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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03ROME5540 |
ITALIAN OFFICIALS RECEPTIVE TO U/S FEITH BRIEFING [...] (C) Summary. Senior Italian officials responded positively to U/S Feith's December 9 briefing on the USG strategy for global force repositioning. Important details will need to be worked out and existing legal arrangements may need to be modified but Defense Minister Martino and Prime Minist [...] |
2003-12-11 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IT NATO ESDP GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 04ROME2248 |
STATUS OF US MILITARY PROJECTS UNDERWAY AT ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary. Whatever final decisions are made with regard to the US military's Global Posture Review (GPR), changes emanating from the GPR will build upon numerous milcon and other projects already underway within Italy. Careful coordination will be required to ensure that these current proj [...] |
2004-06-14 05:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IT GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY |
| 04ROME2631 |
ITALIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A DELEGATION LED BY LINCOLN BLOOMFIELD JR., A/S FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS, DISCUSSED ITALY-SPECIFIC GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW (GPR) PROPOSALS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS FROM THE DEFENSE GENERAL STAFF AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON JUNE 16. CHIEF OF DEFENSE (CHOD) ADMIRAL GI [...] |
2004-07-07 05:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IT GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY |
| 04ROME3138 |
DEMARCHE ON US GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW: [...] (C) A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Italian MFA and Prime Minister's office on August 13. The MFA, which was already aware of the main elements of GDPR, urged that the President's and other USG public statements stress that decisions will be made in close consultation with [...] |
2004-08-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KPAO IT NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 04ROME3166 |
ITALIAN REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON GLOBAL [...] (U) Summary. President Bush's speech on military transformation received limited initial government reaction and media coverage in Italy. Most headlines focused on US troop reductions in Europe, with several articles commenting that the planned changes signify NATO's decreased importance in [...] |
2004-08-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KPAO IT NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE FORCES IN ITALY |
| 04ROME3708 |
(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON OPPOSITION REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (CHP) (C-RE9-01066) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING ON THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (AKP) AND OPPOSITION BEFORE AND AFTER LOCAL ELECTIONS PROVIDED BY EMBASSY ANKARA AND CONGEN ISTANBUL. ANALYSTS HAVE USED THE REPORTING IN AN ARRAY OF CURRENT PRODUCTION AND BRIEFINGS TO P [...] |
2004-09-24 14:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL ETTC EIND IT GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 04ROME3774 |
CONSULTATIONS ON GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW: [...] Embassy Rome welcomes and grants country clearance for Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bloomfield, and delegation to visit Rome from October 5-6, 2004. To secure hotel accommodations, please provide fiscal data for charge purposes or credit card information for each individ [...] |
2004-09-29 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NATO GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 04ROME3933 |
IRAQ/ITALY- ITALIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON PLANS [...] (C) At their Oct. 6 meeting with Italian MFA DG Massolo, A/S Bloomfield and DASD Hoehn discussed Iran and Iraq, as well as Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR) issues (septel). Massolo underscored Italy's concern with Iranian nuclear ambitions. He sought details on the mix of MNF and Iraqi f [...] |
2004-10-12 08:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT IR IZ NATO EUN IRAQI FREEDOM GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 05ROME36 |
US-ITALIAN WORKING GROUP MEETS ON GLOBAL DEFENSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. PM DAS Bue and OSD Strategy Director Pavel led a joint State-DOD delegation to Rome on December 7 to discuss anticipated US Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR) changes and work through details on reshaping our presence in Italy. In working group discussions with an Italian dele [...] |
2005-01-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL KPAO IT GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 06ROME461 |
PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) Summary. On February 7, PDAS Kurt Volker visited Rome to meet with high-level GOI leaders to discuss Iran, Iraq, the cartoon controversy, the Ukrainian Energy Crisis, NATO, OSCE, Balkans, and UN Reform. Volker stressed the importance of Italy's contributions to global security and need fo [...] |
2006-02-15 12:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT NATO OSCE UN GLOBAL DEFENSE |
| 06ZAGREB1039 |
ARTICLE 98: MESIC'S COUNTERPROPOSAL [...] (C) Presidential foreign policy advisor Tomislav Jakic wrote former Ambassador Frank in late June (reftel) stating that President Mesic's office had examined the US draft "security cooperation agreement" which incorporated non-extradition language without specific mention of the ICC or Article [...] |
2006-08-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB1109 |
CROATIA HOSTS SEMINAR ON MULTINATIONAL UNITS [...] (U) Fourteen NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations are attending a 12-15 September seminar on multinational police units in international peacekeeping operations. The Croatian Armed Forces' Military Police Department is hosting the event, held in the coastal city of Split, to expan [...] |
2006-09-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB1364 |
IRAQ: CROATIA OFFERS WEAPONS AND TRAINING TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic provided PolOff November 9 with a list of weapons and training courses the GoC has offered to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Weapons range from 500 x 7.62mm assault rifles to 10 x 82mm recoilless guns, w [...] |
