RO SP
09USNATO539	RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 16:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO RS GG UP AF
09USNATO540	NATO-RUSSIA: ROGOZIN UNCLEAR ON WHY MOSCOW PULLED [...] (C) Summary: The Russian Mission to NATO has painted a picture of disarray within the Moscow interagency to explain Russia's decision to pull the plug on NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reform. The Mission proposed that at their December meeting, NRC Foreign Ministers issue a new tasking for refor [...]	2009-11-20 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
09USNATO541	RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Attached is the initial draft of the statement for the NATO Foreign Ministerial to be held in Brussels December 3 and 4, 2009. Reflecting the Secretary General's desire to have much shorter, "punchier" document that only raises is [...]	2009-11-20 17:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO RS GG UP AF
09USNATO542	SHAPE BRIEFS NAC ON NATO TRAINING MISSION - [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: At a November 18 NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan (NTM-A) briefing, Brigadier Simon Porter, Allied Command Operations Chief of Plans, told Allies and non-NATO ISAF troop contributors "real progress" has been made in standing up the mission. LTG William B. Caldwell wil [...]	2009-11-20 18:55:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF
09USNATO546	NATO-RUSSIA: NAC DISCUSSES RUSSIAN MILITARY EXERCISES [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 13:23:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS NATO RS
09USNATO548	NATO/VCC: NOVEMBER 16-17 VCC AND EXPERTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 12:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	KCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR XG ZK
09USNATO549	SERBIA WANTS MTA CHANGE; CONSIDERING IPAP FOR 2011 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Serbian MFA Director General for NATO and Defense Affairs Vujic told USNATO DCM Heffern on November 24 that Defense Minister Sutanovac would present Belgrade's ideas for changes to the Military Technical Agreement (MTA) to Secretary of Defense Gates when they meet on November 30. [...]	2009-11-25 13:05:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO550	SYG'S LETTER TO THE SECRETARY REGARDING THE [...] (SBU) On November 24, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen provided us with a copy of a letter to the Secretary regarding NATO's December 3-4 Foreign Ministerial (letter e-mailed to EUR/RPM). The text of the Secretary General's letter to the Secretary follows: BEGIN TEXT SG(2009)0932 24 N [...]	2009-11-26 12:58:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO OVIP OPDC MOPS MCAP MARR XG RS AF
09USNATO551	NATO/VCC: NOVEMBER 16-17 VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: At the Verification Coordination Committee (VCC) and VCC meeting of Experts on 16-17 November, the U.S. secured Allied agreement to conduct one Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) evaluation in the Russian Federation and VD99 inspections in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Finland and Switze [...]	2009-11-27 11:21:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	KCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR XG ZK
09USNATO552	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S/NF) The following message for the Secretary is being transmitted in memo format: BEGIN TEXT November 27, 2009 MEMORANDUM For: Secretary Clinton From: Ivo Daalder Subject: Your Participation in the NATO Foreign Ministerial Madam Secretary: This ministerial may be one of ) [...]	2009-11-27 12:38:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP PARM PINS OVIP AF
09USNATO554	TURKEY INVITING FOREIGN MINISTERS TO HAVE A [...] (C) Summary: Turkey intends to invite NATO Foreign Ministers to a separate meeting to discuss granting MAP to Bosnia. Unless directed otherwise USNATO will work to oppose this move. End summary. 2. (C) Turkey announced in a November 27 communique negotiation for the December 3-4 NATO Fore [...]	2009-11-27 15:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO BK TU NO
09USNATO555	RFG: ISAF DECISION MAKING - INVOLVING NON-NATO [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Several non-NATO troop contributing nations to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, particularly Australia and New Zealand, have pressed for a larger role in the ISAF-related decision process at NATO [...]	2009-11-27 18:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AS NZ AF
09USNATO556	DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN AT THE NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 09:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO RS
09USNATO557	NATO-RUSSIA: DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: During a November 25 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Ambassadorial meeting, NATO Allies and the Secretary General expressed their frustration with the Russian decision to end work on the reform document "Taking the NRC Forward," and reminded Russian Ambassador Rogozin that this was part [...]	2009-11-30 11:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO RS
09USNATO559	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES WANT RUSSIA TO SHOW ITS CARDS [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary General appealed to Russia during a December 1 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) to approve a plan for NRC reform, and reminded Russia that failure to do so put at risk the entire package of deliverables for the upcoming NRC Ministerial. The Russian Ambassador to NATO said [...]	2009-12-01 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO CA RS
09USNATO560	NATO SYG STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 08:18:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL NATO MARR MASS PGOV AF
09USNATO562	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES AGREE TO RUSSIAN PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: Seeking to force Russia into a position where it must agree to cooperate with NATO or be exposed as unwilling, Allies agreed on December 2 to accept all of Russia's proposed changes to three key NATO-Russia Council (NRC) documents that are potential deliverables for the NRC Minis [...]	2009-12-03 11:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO RS
09USNATO563	RFG: HOW TO KEEP THE DUTCH IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance by OOB Brussels time on December 4. See para 7. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. On December 2, the U.S. Ambassador and NATO Secretary General (SYG) Rasmussen received a demarche from The Dutch PermRep to NATO, Frank Majoor, requesting options The Hague could pursue t [...]	2009-12-03 15:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AF
09USNATO564	CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OF THE NATO-GEORGIA COMMISSION [...] (U) Following the December 3 meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) at the level of Foreign Ministers, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen -- in his role as Chairman of the NGC -- issued the following Chairman's Statement: BEGIN TEXT: 03 Dec. 2009 Chairman's Statement Meeting of t [...]	2009-12-04 07:53:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO PBTS MOPS PINS GG AF
09USNATO565	NATO-UKRAINE COMMISSION: CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT FOR [...] (U) Following the December 3 NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, in his role as Chairman of the NUC, issued the following statement on his own authority: BEGIN TEXT: 03 Dec. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 188 Chairman [...]	2009-12-04 08:46:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MASS MCAP MARR TBIO UP
09USNATO567	ISAF MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) The following statement on Afghanistan was issued following the December 4 meeting in Brussels of Foreign Ministers from countries participating in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan: BEGIN TEXT: Statement on Afghanistan by Ministers of Foreign Affair [...]	2009-12-04 14:00:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP MASS NATO AF PK
09USNATO569	FINAL STATEMENT OF THE NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (U) NATO Foreign Ministers issued the following statement following statement at the conclusion of their December 3-4 meeting in Brussels: BEGIN TEXT Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, on 4 December 2009 Â [...]	2009-12-04 15:03:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP MASS AF KV MW BK
09USNATO57	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) held a Plenary meeting at NATO HQ on 14 Jan 09. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Joe Benkert of the U.S. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs) and Mr. John Laugerud of the Norwegian MOD. Major items dis [...]	2009-02-06 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO570	HEADLINES OF A SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:32:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP MASS NATO XG AF RS
09USNATO571	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009 [...] (U) December 3, 2009; 1500; Brussels, Belgium. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Amb. Ivo Daalder EUR A/S Phil Gordon EUR Deputy A/S Robert Wood Special Assistant Amy Scanlon USNATO PolAd Kelly Degnan (notetaker) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen [...]	2009-12-04 18:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO MARR MOPS BK
09USNATO573	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special Assistant, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 4, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder A/S Phil Gordon, EUR Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special Assista [...]	2009-12-08 12:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO UP RS
09USNATO575	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 4, 2009; 5:00 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder Brian Greaney (Notetaker) Georgia Foreig [...]	2009-12-08 13:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO GG RS
09USNATO579	NATO-RUSSIA: RESPONDING TO RUSSIA'S LATEST DRAFT TREATY LIMITING THE DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS ABROAD [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 08:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO RS
09USNATO580	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special Assistant, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 3, 2009; 8:00 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder A/S Phil Gordon, EUR Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special As [...]	2009-12-10 09:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO PGOV MOPS
09USNATO581	NATO-RUSSIA: RUSSIA "BRIEFS" NRC ON MILITARY EXERCISES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 10:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NATO RS
09USNATO583	TRANSITIONING KOSOVO AIRSPACE TO CIVILIAN CONTROL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: USNATO conveyed reftel concerns to the head of NATO's Airspace Management Division Georgio Cioni on December 11. Cioni, who chairs the Kosovo airspace transition technical panel, insisted that the Kosovo Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) does have an equal voice on th [...]	2009-12-11 16:11:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CNAR PGOV KV SR NATO
09USNATO585	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO [...] (C) Summary: Allies agreed during a December 14 NAC that the Russian proposal for a new treaty with NATO was a non-starter and affirmed that the Russian initiative would not create divisions within the Alliance. There were differences over tactics: German, the SecGen and some other Allies w [...]	2009-12-14 17:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO RS
09USNATO588	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NATO CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S) The Polish, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian PermReps, and Secretary General Rasmussen, welcomed the U.S. decision to support expanding the NATO contingency plan for Poland, EAGLE GUARDIAN, to include the Baltic countries. Ambassador Daalder, accompanied by German Ambassador Ulrich Brandenburg [...]	2009-12-16 15:00:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR NATO
09USNATO593	NATO-RUSSIA: NUCLEAR EXPERTS CAUTIOUS ABOUT [...] (C) On December 17, the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Nuclear Experts considered a proposed table top exercise (TTX) involving a response to an improvised nuclear device (IND) in 2010. The Chair proposed that the TTX could be a stand alone event or serve as an initial planning conference for a f [...]	2009-12-18 13:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC MOPS NATO RS
09USNATO595	NATO-RUSSIA: SECRETARY GENERAL'S TRIP TO MOSCOW [...] (U) Below is a written summary provided by Secretary General Rasmussen of his December 15-17 visit to Moscow. The SecGen's schedule included meetings with President Medvedev, Premier Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, and Russian Parliamentar [...]	2009-12-21 15:02:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO RS
09USNATO596	WAY FORWARD ON SUPPORTING EUPOL EXPANSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: We believe there may be an opportunity to enhance ISAF support for the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). Turkey and EU officials have indicated privately that they might be open to engaging on such an initiative. Unless instructed otherwise, USNATO intends to work inform [...]	2009-12-22 15:13:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV EUN MARR AF PINS
09USNATO597	POLES REQUEST SHORT DELAY ON CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S) Poland's NATO Deputy PermRep Adam Bugajski informed Charge December 22 that Warsaw plans to issue a non-paper on the proposed inclusion of the three Baltic countries in NATO's EAGLE GUARDIAN plan, which currently addresses the protection of Poland (reftel A). Bugajski requested the US rev [...]	2009-12-22 15:15:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MCAP MARR PREL NATO PL
09USNATO6	NATO/IRAQ: ALLIES SEEK LEGAL PROTECTIONS SIMILAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Allies at the January 7 North Atlantic Council meeting expressed strong political support for the continuation of the NATO Training Mission ) Iraq (NTM-I),but grave concern about the ambiguities of the current legal status for the mission. Allies sought clarification as to [...]	2009-01-08 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USNATO61	NATO-GEORGIA COMMISSION EXAMINES NEXT STEPS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the February 4 NATO-Georgia Commission Meeting, Allies were united in support of Georgia's territorial integrity. Allies also stressed their desire to see Tbilisi advance its domestic reforms and to make maximum use of the recently agreed Annual National Program process. G [...]	2009-02-13 10:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS
09USNATO62	5 FEB 2009 VVC AND EXPERTS: TURKEY NEARLY SCUTTLES 2009 VD 99 VERIFICATION COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 14:34:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO63	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Discussion focused on scheduling strategic instructed dialogues prior to the Krakow Defense Ministers, meeting on the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, crafting an interim response to the Afghan-proposed military technical agreement, and Pa [...]	2009-02-13 15:56:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
09USNATO72	READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Fernando Gentilini said the Afghan constitution gives no clear guidance on who should govern during the period between the expiration of President Karzai,s mandate on May 22 and the elections on August [...]	2009-02-19 16:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL NATO
09USNATO73	ALLIES RECEPTIVE TO FRANK PRESENTATION BY PETRAEUS [...] (C) Summary: General Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, held a well-received consultation with NATO Permanent Representatives on February 12. Allies were surprised by and receptive to his frankness. Petraeus reassured Allies that the U.S. will complete its Afghanistan strategic r [...]	2009-02-20 15:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF
09USNATO75	FORGING A BROADER NATO-PAKISTAN PARTNERSHIP? [...] (S/NF) This cable provides food-for-though for the Afghanistan/Pakistan Strategic Review, as seen from USNATO, on whether and how NATO could respond to Pakistan's interest in a broader relationship with NATO. We would of course welcome in particular Embassy Islamabad and Embassy New Delhi vie [...]	2009-02-24 10:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MOPS PREL MARR MCAP ELTN KPAO PK AF IN
09USNATO78	MULTI-COUNTRY NATO TOUR FOR OPINION MAKERS, MARCH [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4-7 below. 2. SUMMARY: USNATO announces a multi-country opinion-maker tour which will be Brussels based and focus on the key topics of the April 3-4 NATO Summit. This is an opportunity for journalists to gain valuable insight on the most important i [...]	2009-02-25 16:31:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO
09USNATO83	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held at the Domodedovo Center in Russia from March 10-25, 2009. 3. (SBU [...]	2009-03-03 12:27:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO87	CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICITATION - FALL 2009 FOR [...] (U) Post requests two interns for the Fall 2009 cycle: one each for the Political Section and the Public Affairs Section. The political intern will support the work of the section, including preparation of briefing papers and support of NATO committee work. The intern will focus her work und [...]	2009-03-06 07:13:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC NATO
09USNATO88	UPDATED - VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Post previously submitted a vetting request for Afghan participants in the NATO-Russia Counter-narcotics training to be held in Russia March 10-25, 2009. (reftel) Post has received further identifying information on the parti [...]	2009-03-06 13:16:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO9	NATO/IRAQ: DENMARK AND PORTUGAL TEMPORARILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark and Portugal decided to withdraw their NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) personnel from Iraq until the legal status of the mission can be clarified. The Czech Republic and Hungary may follow suit. NATO negotiators will meet with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Baghdad next week t [...]	2009-01-14 16:30:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ

09USNATO90	NATO SECRETARIAT AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON [...] (C) The NATO Secretariat agrees with the United States that Slovenia must continue to do everything in its power to complete its ratification process in order to allow Croatia to join NATO in advance of the April 2-4 NATO Summit. NATO will continue to encourage Slovenia to find ways to complete [...]	2009-03-06 17:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KTIA HR SI AL
09USNATO97	READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 15:13:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL NATO
09USNATO98	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics "Train the Trainer" training to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from March 16 to 27, 2009. [...]	2009-03-13 15:12:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO99	CORRECTED - VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics "Train the Trainer" training to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from March 16 to 27, 2009. [...]	2009-03-13 15:13:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USOSCE283	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 1, 2009 [...] (U) Cleared by Deputy Secretary Steinberg 2. (U) December 1, 2009; 5:30 pm; Athens, Greece. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon Jeff Hovenier, NSC Jim Kuykendall (Notetaker) OTHER COUNTRY Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu [...]	2009-12-18 07:25:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XH ZL NATO TU BK YI HR MW AM AJ IR
09USUNNEWYORK379	AMB. RICE MEETS NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Store discussed U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and his hope to work closely with the U.S. on the Human Rights Council. He also pushed for greater strategic coordination of development assistance and offered [...]	2009-04-10 01:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC NATO AF NO
09USUNNEWYORK909	UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING BY SRSG KAI EIDE AND [...] (U) Summary: On September 29, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA. SRSG Kai Eide briefed the Council on behalf of UNAMA concentrating on elections, new government formation, reconciliation, security and international coordination. Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta's remarks f [...]	2009-10-14 11:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO AF
09VIENNA139	GOA DEBATING POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the MFA, Interior Ministry, and Defense Ministry are discussing options for supporting the Afghanistan mission. No decisions have been made, but support for the UNODC and a contribution to election security are among the options under discussion. An MFA contac [...]	2009-02-10 08:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1511	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN, STILL [...] (C) In place of the Ambassador, who was traveling in country, the DCM met November 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, to discuss reftel points. The DCM emphasized that the U.S. is looking for allies and partners to make strong public statements of support following the announcemen [...]	2009-11-25 11:32:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA238	AUSTRIA CONSIDERING OFFERING AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel A points on the USG Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review February 25 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA director for East Asia and the Pacific. Polchief noted that Austrian FM Spindelegger had stated publicly at the GAERC in Brussels February 23 and again in Vienna the f [...]	2009-02-27 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA345	AUSTRIA SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT KFOR FORCE LEVELS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AU
09VIENNA359	AUSTRIAN MFA ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Charge' called on Austrian MFA Political Director Stefan Lehne March 26 to review reftel points, stressing that given its role in the Security Council, Austrian action would draw particular attention. 2. (C) On Afghanistan, Lehne reported that internal GoA discussions were moving ahead [...]	2009-03-27 06:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AFDB AU
09VIENNA383	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (U) In response to reftel A, and following up on reftel B conversation between Charge and Austrian PolDir Lehne, Econ/Pol Counselor and Polchief met March 30 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. E/P Couns stressed that while the media had been focusing on the in [...]	2009-03-31 07:09:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS AU
09VIENNA437	AUSTRIA'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Polchief discussed Ref A request on April 6 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Acting Director for East Asia and the Pacific (which includes Afghanistan under the MFA's schema). Bilek noted that, as reported reftels B-D, the GOA is considering providing training for Afghan police and judges outside of [...]	2009-04-09 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA689	ENGAGING AUSTRIA ON THE CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE EU NATO AU
09VIENNA923	AUSTRIAN PLANS TO TRAIN AFGHAN POLICE STALLED [...] (C) Acting Polcouns discussed reftel A points July 22 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Bilek said the GOA's efforts to organize police training for Afghanistan (reftel B) had ground to a halt. The Interior Ministry now steadfastly oppposes the idea, arguing [...]	2009-07-24 09:29:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VILNIUS152	LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES FOR NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius invited DCM in on March 20 to discuss the April 3-4 NATO Summit and the GOL's desire to avoid the sort of differences that emerged at the recent NATO Ministerial. Leskevicius said the GOL is now "pretty happ [...]	2009-03-20 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO RU LH
09VILNIUS160	NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT, [...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...]	2009-03-25 10:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH
09VILNIUS172	LITHUANIA STILL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE [...] (C) We briefed Vytas Leskevicius, director of the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, on the conclusion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review March 26, and shared ref B White Paper March 27. He thanked us for the information, and confirmed that Lithuania stil [...]	2009-03-31 13:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH
09VILNIUS174	RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk hereby offers its views assist with preparation of the guidance requested reftel. 2. (C) As is known, one year ago, the GOB forced the reduction of U.S. diplomatic staff by 90%, declaring among others the Defense Attache persona non grata. We no longer have an America [...]	2009-04-02 07:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA STRAINING TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania is committed to Afghanistan, but its difficult financial situation will make additional contributions challenging. DCM met April 6 with MFA Under Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene to present ref A requests for specific contributions to Afghanistan. She promised t [...]	2009-04-10 11:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH
09VILNIUS241	CODEL TANNER VISITS VILNIUS [...] Summary. Representatives John Tanner and Jo Ann Emerson visited Vilnius April 4-6. The delegation attended NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) meetings and met with the Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Arunas Valinskas and several MPs. Tanner and Emerson thanked MPs for Lithuania's contribut [...]	2009-05-04 06:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP NATO PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS380	LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS397	LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS457	LITHUANIA'S STRATEGIC PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOL recently prepared a new national strategy on its activities in Afghanistan which would extend the current mandate for troops on the ground through the end of 2013. The Parliament will take a decision on extending the mandate during its Fall session. The GOL continues t [...]	2009-08-26 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS462	AFGHANISTAN STILL A PRIORITY AMID BUDGET CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28 we met with MFA's Deputy Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Simonas Satunas and with MOD's Senior Counselor (Political Director) Andrius Krivas to discuss both NATO operations and strategy in Afghanistan, in [...]	2009-08-31 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS489	LITHUANIAN FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 22 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS577	LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS594	LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]	2009-11-06 16:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS601	LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis, the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO mem [...]	2009-11-10 15:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
09VILNIUS618	PARLIAMENT APPROVES AFGHANISTAN MANDATE THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS635	RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...]	2009-11-27 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS698	AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...]	2009-12-21 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS699	LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]	2009-12-21 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09VILNIUS709	LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY [...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...]	2009-12-23 13:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09WARSAW1100	POLES ON BOARD FOR COORDINATED APPROACH ON [...] (C) MFA officials welcomed reftel suggestion to engage in a coordinated approach to the Afghan Government on gubernatorial appointments. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, Chief of the MFA's South Asia Division, said he would encourage the Polish Embassy to reach out to the U.S. mission in Kabul to b [...]	2009-10-30 13:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PL AF
09WARSAW1138	POLES ACCEPT U.S. RATIONALE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 15:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA PL
09WARSAW1188	POLAND SUPPORTS US AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial Polish reactions to the newly announced Afghanistan strategy have been supportive nearly across the board. In a morning interview, Prime Minister Tusk said Poland should respond to the U.S. call as a manifestation of "Allied solidarity". Previewing the December 1 call [...]	2009-12-02 16:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP NATO KPAO PL
09WARSAW1204	POLAND SEEKS TO BUILD CSDP AS CREDIBLE PARTNER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As one of the goals of its 2011 EU Presidency, Poland aims to give life to the European Union Common Security and Defense Policy. To that end, Polish PM Tusk and French President Sarkozy issued a Declaration on Security and Defense on November 5 in Paris. Polish MFA officials [...]	2009-12-09 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO EU PL
09WARSAW1228	POLAND COULD ACCEPT "COMPLEMENTARY" CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR POLAND AND BALTIC STATES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 14:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	NATO MCAP MARR PREL PL
09WARSAW1250	SEJM SPEAKER KOMOROWSKI ON U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS [...] (C) In his first meeting with Sejm Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski (Civic Platform - PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker sought U.S. help building public support for Poland's troop increase in Afghanistan. Komorowski also agreed that NATO contingency planning was a positive developm [...]	2009-12-31 14:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	NATO MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW20	POLES SKEPTICAL OF RUSSIAN INTENTIONS ON CFE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 14:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS PL
09WARSAW205	POLISH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Charge to discuss reftels, Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder suggested that the U.S. strategic review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy should seek ways to empower Afghanistan's governors, the key to building stability outside the major cities. Najd [...]	2009-02-24 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL
09WARSAW212	POLAND: CANNOT TAKE LEAD IN NTM-I BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) In response to retel demarche, Lucyna Golc-Kozak, the Head of the Operations and Crisis Management Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland will not take the lead as the Principal Coordinating Nation for a border security program within the NATO training mission in Iraq. Golc-Kozak s [...]	2009-02-25 15:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ PL
09WARSAW22	CODEL TAUSCHER VISIT TO POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Tauscher emphasized to Polish interlocutors December 17 that the U.S. remained committed to missile defense (MD),but insisted that the long-range component must be realistically tested and certified effective before deployment. In the meantime, Tauscher said Congress woul [...]	2009-01-08 15:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL MARR MCAP NATO PL CZ RS
09WARSAW297	POLES INTEND TO REMAIN IN KFOR FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (C) Warsaw has no plans to reduce or withdraw its forces from NATO's KFOR mission in Kosovo. Jan Szopozniak of the MFA's Security Policy Department told us March 19 that NATO missions had the highest priority among all military operations requiring the deployment of Polish troops abroad. He [...]	2009-03-20 13:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KV PL
09WARSAW309	POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 08:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF PK PL
09WARSAW360	POLAND IN NATO: LOOKING FOR RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Nothing about us without us" has become the clarion call of Poland's security strategy in the post-communist era. Poles are determined to have a say in security arrangements that affect them, having suffered all too often as the pawn of larger powers. Because Poles see NATO a [...]	2009-04-03 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW371	NATO SUMMIT A MIXED BAG FOR POLAND [...] (C) Former Polish Ambassador to NATO Jerzy Nowak told the Ambassador April 6 that the results of the recently concluded NATO Summit meeting were mixed for Warsaw. Poland welcomed decisions on beefing up the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, cooperation with Russia, and agreement to begin work on [...]	2009-04-07 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PINR PL
09WARSAW388	POLAND STEPS UP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder April 9 confirmed GoP plans to increase Poland's contribution to ISAF and noted: -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski had good meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior leaders during a visit to Afghanistan April 8. -- K [...]	2009-04-10 14:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MCAP MOPS AF PL
09WARSAW466	POLISH DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Poland,s Deputy Defense Minister, Stanislaw Komorowski, said the decision to host the Missile Defense (MD) site was not an easy one and they hoped it would be fulfilled. Poland is counting on the Patriot deployment and he did not consider it a replacement for MD. He expressed [...]	2009-05-06 12:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ORP RS PL CZ NATO
09WARSAW586	POLES TO CONSIDER NATO COUNTER-PIRACY SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 15:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PL
09WARSAW594	POLAND BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO MEDVEDEV SECURITY [...] (C) The U.S. and Polish positions on Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's European security initiative are virtually identical. Iwona Pawlikowska of the MFA Security Policy Department told us that the GoP fully supported the proposed U.S. approach (Ref A) for the OSCE informal ministerial on [...]	2009-06-10 15:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE EU NATO PL
09WARSAW603	POLISH RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN STILL STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is a leading troop contributor in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and senior Polish officials voice strong support for the effort. But Poland, like many other NATO allies, is not immune to the effects of a long campaign that has not enj [...]	2009-06-12 16:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MCAP MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW662	POLAND WELCOMES U.S. APPROACH TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Poland appreciates the U.S. approach to the August 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, as outlined in President Obama's June 16 statement (reftel). Dominik Malek of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department told us that U.S. views were similar to Poland's approach and paralleled the po [...]	2009-06-26 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF PL
09WARSAW718	POLES WELCOME U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS [...] (C) GoP officials welcomed the results of the U.S.-Russia Summit and were cautiously optimistic that it would lead to a substantial improvement in U.S.-Russian relations. Marek Szczygiel of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Poland appreciated, in particular, that the U.S. had not sacr [...]	2009-07-10 14:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MCAP MARR NATO RS PL
09WARSAW768	POLES CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF RIGGED [...] (C) Poland is prepared to consider increased assistance for Afghanistan after the August presidential elections, but the GoP is worried that the 20 August contest might already be rigged in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Roman Strzemiecki of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department s [...]	2009-07-24 12:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW79	POLISH DEFENSE BUDGET UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Falling government revenues and GDP projections, overdue payments to defense contractors, and uncertainty over the effects of the global economic situation have combined to put Poland's defense budget under considerable pressure. Although defense funding for 2009 represents si [...]	2009-01-23 16:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW853	POLAND INTERESTED IN BIOTERRORISM EXERCISE IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 13:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KBIO NATO PL
09WARSAW876	RETHINKING U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW [...] (S) SUMMARY: Embassy Warsaw believes there would be a strong, negative Polish reaction to major U.S. force reductions in Europe. From Poland,s perspective, a big drawdown would be seen as evidence that the U.S. is less committed to European security at a time of heightened concern over the int [...]	2009-08-28 12:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER PL
09WARSAW930	POLES INTENT ON SHAPING NATO'S REVISED STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland has high expectations for the upcoming revision of NATO's Strategic Concept (SC). Since joining NATO ten years ago, Poles believe they have paid their expeditionary dues in the Balkans and Afghanistan, and will insist that the Alliance now focus more attention on its tra [...]	2009-09-10 13:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW932	POLISH APPROACH TO CFE SIMILAR TO U.S. [...] (C) Officials at the MFA Security Policy Department appreciated reftel debriefing on bilateral U.S.-Russia CFE discussions and look forward to a more detailed discussion at next week's High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting. GOP views on resolving the current impasse with Russia parallel U.S. [...]	2009-09-10 15:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO PL
09WARSAW940	POLISH FORMIN OUTLINES EVOLVING RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent remarks to the media, FM Sikorski suggested that Poland is a regional partner of the U.S., but only the EU has the scale and resources to be America's strategic partner. Sikorski argued that Poland should support deeper EU integration, Lisbon Treaty ratification, and a [...]	2009-09-12 07:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PARM NATO PL
09WELLINGTON307	REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN - NEW [...] (S) On November 27, the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa Peter Hamilton. Drawing heavily on points provided in reftel, the Charge noted that Presiden [...]	2009-11-27 05:30:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09WELLINGTON53	NEW ZEALAND INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REVIEW [...] (U) Reftel request was forwarded to the Government of New Zealand. Post received the following response from Michael Green, the Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),handling Afghanistan among other responsibilities. Begin GNZ response. (C) Thanks f [...]	2009-02-27 03:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF NZ
09YEREVAN103	DEFENSE MINISTER REVIEWS CSTO, RUSSIA, REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian reviewed Armenia's regional security perspectives with Ambassador February 10. He commented that the recently-announced CSTO reaction force remains only "on paper." He linked Russia's military presence in Armenia to the potential threat posed by [...]	2009-02-17 16:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO CIS RU TU AJ AF AM
09YEREVAN217	KOSOVO/KFOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- ARMENIANS HAPPY [...] (C) CDA conveyed an abbreviated version of reftel talking points to Deputy Foriegn Minister Arman Kirakossian. Our points highlighted appreciation for Armenian commitment to Kosovo, including its recent doubling of its troop contingent there, and signaled continued firm U.S. commitment to sein [...]	2009-03-26 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AM
09ZAGREB107	PAHOR-SANADER MEETING: NO PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a February 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic reported that the talks earlier in the day between Croatian Prime Minister Sanader and Slovene Prime Minister Pahor resulted in no progress on the Croatian-Slovenian border issue and the related i [...]	2009-02-25 11:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO HR
09ZAGREB111	CROATIA SUPPORTS USG'S APPROACH ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered points from reftels on 26 February to Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the MFA. Dogan expressed gratitude for the comprehensive overview on Afghanistan and said that he was encouraged by what he heard. The GoC agreed with the U.S. Adminis [...]	2009-02-27 15:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB118	CROATIAN-SLOVENIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THE VIEW FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT We see little prospect that significant progress can be made in resolving the longstanding border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia before Croatia formally joins the NATO Alliance. Assuming Croatia achieves NATO membership in time for the April 3 Summit there may [...]	2009-03-04 07:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO HR
09ZAGREB121	CROATIA WOULD VIEW COMPLETING THE ACCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 11:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB122	CROATIA SPEEDING UP ITS DOMESTIC NATO RATIFICATION [...] (C) Summary: The GoC told post it was speeding up its own domestic NATO ratification process due to the potentially tight timeframe for Slovenia to finalize the ratification of Croatia's accession protocol. The GoC said it would be ready to deposit its instrument of accession in Washington a [...]	2009-03-05 09:55:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB132	POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT INFORMAL SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 5 and 6 Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic hosted an informal meeting of Southeastern European Defense Ministers that focused on advancing peace and stability through Euro-Atlantic integration. Defense Ministers from Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Hungary, Greece, an [...]	2009-03-10 14:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB139	SCENESETTER FOR MG KISNER, CG SOCEUR, VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Sir, your visit is very important for the dedication ceremony in honor of MSG Ivica Jerak (YER-ak). You will meet Ambassador Bradtke at the ceremony and will be hosted later by the Chief of the General Staff, GEN Josip Lucic (LOOTS-itch). 2. (C/NF) Atmospherics. Your trip comes at [...]	2009-03-13 15:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE
09ZAGREB148	CROATIA-SLOVENIA: NO PROGRESS ON BORDER ISSUE, [...] (C) Summary. In a March 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic reported that there was no substantive progress on resolving the Croatia-Slovenia border dispute during his March 17 meeting with Slovene Foreign Minister Zbogar and EC Commissioner Rehn. On Sloven [...]	2009-03-19 12:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR NATO EU
09ZAGREB15	CROATIAN CONCERNS OVER NATO RATIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Matkovic raised Croatian concerns over the pace of progress towards ratifying Croatian and Albanian accession to NATO. Noting that she had been instructed by Prime Minister Sanader to meet with the Am [...]	2009-01-09 14:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB160	PARLIAMENT APPROVES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 11:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR NATO
09ZAGREB167	GOC COORDINATING WITH USG ON NEXT STEPS IN NATO [...] (C) Summary. After the Croatian Parliament approved Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol, the Ambassador met with MFA Director Mario Nobilo on March 26 to coordinate on the next steps that the GoC would take so it would be ready to become a member of NATO in time for the Summit on April 3. Nobi [...]	2009-03-26 12:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR NATO
09ZAGREB175	CROATIA-SLOVENIA BORDER DISPUTE: CROATIAN VIEWS [...] (C) Summary. In a March 30 conversation, Croatian Prime Minister Sanader told the Ambassador that Croatia would continue to insist that the final arbitration of the disputed border with Slovenia could only be done by an international court. All other outstanding issues, including the right [...]	2009-03-30 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR NATO EU
09ZAGREB179	CROATIAN RESPONSE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 09:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09ZAGREB197	CROATIAN RESPONSE ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary. On April 7 in a discussion with MFA State Secretary Bozinovic, the Ambassador urged the Croatian government to consider a number of possible additional contributions to Afghanistan. Bozinovic responded that Croatia would expand its forces in Afghanistan to the 300 troop limit s [...]	2009-04-10 08:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB255	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CRO MOD STATE SECRETARY, [...] (C/NF) Atmospherics. Sir, the visit of Croatian State Secretary (Deputy Minister for Plans and Policy),Pjer Simunovic (P-YER sh-MUUN-o-vitch),is the first trip to the U.S. by a senior Croatian MOD official since Crotia joined NATO in April of this year. It comes at a time when the excel [...]	2009-05-08 14:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
09ZAGREB321	UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLAPPER DISCUSSES REGION [...] (C) Summary. President Mesic told Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence James Clapper on June 1 that Serbia needed to send a public message to the political elite in Republika Srpska that they were part of BiH and should look to Sarajevo, not to Belgrade. Mesic warned that the leaders [...]	2009-06-04 12:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR
09ZAGREB345	CROATIAN RESPONSE ON CONTRIBUTING TO NATO'S [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on June 9 to Marko Horvat, Head of the NATO Department. Horvat said Croatia was supportive of a NATO counter-piracy mission, especially since maritime issues play an important role in the country. Horvat noted that five Croatian sailors were participating in [...]	2009-06-10 11:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB346	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on June 9 to Marko Horvat, Head of the NATO Department. Horvat agreed that there were already good institutions that were available for engagement with Russia. He said he would pass the non-paper on to the appropriate missions and offices in the GoC. BRADT [...]	2009-06-10 12:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09ZAGREB396	SCENESETTER FOR GEN HAM, CG USAREUR, VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Sir, yours is the first USAREUR CG visit to Croatia in several years. CSM Bean visited his Croatian counterpart in February. After you arrive you will be hosted by the Chief of the General Staff, GEN Josip Lucic (Lootz-itch) and the Croatian Army Commander, LTG Mladen Kruljac (KREWL-ya [...]	2009-06-30 15:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
09ZAGREB40	CROATIA'S VIEWS ON THE NATO RATIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) On January 21 Croatia held a State Council meeting on NATO, which focused on progress toward ratification of Croatia's Accession Protocol among NATO allies and domestically. Following the State Council's meeting, PM Sanader expressed cautious optimism that the process will be complete b [...]	2009-01-23 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB428	CROATIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 07:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB436	CG USAFE FROM DATT/ARMA DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE [...] (SBU) Monday 20 July, you are scheduled to meet with U.S. Embassy country team representatives headed by Charge Vivian Walker. Following your meeting with the embassy country team, Croatian Air Force Commander, MG Vlado Bagaric (BAAG-r-itch) will receive you at Pleso Air Base. Tuesday morni [...]	2009-07-15 14:24:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM MARR MOPS
09ZAGREB455	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND [...] (C) In a meeting on July 21 Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the MFA, in response to points in reftel expressed appreciation for the update. He stressed that Croatia remained committed to its role in Afghanistan. He noted that in addition to its current con [...]	2009-07-24 12:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR HR AF
09ZAGREB558	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. EUCOM'S Visit to [...] (C/NF) Sir, your visit to Exercise JACKAL STONE 09 comes at a time when the excellent security relationship between Croatia and the United States continues to grow stronger. Croatia appreciated the United States being one of earliest countries to ratify Croatia's NATO accession protocol and [...]	2009-09-11 13:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE
09ZAGREB560	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) INITIAL LABOR PROTESTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT AUSTERITY MEASURES FIZZLE: Only 300 members of the Croatian Trade Union Association (HUS) and the Croatian Pensioners Party (HSU) turned out in the eastern city of Vinkovci for the first in a series of planned protests on September 9. The union [...]	2009-09-11 14:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB575	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 [...] (SBU) WORLD BANK PRESENTS REPORT ON CROATIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR EU: The annual World Bank study on Croatia reports the most serious problem hindering economic growth is an underemployed population. Croatia,s employment rate of 57% of the working age population in 2008 is lower than both the EU [...]	2009-09-18 12:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB69	CROATIAN PM: SLOVENIA WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) Summary: During a February 5 meeting, Croatian Prime Minister Sanader affirmed that both Slovene Prime Minister Pahor and opposition leader Jansa assured him personally that the Slovene Parliament will vote in favor of Croatia's NATO accession early next week. As for the border dispute [...]	2009-02-05 14:52:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	EU NATO PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB690	CROATIA CONSIDERING INCREASE IN ISAF DEPLOYMENT BY [...] (C) Ambassador Foley conveyed points in reftel in November 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Jandrokovic emphasizing inter alia importance of increased troop contributions by Croatia to ISAF. Jandrokovic replied that the U.S. could count on strong public support from the GOC in the wake of the [...]	2009-11-27 10:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS AF HR
09ZAGREB77	CONTINUING CROATIAN CONCERNS ABOUT SLOVENIA'S [...] (C) In a February 12 phone conversation with the Ambassador, Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Bozinovic expressed the continuing concern of senior Croatian officials about Slovene ratification of the NATO accession protocol for Croatia. Noting that he was calling at the [...]	2009-02-12 10:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB99	RESTRAINED CROATIAN RESPONSE TO SLOVENIAN BLOCKING [...] (SBU) Summary: So far the senior Croatian leadership has had a restrained response to a toughly worded resolution the Slovenian Parliament passed on February 19 regarding the border dispute with Croatia as well as the news that a referendum on Croatia's membership in NATO was moving forward [...]	2009-02-20 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR
10ANKARA118	PROPOSAL TO SEND TURKISH JOURNALISTS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. Turkey: A Key Contributor in Afghanistan... ------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is an important contributor to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and is a key partner in the USG' [...]	2010-01-25 15:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS NATO AF TU
10ANKARA119	TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN STILL IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The Turks were disappointed with the inconclusive talks they held with the Germans and Swedes in Berlin on January 15 regarding security arrangements for the PRT Turkey intends to deploy to Jowzjan Province. The MFA said that the three countries will meet again in early February, [...]	2010-01-25 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR
10ANKARA221	APPARENT MOVEMENT ON JOWZJAN PRT'S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: MFA confirmed that a meeting took place among Turkish, Swedish, German and NATO officials on the margins of the February 4-5 informal NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul and said that there is now an agreement in principle that Turkey's "civilian PRT" is acceptable to all parties. [...]	2010-02-10 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR TU

10ANKARA25	TURKEY-ESDP CONFERENCE GENERATES HEAT, NOT LIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey pushed for regular consultations with and better treatment by the EU in matters related to European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) during a conference jointly hosted by the EU Institute for Security Studies (EU ISS) and the Turkish MFA in mid-December, but achieved no p [...]	2010-01-07 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EU TR
10ANKARA272	TURKEY CONSIDERING DOING MORE TO SUPPORT ANSF [...] (C) We delivered ref a points to MFA NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security Issues Section Head Esra Dogan on February 18. She confirmed that the GoT has received recent letters from both NATO SYG Rasmussen and DSACEUR regarding additional ISAF training requirements and said that Turkey is actively [...]	2010-02-18 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NATO
10ANKARA30	TURKEY STILL STRUGGLING TO DEFINE RESPONSE TO US [...] (C) In a January 4 meeting focused largely on Missile Defense, Ambassador Jeffrey pressed Turkey's top military leaders to define more sharply their technical questions regarding the Phased Adaptive Approach and to be more specific on "precisely how NATO-ized" a system would need to be in ord [...]	2010-01-08 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO TU
10ANKARA72	TURKEY SHARES US VIEWS RE: TRANSITION TO AFGHAN [...] (C) Drawing from reftel talking points, we highlighted our views regarding the transition to Afghan lead provincial responsiblity with MFA NATO Department Section Head for NATO Operations Esra Dogan on January 15. Dogan expressed appreciation for the points and said Turkey fully agrees with t [...]	2010-01-15 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL
10ASTANA67	KAZAKSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...]	2010-01-25 06:35:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ
10ASTANA74	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...]	2010-01-25 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ
10ATHENS23	GREECE -- CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] (C) Political Counselor presented demarche points to Ambassador Charalampos Dafaranos, Director of the Asian Directorate at the Foreign Ministry, on January 15. Dafaranos welcomed the points and agreed that the London Conference needs to make sure that the message that gets out is one of cont [...]	2010-01-15 15:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GR
10ATHENS53	NATO Air-COM Izmir's Visit to Athens [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice (USAF),Commander of NATO's Component Command Air - Izmir (and also dual-hatted in a national role as Commander, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, USAFE) visited Athens January 13-14, for introductory meetings with Ambassador Speckhard, HAF Ch [...]	2010-01-29 13:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS GR TU
10ATHENS63	NATO Air-COM Izmir's Visit to Athens [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice (USAF),Commander of NATO's Component Command Air - Izmir (and also dual-hatted in a national role as Commander, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, USAFE) visited Athens January 13-14, for introductory meetings with Ambassador Speckhard, HAF Ch [...]	2010-02-01 20:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS GR TU
10ATHENS73	Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for [...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...]	2010-02-03 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF
10BEIJING189	PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...]	2010-01-25 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK
10BEIJING218	PRC MEDIA DEBATE CHINA'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Obama's December 1 announcement at West Point to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Chinese Communist Party(CCP)-affiliated media and the PRC's official television network CCTV began airing disparate views on the proper PRC response to the situation [...]	2010-01-27 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ECON CH PK AF XD ZK
10BERLIN129	GERMANY: ROUND 56 CONSULTATION PERIOD BEGINS [...] (S) Post delivered the reftel host nation notification to the MFA and MOD on January 25 regarding the planned closure of USAREUR facilities in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Giessen. Poloff delivered the notification to MFA Deputy Head of the North America Division Daniel Kriener, while USAREUR liai [...]	2010-01-29 13:21:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN138	MAXIMIZING GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 10:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN157	DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG REVEALS STRUGGLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg revealed in a February 3 meeting with Ambassador Murphy that coalition partner FM Westerwelle -- not the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- had been the single biggest obstacle to the government seeking a bigger increase in German troops [...]	2010-02-04 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN164	WESTERWELLE ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TAC NUKES [...] (C) German FM Westerwelle told Amb February 5 that it was important to refocus Afghanistan efforts on civilian reconstruction; that we needed to avoid suggesting German troops engaged in less risk than other countries; that he did not invite Iranian FM Mottaki to Germany or seek a meeting wit [...]	2010-02-05 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR
10BERLIN168	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU, NATO, IRAQ, US.;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Enrichment 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries 5. (NATO) Istanbul Defense Ministers Meeting 6. (Iraq) Parliamentary Elections 7. (U.S.) Budget Deficit Â [...]	2010-02-08 13:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR UP EMS UK NATO IQ US
10BERLIN172	GERMANY PROFESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONTINGENCY [...] (S) Post delivered reftel points on NATO contingency planning to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Director Gunnar Denecke on February 3. Schlagheck claimed that assertions in a recent article of the Economist -- which specifically named Germany as a early opponent of ex [...]	2010-02-09 20:38:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR MCAP NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN192	BULGARIA ACTIVELY SEEKS DISCUSSION ON HOSTING OF [...] (S) Begin summary. During a February 6 meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Bulgarian FM Nickolay Mladenov told U/S Tauscher that Bulgaria stands ready to discuss the hosting of any part of the U.S./NATO missile defense system on its territory. He further proposed sending [...]	2010-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL NATO BG GM
10BERLIN193	ISRAELI DEPUTY FM FLAGS TOP CONCERNS: QME AND MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	GM IS NATO PARM PREL XF
10BERLIN194	BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE DEFENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES EUROPEAN SECURITY, NPT REVCON [...] (S) Summary. On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, February 6, UK Foreign Office Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told U/S Tauscher that the allies should negotiate with Russia a new follow-on agreement to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. L [...]	2010-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	CD GM KCFE NATO NPT PARM PREL UK
10BERLIN197	GERMAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANSF TRAINING [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A points to MOD State Secretary Ruediger Wolf and MFA Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig in separate meetings on February 18, encouraging Germany to clarify at the February 23 NATO/ISAF Force Generation Conference what specific NATO req [...]	2010-02-19 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN198	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA [...] (U) Post delivered points from both reftels to deputy MFA European Correspondent Hans-Peter Jugel on February 19. EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA 2. (C) In response to our reaffirmation of U.S. opposition to a lifting of the EU arms embargo against China, Jugel distanced Germany from Spanis [...]	2010-02-19 17:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM NATO EUN GM CH IR HA UP
10BERLIN209	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai takes Control over Electoral Watchdog 3. (NATO) New Strategic Concept 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Climate Policy 6. (Western Hemisphere) Summit of the Americas 7. (Turkey) Alleged Coup Plot 8. (EU-Greece [...]	2010-02-24 13:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT
10BERLIN218	GERMAN DEPUTY NSA BELIEVES TIMING COULD UNDERMINE [...] (C) Begin Summary. During a February 12 meeting with U/S Defense Flournoy, German Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel said he was doubtful that allies could reach agreement on the issue of territorial defense in time to make a final decision at the NATO Summit in Lisbon. Specifically, [...]	2010-02-26 08:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO GM
10BERLIN22	GERMANY: MOUNTING BUMPS IN ROAD TO LONDON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The German government is struggling to get some traction on an Afghanistan strategy in the run-up to the January 28th London Conference, and thus far the indications are not promising. Chancellor Merkel chaired a mini-cabinet meeting January 4 in preparation for the conferen [...]	2010-01-07 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN227	GERMAN GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS IN WINNING LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. An overwhelming majority of opposition Social Democrats (SPD) joined the government parties on February 26 in supporting a new one-year mandate for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, which increases the authorized troop ceiling by 850 (including a 350-soldier reserve). SPD Caucus Le [...]	2010-02-26 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN28	MEDIA REACTION: AVIATION SECURITY, IRAN, EU-TURKEY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aviation Security 3. Iranian regime 4. U.S.-Chinese Relations 5. Turkish EU Membership Bid 6. Killings of Christians in Egypt Â [...]	2010-01-08 13:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
10BERLIN61	GERMANY SKEPTICAL ON COORDINATION OF PRT CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, strongly encouraging Germany to send a senior official to participate in a January 25 meeting with D/SRAP Jones and other Deputy SRAPs before the start of Prague PRT Conference. Koenig noted t [...]	2010-01-15 17:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO GM AF
10BERLIN62	GERMANY STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON TRANSITION [...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, emphasizing the U.S. hope that NATO's progress in developing a plan for provincial transition could be highlighted as a deliverable at the January 28 London Conference. Koenig, just back from pre- [...]	2010-01-15 17:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN65	GERMAN MOD READY TO CONCLUDE BILATERAL MOU ON [...] (C) After consulting with MFA, post delivered reftel points and a copy of the draft bilateral MOU on January 15 to COL Harald Gante, the head of the Afghanistan Team on the MOD's Joint Commitments Staff. Gante confirmed that the MOD is the right interlocutor on the German side to negotiate the [...]	2010-01-19 14:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN68	GERMANY PLANS NO INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION PAYMENTS [...] (C) MOD and Chancellery officials have assured us that Germany will be very prudent and follow established precedents in addressing demands for compensation by the families of civilians allegedly killed in a September 4 air strike ordered by the German PRT Kunduz commander against two hijacked [...]	2010-01-19 19:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
10BERLIN69	CHANCELLOR EMPHASIZES NEED FOR BROAD POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The internal German debate regarding a possible increase in German troops in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference is back on a positive trajectory now that government concerns about the planned inflow of U.S. forces into the north have been largely dispelled. Defense [...]	2010-01-19 19:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN87	SPD PARLIAMENTARIANS WILLING TO CONTEMPLATE TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliamentarians from the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) indicated privately to the Ambassador that under the right circumstances, they might support a modest increase of German troops in Afghanistan. They also promised to remain "serious" on Afghanistan even though the [...]	2010-01-22 11:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BRATISLAVA20	SLOVAKIA SEES EYE-TO-EYE ON ISAF TRANSITION MESSAGING [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA official Radovan Javorcik, whose newly-expanded directorate includes the U.S. and several countries of the Middle East, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Javorcik agreed on the importance of a unified message underscoring international su [...]	2010-01-19 15:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF LO
10BRUSSELS203	BELGIAN PREMIER RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO ELDER [...] (U) On February 19, four elder statesmen of Belgian foreign policy, Former NATO Secretary General and Belgian Foreign Minister Willy Claes (Sp.a, Flemish Socialist),former Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene (CD&V, Flemish Christian Democrat),former Foreign Minister Louis Michel (MR, francophone [...]	2010-02-22 16:16:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC MARR PREL PGOV NATO BE
10BRUSSELS61	BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON CLARIFYING TRANSITION TO [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche clarifying the difference between the transition of provincial responsibility and Transfer of Lead Security Responsibility to Francois De Kerchove, Director for Security Policy at the Belgian MFA, on January 19. De Kerchove indicated that he understood the di [...]	2010-01-20 12:39:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF BE
10BUCHAREST45	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH NEW ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BACONSCHI [...] (S) Summary: In his introductory call on new Romanian FM Teodor Baconschi, Ambassador previewed the upcoming visit to Romania by U/S Tauscher and expressed U.S. gratitude for the GOR's January 21 decision to increase its Afghanistan contingent by an additional 600 troops. FM Baconschi noted his gov [...]	2010-01-27 13:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF RO
10BUCHAREST92	ROMANIAS ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANSF TRAINERS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 11:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL NATO RO
