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Viewing cable 07LISBON1527, PORTUGAL UNLIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07LISBON1527 2007-06-01 15:35 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Lisbon
VZCZCXRO2942
RR RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA
RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHLI #1527 1521535
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 011535Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5949
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0040
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
UNCLAS LISBON 001527 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL UNLIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS 
 
REF: STATE 71547 
 
1. (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials 
agreed to review the reftel request to increase contributions 
to ISAF, but noted they did not expect the review to bring 
about any changes to current contribution levels.  Portugal 
is operating, they stated, under an austerity budget. 
Moreover, Portugal will assume the European Union presidency 
on July 1, with the additional expenditures that go with that 
duty.  Nonetheless, interlocutors stress that Portugal 
remains committed to keeping its commando company in 
Afghanistan -- without caveats -- through at least February 
2008. 
 
2. (SBU) Ministry of Defense colleagues also agreed to 
consider the reftel request.  Without making any promises, 
they speculated that they might be able to contribute some 
armored personnel carriers (M113) and uniforms, but noted the 
need to investigate the possibility further.  (Note:  the 
APCs in question are in need of renovation and no funds have 
yet been allocated to cover the costs of that activity, 
transport to Afghanistan, or of any further operations.  End 
note.) 
Hoffman