2006-11-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB1377 |
CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTS NATO'S PROMISE TO [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points tailored for NATO partners to Neven Mikec, Head of MFA's NATO department, on November 14. Mikec expressed the GoC's complete support for NATO's call for additional forces in Afghanistan. He noted that Croatia's nearly 150 troops in Afghanistan, including thos [...] |
2006-11-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB1424 |
GOC WELCOMES RIGA LANGUAGE, PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 30, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic expressed to Charge d'Affaires the SIPDIS GoC's appreciation of the positive assessment of Croatia in both the Riga communique and President Bush's speech. "We think Riga was a joint step forward," he said, stress [...] |
2006-11-30 15:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB1462 |
NATIONAL NATO COMMITTEE APPOINTS HEAD OF PUBLIC [...] The National Committee on NATO Membership (reftel), under the chairmanship by President Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader, and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, met on December 7 to review conclusions of the Riga Summit. In its second meeting since its formation in November, the committee expre [...] |
2006-12-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB604 |
CROATIA SERIOUS ON AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) Poloff met with Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head of the MFA NATO Department Section for International Security Operations, on May 15 to follow up on Foreign Minister Grabar-Kitarovic's visit to Afghanistan in April (Nakic-Vojnovic was also on the Croatian delegation). Nakic-Vojnovic said that th [...] |
2006-05-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB637 |
CROATIAN NAVY SEEKS ROLE IN OPERATION ACTIVE [...] (SBU) On May 18, during the port call in Split of the USS Enterprise, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Admiral Henry Ulrich met with Croatian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Zdravko Kardum. Admiral Ulrich urged Admiral Kardum to accelerate connection of Croatian radar data to the NATO networ [...] |
2006-05-23 11:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB754 |
(C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT,S ADVISOR PROMISES FURTHER [...] (C) PM Senior Advisor Loftis, in Zagreb June 16 for a round of negotiations on a Supplemental SOFA, met with President Mesic's advisor for intelligence matters Sasa Perkovic to discuss the possibility of incorporating Article 98 language in a bilateral "Security Cooperation Agreement" with Cro [...] |
2006-06-20 12:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB813 |
CROATIA DOUBLES TROOP LEVELS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Seventy-five Croatian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan on three U.S. military flights between June 23 and July 2. The deployment expanded this NATO aspirant's troop contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from 69 to 144. It also marked the Croatian Armed Forces' [...] |
2006-07-05 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 06ZAGREB821 |
NATO SYG SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS IN ZAGREB [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: NATO SYG Hoop de Scheffer, in Zagreb for six hours July 6, met President Mesic and PM Sanader, and reassured the press about NATO's readiness for Croatian membership "as soon as Croatia is ready." The SYG's visit reinforced the GOC's efforts to educate its public about [...] |
2006-07-07 09:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB193 |
MFA HIGHLIGHTS NATO PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN AT JOINT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-22 14:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM PGOV PREL |
| 07ZAGREB265 |
NATO ROUNDTABLE REFLECTS ENTIRE NGO SPECTRUM [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Nearly 20 local NGOs and a dozen leading academics debated the pros and cons of Croatia's NATO candidacy at a March 13 roundtable organized by DEFIMI, a scientific research NGO focused on defense and security issues which receives some government funding. Participating NGO [...] |
2007-03-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB395 |
NATO OUTREACH IN HIGH GEAR, CROATIAN PUBLIC [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After a slow start, the GoC's NATO public education campaign is moving into high gear. Head of MFA's NATO Office Neven Mikec highlighted the GoC's now crowded public outreach calendar with Embassy PolOff, PAO, and DATT at April 12 joint communications working group sessio [...] |
2007-04-20 16:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO KPAO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB422 |
NEW FORWARD ON IRAQ: CROATIA'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While politically unable to make direct troop contributions to operations in Iraq, the GoC has offered weapons and training courses to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) (ref C), provides police trainers to the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC) [...] |
2007-04-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB618 |
CROATIA COMMITTED TO NATO REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff delivered ref A points during week of June 18 to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Asst DefMin Igor Pokaz, and MFA NATO Office Director Neven Mikec respectively. GoC representatives were grateful for USG support and guidance and emphasized com [...] |
2007-06-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB688 |
CROATIANS ACCEPT U.S. SOFA PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Biscevic informed Ambassador July 19 that the Croatian Government accepted the U.S. compromise proposal on custody (ref e-mail), resolving the last outstanding issue in the U.S.-Croatian negotiations on a bilateral status of forces agreement. [...] |
2007-07-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB729 |
UPDATE REQUEST ON JORDAN INTL POLICE TRAINING [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Interior Minister Filip Dragovic requested information from PolOffs July 26 regarding the future of the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). The Ministry of Interior (MUP) currently p [...] |
2007-08-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PINR SNAR KCRM JO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB736 |