10BUDAPEST101	HUNGARY'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANSF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 12:41:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NATO AF HU
10BUDAPEST103	HUNGARY'S NON-PAPER ON NATO'S NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT [...] (SBU) The MFA's NATO Office Director, Eszter Sandorfi, provided PolOff a copy of the following Hungarian Non-paper on NATO's new strategic concept Februray 19. 2. (C) The non-paper text, dated February 2010, follows: Begin text --------------------------------------------- ------ Core [...]	2010-02-22 15:38:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MAPP NATO PREL HU
10BUDAPEST23	HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON AFGHAN TRANSITION PLANNING [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A and B points to the MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali and MFA's Security Policy and Non-proliferation Deputy Department Head, Gabor Horvath, January 15. Both expressed appreciation for the ref A's clarifying points and acknowledged the importance of continued [...]	2010-01-15 16:05:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF HU
10BUDAPEST90	VISEGRAD FOUR POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING IN [...] (SBU) The Hungarian MFA's Political Director, Gabor Ikody, offered to share with PolOff a report of the Visegrad Four (V4) Political Directors January 27-28 meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Political Directors met with the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [...]	2010-02-11 15:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL PGOV BK HU
10CANBERRA129	AUSTRALIA TO CONTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL ANSF TRAINERS [...] (C/NF) Deputy National Security Advisor Angus Campbell confirmed that Australia is considering how to increase its contribution to the training mission in Afghanistan while still maintaining current troop levels. It is possible that additional trainers will be sent as part of Australia's emb [...]	2010-02-22 20:56:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS PREL NATO
10CANBERRA42	AMBASSADOR, THINK TANKS TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT [...] (SBU) Australia will be represented at the upcoming PRT conference in Prague by Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ruth Pearce. Australia does not have a deputy SRAP, and no high level officials from Canberra are planning to attend the conference. Afghanistan Section Director Paul Noonan to [...]	2010-01-18 22:46:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF AS
10COPENHAGEN23	PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE: SPECIAL ENVOY DAMSGAARD [...] ACTION REQUEST - please see paragraph 3. 2. Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard, Denmark's Special Afghanistan-Pakistan Representative, will attend the January 25-27 PRT conference in Prague, MFA Afghanistan Unit Head Stephan Schoenemann told Pol-EconCouns January 14. Damsgaard will be accompan [...]	2010-01-14 15:53:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF DA
10COPENHAGEN34	AFGHANISTAN: DENMARK FULLY AGREES ON TRANSITION [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Afghanistan Unit Head (and acting Stabilization Department Head) Stephan Schoenemann told A/DCM January 15 that Denmark fully agrees with the USG perspective and approach. He added that Denmark is currently working on its annual plan for engagement (both milit [...]	2010-01-15 16:23:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL DA
10COPENHAGEN99	AFGHANISTAN: ISAF TRAINERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-19 14:31:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NATO DA AF
10KABUL216	FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE AND [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the February 16 CENTCOM/SRAP/ISAF/Embassy Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) civ-mil planning exercise in Doha, post has consulted extensively with ISAF over format, content, participation, and logistics. Post [...]	2010-01-22 18:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON NATO AF
10KYIV120	UKRAINE'S "OTHER" SECURITY THREAT - ROMANIA [...] (C) From the perspective of Kyiv, the Ukrainian-Romanian bilateral relationship is surprisingly troubled, with a wide range of irritants both great and small. The most neuralgic issues for Ukrainians are linked to concerns about Romanian irredentism (e.g., issuance of Romanian passports to U [...]	2010-01-25 15:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EWWT SENV NATO EU UP RO
10KYIV184	UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AFTER YUSHCHENKO: A [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 15:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EU UP RS
10LJUBLJANA1	SLOVENIA: OMLT ON ORDER FOR OCT 2010, LOGISTICS [...] (C) Summary: Slovenia announced on December 24 that it would lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan beginning no later than October 2010, with functional caveats lifted to allow Slovene troops to accompany Afghan security forces on operations. USG support will be re [...]	2010-01-04 10:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF SI
10LJUBLJANA13	SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 15:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR AF MOPS NATO PREL SI
10LJUBLJANA28	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MARK FITZGERALD 10 [...] (SBU) Admiral Fitzgerald: Welcome to Slovenia. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Slovenia and its commitment to participating in NATO and other international missions. The Government of Slovenia (GoS) recently approved [...]	2010-02-01 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SI
10LJUBLJANA32	INVESTING IN AN ALLY: SUPPORT FOR SLOVENIA'S [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph six. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia is at a crucial tipping point in terms of its international engagement. If the country is to successfully deploy an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan this year, as it has committed [...]	2010-02-04 07:55:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AF SI
10LJUBLJANA39	SLOVENIA: ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C/NF) Gaja Peric, advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Policy Division, told emboff on February 19 in response to reftel demarche that Slovenia's focus on deploying an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in October 2010 has put discussions about a Slovenian Police OM [...]	2010-02-22 09:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SI
10LJUBLJANA6	PM PAHOR PREVIEWS 2010: BALKANS, BUSINESS, ISAF [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-05 10:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EUN HR BEXP SI
10LONDON391	HMG AGREES ON NEED FOR ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANSF [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG agrees on the urgent need to fill the shortage of ISAF trainers and mentors for the Afghan National Security Forces and has encouraged allies to help fill the shortfall, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials told Poloff February 19 (reftel). FCO officials did no [...]	2010-02-19 17:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS PREL NATO MOPS PGOV AF UK
10LONDON443	PDAS NANCY MCELDOWNEY'S MEETING WITH E-6 POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. EUR PDAS Nancy McEldowney's February 18 consultations in London with E-6 counterparts on European security underscored the need to engage Russia in a way that advanced Allied interests; to renew discussions of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty regime to strengthen predi [...]	2010-02-25 17:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PARM NATO RS UK
10LUXEMBOURG15	LUXEMBOURG TO BE REPRESENTED BY MARIE-LISE STOLL AT PRT [...] (U) Post was contacted by Jean-Louis Thill MFA desk officer in the Directorate of Political Affairs, who informed us that Luxembourg would be represented at the PRT Conference in Prague by Marie-Lise STOLL from the Luxembourg Embassy in Prague. 2. (U) Point of contact for thi [...]	2010-01-22 16:18:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF LU
10LUXEMBOURG3	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG FM: CLARIFYING THE [...] (C) During a previously scheduled office call at the Embassy on January 15, Ambassador conveyed reftel talking pints to Foreign Minister Asselborn. Asselborn said he would be attending the January 28 Conference and was sorry that he would not be able to be present at Ambassador's credent [...]	2010-01-15 15:20:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL LU
10LUXEMBOURG9	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to GOL Defense Director Jean-Jacques Welfring January 19. Welfring stated that he expected someone from the MFA would attend the PRT conference but who was yet to be determined. 2. (SBU) DCM also met with George Friden, MFA Dir [...]	2010-01-19 16:51:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF LU
10MADRID188	AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 10 CALL ON SPANISH CHIEF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called February 10 on Chief of Defense (CJCS-equivalent) General Jose Julio Rodriguez. The meeting was warm and brief. The two discussed the issue of strategic communications on our shared mission in Afghanistan, U.S. access to Spanish military bases, and the limi [...]	2010-02-18 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF SP
10MADRID200	SPANISH VIEWS GOING INTO ANSF FORCE GENERATION [...] (C) Spain fully supports Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) targets, and recognizes the importance of an effective ANSF to the Allies' transition out of Afghanistan, but does not expect to announce additional contributions to Afghanistan at the February 23 NATO/ISAF force generation confere [...]	2010-02-23 07:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NATO SP AF
10MADRID62	SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN PRAGUE PRT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel invitation and talking points to key contacts at Spanish Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs the week of January 11, and learned that Spain will be represented by the civilian team leader from its provincial reconstruction team and possibly by local embassy sta [...]	2010-01-21 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO EAID KPAO AF SP
10MADRID77	SPAIN GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Post conveyed talking points in reftels to key Spanish contacts in the Defense and Foreign Affairs ministries and at the USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). Subdirector General for Security Affairs Manuel Acerete confirmed that Special Ambassad [...]	2010-01-25 14:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MOPS NATO AF
10MADRID90	AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT,S JANUARY 26, 2010 MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Solomont called January 26 on Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon. The two discussed aspects of the bilateral defense relationship, Spanish support for Afghanistan, the humanitarian response to the earthquake in Haiti, and Spanish leadership of EU missions in Bosnia [...]	2010-01-28 06:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF SP
10MANAMA25	BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD ON NATO'S USE OF ISA AIR [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-18 12:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO BA
10MANAMA57	BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD APPROVES USG REQUESTS FOR USE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 13:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG MARR NATO BA
10OSLO23	NORWAY'S RESPONSE ON AFGHAN LEAD PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points during his January 14 Courtesy Call to Defense Minister Grete Faremo (full conversation to be reported septel). Faremo responded by saying that Norway is committed to the NATO/ISAF mission in Afghanistan, and added that Norway needs to understand U.S. s [...]	2010-01-15 15:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NO
10OSLO35	NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] (U) Norway's Senior Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Janis Bjorn Kanavin told PolOff January 21 that Norway would send MFA Senior Advisor Helene Sand Andresen to the PRT Conference in Prague starting January 25. Andresen told PolOff that Kirsten Gislesen and Colonel Roar [...]	2010-01-22 15:01:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO40	NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO41	NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO42	NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO43	NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO44	NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO45	EUR/RPM DIRECTOR DISCUSSES NATO, ARCTIC, AND [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the January 14 NATO Strategic Concept Seminar EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner, DCM, and PolOff conducted bilateral meetings January 13 to discuss Afghanistan, NATO, Russia, and the Arctic High North. On Afghanistan, MFA and MoD officials described increasing Nor [...]	2010-01-26 11:49:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	PREL NATO MOPS PARM KNNP KCFE PGOV SENV AF NO
10OSLO75	No New Norwegian Contribution to ANSF Trainers [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 16:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NATO NO
10OSLO85	DepMin of Defense: NATO'S Deterrence Capabilities Still Key [...] (C) Meeting with DCM, PolOff and A/DAO before the February 26 release of the joint letter from five Foreign Ministers to NATO SYG Rasmussen calling for a discussion on NATO's nuclear policy at the upcoming Tallinn meeting, Deputy Minister of Defense Espen Barth Eide strongly criticized news re [...]	2010-02-26 16:25:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO KNNP PREL NO
10OTTAWA19	Canadian Representation at PRT Conference in Prague [...] (SBU) In response to a January 14 demarche by PolMinCouns concerning high level Canadian participation at the Prague PRT conference (ref a),Acting Director General Jamie Christoff of the Afghanistan Task Force at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Jess D [...]	2010-01-19 15:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF CA
10OTTAWA21	Canadian PM and NATO S-G Discuss Afghanistan, the Strategic [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a meeting in Ottawa with the NATO Secretary General, PM Harper promised to consider a training role in Afghanistan after Canada's combat mission ends in 2011, while noting the importance of managing messaging to avoid characterizations of ""withdrawal."" Mounting Canadian d [...]	2010-01-20 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR AF NATO CA
10OTTAWA5	Canadian review almost complete of MOU for Support to U.S. [...] (C/NF) On January 7, Jamie Pennell of the Bilateral Relations and Operations Division of the Afghanistan Task Force within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) provided an update on the status of the draft MOU for life support and security to U.S. civilians operati [...]	2010-01-07 18:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO MARR AF CA
10PARIS170	SECDEF GATES'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MINISTER OF DEFENSE HERVE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) was hosted by French Minister of Defense Herve Morin for a working lunch during an official bilateral visit to Paris on February 8, 2010. SecDef and Morin agreed on the basic themes to be included in NATO's revised Strategic Concept. [...]	2010-02-12 13:49:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MAR FR IR AF NATO
10PARIS174	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES'S MEETING WITH FRENCH FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At the request of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with French FM Bernard Kouchner in Paris on February 8, 2010. Discussions included how to persuade the Chinese and others to support sanctions against Iran, and the import [...]	2010-02-12 16:56:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR FR IR AF NATO
10PARIS193	U/S TAUSCHER'S MEETINGS WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher's February 2 meetings with French counterparts from the Elysee (presidency) and MFA included discussions of U.S. disarmament priorities, the NPT Review Conference (NPT RevCon),the Nuclear Secur [...]	2010-02-19 13:01:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC KACT KNNP MARR MCAP NATO CH
10PARIS55	AFGHANISTAN: FRANCE SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON ISAF [...] (SBU) France is entirely in agreement that the ISAF transition plan adopted at NATO would be an excellent deliverable for the London conference, but should not be confused with a plan to withdraw ISAF forces. Francois Delmas of the French interagency Afghanistan-Pakistan cell said on January [...]	2010-01-15 17:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF FR
10PRAGUE27	CZECH REPUBLIC ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSITION [...] (C) On January 13, as part of the U.S.-Czech Strategic Dialogue, EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon discussed Afghanistan with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar. In addition to speaking about the Czech contributions in Afghanistan, particularly via the Czech PRT in Logar province, A/S [...]	2010-01-20 16:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF XG MARR MOPS NATO EZ
10RABAT123	DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL BISOGNIERO BRIEFS NATO [...] (C) Summary: NATO Deputy Secretary General Bisogniero had a full day of meeting with Moroccan officials and diplomats from NATO countries on January 25. After opening an all-day seminar on the Mediterranean Dialogue, he met with the Minister of Interior, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forc [...]	2010-02-12 14:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MO
10RIGA29	LATVIAN OFFICIALS TO ATTEND PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] Latvian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Argita Daudze will attend the January 25-27 PRT conference in Prague. According to MFA officials, she will be joined by DCM Edgars Bondars and MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Ilze Strasere. Ministry of Defense officials reported earlier that Jevgenijs Pa [...]	2010-01-19 15:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF LG
10RIGA32	LATVIA UNDERSTANDS THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 15:45:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL LG AF
10RIGA89	LATVIA IN AFGHANISTAN: UNABLE TO PROVIDE MORE TROOPS BUT [...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche to Judite Dobele, the Head of the Latvian MFA's Asia, Africa and Oceania Division. Dobele said that the GOL currently has 175 soldiers serving in Afghanistan and has no current plans to increase its military presence there. 2. (SBU) Latvia [...]	2010-02-22 15:50:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF LG
10ROME172	SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF DEFESNE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Defense Ignacio La Russa during an official visit to Rome on February 6-7, 2010. La Russa expressed deep appreciation for SecDef's visit and for the chance to focus on bilateral defense relations rather tha [...]	2010-02-12 13:17:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR KV
10ROME173	SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini during an official visit to Rome on February 8. On Afghanistan, Frattini was eager to move beyond the London Conference and work to produce practical results for the Afghan [...]	2010-02-12 13:18:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR
10ROME174	SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during an official visit to Rome on February 6, 2010. SecDef thanked Berlusconi for Italy's pledge of more Italian troops for operations in Afghanistan and assured him that the creation [...]	2010-02-12 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO IT AF IR
10ROME186	HAITI: ITALIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXPANDED MINUSTAH [...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Political-Military Officer Andrea Romussi on February 11. Romussi said that the Ministry of Defense is ready to deploy a self-sustaining Formed Police Unit (FPU) of 125 Carabinieri to Haiti under the MINUSTAH mandate. Approval from the Prime Minister' [...]	2010-02-16 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10ROME195	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGES 75 NEW TRAINERS FOR ANSF [...] (C) Summary: MOD La Russa called the Ambassador on February 18 to inform him that Italy would provide 75 additional trainers in response to appeals from Secretary Gates and NATO SYG Rasmussen. 35 of these will be military and 40 will be Carabinieri police trainers. This will entail a redist [...]	2010-02-18 18:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10ROME83	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY GATES TO ROME [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Mission Italy and I look forward to hosting you in February, as does Minister La Russa and the Government of Italy. In anticipation, I met with La Russa on January 19. He is delighted that you have accepted his invitation and is working hard to ensure that your meetings in [...]	2010-01-22 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10ROME97	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY AGREES ON THE NEED TO AVOID [...] (C) The Ambassador raised Ref A points with Italian MOD La Russa at a lunch on January 19, asking him to help underscore in public that NATO's planning process for ISAF transition to Afghan lead at the provincial level is not an exit strategy. La Russa agreed and said that Italian commander [...]	2010-01-27 11:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10SKOPJE40	MACEDONIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REINTEGRATION TRUST [...] (U) Post conveyed REFTEL points to Mira Krajacik of the MFA's Office of Security Cooperation. She spoke with the FonMin Milososki directly and he indicated that Macedonia would publicly endorse the Afghan Reintegration Trust Fund at the January 28 London Conference and make a verbal committme [...]	2010-01-28 14:20:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF MK
10SKOPJE53	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Philip Reeker and team warmly welcome Senator Voinovich, Senator Shaheen, and their delegation to the Republic of Macedonia. Your visit comes as Macedonia's path toward Euro-Atlantic integration (America's long-standing foreign policy goal for the country) remains sta [...]	2010-02-05 07:18:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO EUN GR MK

10SKOPJE64	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POMEROY [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Philip Reeker and team warmly welcome Congressman Pomeroy and his delegation to the Republic of Macedonia. Unfortunately, the Ambassador will not be able to greet you at the airport. Michael Fritz, Mission Director of USAID Macedonia will meet you and accompany you t [...]	2010-02-11 14:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO EUN GR MK

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