PM ASSURES SOFA APPROVAL AT END OF AUGUST [...] (C) Following the failure of the Croatian cabinet to provide final approval of the text of the Status of Forces Agremeent at its last session before a two week summer break, the Ambassador spoke August 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Biscevic to express his disappointment an [...] |
2007-08-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB789 |
FIXED-WING FIGHTERS: TIME TO ENGAGE CROATIANS ON [...] (C) Since my arrival just over a year ago, I have repeatedly stressed to GoC officials that, as a future NATO member, Croatia did not need to procure fixed-wing fighter aircraft. I, along with my DAO and ODC staff, have argued consistently that the GoC could rely on NATO partners for air poli [...] |
2007-08-27 08:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB916 |
NEW POLL SHOWS CONTINUED GROWTH IN NATO SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A poll contracted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) shows a continued rise in public support for NATO membership. In a Post-organized briefing to NATO-member embassies on October 2, IRI representatives highlighted a 10 percent increase in support for Croatia [...] |
2007-10-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 07ZAGREB994 |
NATO ROADSHOW '07 -- CROATIA SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC feels confident approaching NATO's Bucharest Summit after repeated strong statements of support from President Bush and State Department officials (U/S Burns, A/S Fried) as well as positive feedback from Allies during presentation of their Annual National Progr [...] |
2007-11-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB22 |
NEW GOC AND NATO: REFERENDUM OUT, ENGAGEMENT IN [...] During approval of his new cabinet January 12 (septel), PM Sanader stressed his government's commitment to achieving NATO membership during this mandate. In the agreement between his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Peasant Party (HSS) and the Social Liberals (HSLS), the new ruling coa [...] |
2008-01-14 15:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB286 |
NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS: CROATIA'S GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatia has steadily expanded its contribution to ISAF and has assumed increasingly complex missions. Croatian forces are currently in their 11th rotation with 203 soldiers. The MoD plans to increase this to 280 troops this summer and has Parliamentary approval to raise this to [...] |
2008-03-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB334 |
PM/WRA VISIT REINFORCES CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PolOff and PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams on April 15-16 visited key Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss possible assistance for destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). During meetings and site visits at Velika Buna [...] |
2008-04-24 10:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB419 |
SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC ENGLAND DINNER WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) Sir, this is Minister Vukelic,s second trip to the U.S. since his appointment in January as Minister of Defense in the new Croatian government. Though his tenure as Minister of Economy in the previous government was unremarkable, in his short time as Minister of Defense he has brought a l [...] |
2008-06-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB554 |
CROATIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS DESTRUCTION [...] (C) After an April visit to Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (ref A), the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) sent a formal letter on June 11 requesting USG assistance in destroying 929 of the app [...] |
2008-07-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB576 |
CROATIA SIGNS IMPLEMENTING ARRANGMENT FOR MANPADS [...] (U) On July 30 the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and post signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) for the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (refs B-E). In the IA the MOD agreed to destroy 929 of their approximately 2,900 SA 7 Strela missiles [...] |
2008-08-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB597 |
SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. EUCOM,S MEETING [...] (C) Sir, this is the first meeting since Croatia,s NATO accession protocols were signed. Your host, General Josip Lucic (LOOT-zitch) was unexpectedly reappointed for an unprecedented second five-year term as CHOD in January of this year. Lucic is President Mesic,s most trusted military advis [...] |
2008-08-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB659 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY,S VISIT TO [...] (C) Sir, yours is the highest level visit since President and Mrs. Bush, and Secretary Rice visited after the Bucharest Summit in April 2008. Since that time, Croatia has continued its MAP process with an eye to full membership soon and increased its ISAF contribution from 200 to a maximum of [...] |
2008-09-18 08:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB688 |
CROATIAN LEADERS FOCUS ON REGIONAL ISSUES DURING [...] (C) Summary: During his September 29 visit to Zagreb, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England discussed regional and military issues with Prime Minister Sanader, President Mesic, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, and Defense Minister Vukelic. Sanader thanked the USG for its help on NATO acces [...] |
2008-10-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB69 |
ASSESSMENT OF CROATIA'S NATO READINESS [...] (U) Following is Post assessment of Croatia's progress on key reform issues related to NATO accession and remaining challenges facing PM Sanader's new government in advance of a possible membership invitation at the Bucharest Summit. REGIONAL LEADERSHIP: COMMITTED TO STABILITY OF NEIGHBORS - [...] |
2008-01-31 10:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB86 |
NATO ENLARGEMENT: SUSTAINING CROATIA'S PROGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Upon formation of PM Sanader's new government, the Ambassador met with President Mesic, PM Sanader (ref A), FM Jandrokovic (ref B), DefMin Vukelic, and Speaker of Parliament Bebic (ref C). At all of these meetings, he discussed the GoC's strategy to address Croatia's [...] |
2008-02-06 14:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |