

Currently released so far... 51122 / 251,287
Articles
Brazil
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
Sweden
00. Editorial
United States
Latin America
Egypt
Jordan
Yemen
Thailand
Browse latest releases
2010/12/01
2010/12/02
2010/12/03
2010/12/04
2010/12/05
2010/12/06
2010/12/07
2010/12/08
2010/12/09
2010/12/10
2010/12/11
2010/12/12
2010/12/13
2010/12/14
2010/12/15
2010/12/16
2010/12/17
2010/12/18
2010/12/19
2010/12/20
2010/12/21
2010/12/22
2010/12/23
2010/12/24
2010/12/25
2010/12/26
2010/12/27
2010/12/28
2010/12/29
2010/12/30
2011/01/01
2011/01/02
2011/01/04
2011/01/05
2011/01/07
2011/01/09
2011/01/11
2011/01/12
2011/01/13
2011/01/14
2011/01/15
2011/01/16
2011/01/17
2011/01/18
2011/01/19
2011/01/20
2011/01/21
2011/01/22
2011/01/23
2011/01/24
2011/01/25
2011/01/26
2011/01/27
2011/01/28
2011/01/29
2011/01/30
2011/01/31
2011/02/01
2011/02/02
2011/02/03
2011/02/04
2011/02/05
2011/02/06
2011/02/07
2011/02/08
2011/02/09
2011/02/10
2011/02/11
2011/02/12
2011/02/13
2011/02/14
2011/02/15
2011/02/16
2011/02/17
2011/02/18
2011/02/19
2011/02/20
2011/02/21
2011/02/22
2011/02/23
2011/02/24
2011/02/25
2011/02/26
2011/02/27
2011/02/28
2011/03/01
2011/03/02
2011/03/03
2011/03/04
2011/03/05
2011/03/06
2011/03/07
2011/03/08
2011/03/09
2011/03/10
2011/03/11
2011/03/13
2011/03/14
2011/03/15
2011/03/16
2011/03/17
2011/03/18
2011/03/19
2011/03/20
2011/03/21
2011/03/22
2011/03/23
2011/03/24
2011/03/25
2011/03/26
2011/03/27
2011/03/28
2011/03/29
2011/03/30
2011/03/31
2011/04/01
2011/04/02
2011/04/03
2011/04/04
2011/04/05
2011/04/06
2011/04/07
2011/04/08
2011/04/09
2011/04/10
2011/04/11
2011/04/12
2011/04/13
2011/04/14
2011/04/15
2011/04/16
2011/04/17
2011/04/18
2011/04/19
2011/04/20
2011/04/21
2011/04/22
2011/04/23
2011/04/24
2011/04/25
2011/04/26
2011/04/27
2011/04/28
2011/04/29
2011/04/30
2011/05/01
2011/05/02
2011/05/03
2011/05/04
2011/05/05
2011/05/06
2011/05/07
2011/05/08
2011/05/09
2011/05/10
2011/05/11
2011/05/12
2011/05/13
2011/05/14
2011/05/15
2011/05/16
2011/05/17
2011/05/18
2011/05/19
2011/05/20
2011/05/21
2011/05/22
2011/05/23
2011/05/24
2011/05/25
2011/05/26
2011/05/27
2011/05/28
2011/05/29
2011/05/30
2011/05/31
2011/06/01
2011/06/02
2011/06/03
2011/06/04
2011/06/05
2011/06/06
2011/06/07
2011/06/08
2011/06/09
2011/06/10
2011/06/11
2011/06/12
2011/06/13
2011/06/14
2011/06/15
2011/06/16
2011/06/17
2011/06/18
2011/06/19
2011/06/20
2011/06/21
2011/06/22
2011/06/23
2011/06/24
2011/06/25
2011/06/26
2011/06/27
2011/06/28
2011/06/29
2011/06/30
2011/07/01
2011/07/02
2011/07/04
2011/07/05
2011/07/06
2011/07/07
2011/07/08
2011/07/10
2011/07/11
2011/07/12
2011/07/13
2011/07/14
2011/07/15
2011/07/16
2011/07/17
2011/07/18
2011/07/19
2011/07/20
2011/07/21
2011/07/22
2011/07/23
2011/07/25
2011/07/27
2011/07/28
2011/07/29
2011/07/31
2011/08/01
2011/08/02
2011/08/03
2011/08/05
2011/08/06
2011/08/07
2011/08/08
2011/08/09
2011/08/10
2011/08/11
2011/08/12
2011/08/13
2011/08/15
2011/08/16
2011/08/17
2011/08/18
2011/08/19
2011/08/21
2011/08/22
2011/08/23
2011/08/24
Browse by creation date
Browse by origin
Embassy Athens
Embassy Asuncion
Embassy Astana
Embassy Asmara
Embassy Ashgabat
Embassy Apia
Embassy Antananarivo
Embassy Ankara
Embassy Amman
Embassy Algiers
Embassy Addis Ababa
Embassy Accra
Embassy Abuja
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Embassy Abidjan
Consulate Auckland
Consulate Amsterdam
Consulate Alexandria
Consulate Adana
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embasy Bonn
Embassy Bujumbura
Embassy Buenos Aires
Embassy Budapest
Embassy Bucharest
Embassy Brussels
Embassy Bridgetown
Embassy Brazzaville
Embassy Bratislava
Embassy Brasilia
Embassy Bogota
Embassy Bishkek
Embassy Bern
Embassy Berlin
Embassy Belmopan
Embassy Belgrade
Embassy Beirut
Embassy Beijing
Embassy Banjul
Embassy Bangui
Embassy Bangkok
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Embassy Bamako
Embassy Baku
Embassy Baghdad
Consulate Belfast
Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Cotonou
Embassy Copenhagen
Embassy Conakry
Embassy Colombo
Embassy Chisinau
Embassy Caracas
Embassy Canberra
Embassy Cairo
Consulate Curacao
Consulate Ciudad Juarez
Consulate Chiang Mai
Consulate Chennai
Consulate Chengdu
Consulate Casablanca
Consulate Cape Town
Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe
Embassy Dublin
Embassy Doha
Embassy Djibouti
Embassy Dili
Embassy Dhaka
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Embassy Damascus
Embassy Dakar
DIR FSINFATC
Consulate Dusseldorf
Consulate Durban
Consulate Dubai
Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Guatemala
Embassy Grenada
Embassy Georgetown
Embassy Gaborone
Consulate Guayaquil
Consulate Guangzhou
Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki
Embassy Harare
Embassy Hanoi
Consulate Hong Kong
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Consulate Hermosillo
Consulate Hamilton
Consulate Hamburg
Consulate Halifax
Embassy Kyiv
Embassy Kuwait
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Embassy Kolonia
Embassy Kinshasa
Embassy Kingston
Embassy Kigali
Embassy Khartoum
Embassy Kathmandu
Embassy Kampala
Embassy Kabul
Consulate Krakow
Consulate Kolkata
Consulate Karachi
Embassy Luxembourg
Embassy Lusaka
Embassy Luanda
Embassy London
Embassy Lome
Embassy Ljubljana
Embassy Lisbon
Embassy Lima
Embassy Lilongwe
Embassy Libreville
Embassy La Paz
Consulate Leipzig
Consulate Lahore
Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE
Mission USNATO
Mission UNESCO
Mission Geneva
Embassy Muscat
Embassy Moscow
Embassy Montevideo
Embassy Monrovia
Embassy Mogadishu
Embassy Minsk
Embassy Mexico
Embassy Mbabane
Embassy Maseru
Embassy Maputo
Embassy Manila
Embassy Manama
Embassy Managua
Embassy Malabo
Embassy Madrid
Consulate Munich
Consulate Mumbai
Consulate Montreal
Consulate Monterrey
Consulate Milan
Consulate Merida
Consulate Melbourne
Consulate Matamoros
Consulate Marseille
Embassy Nouakchott
Embassy Nicosia
Embassy Niamey
Embassy New Delhi
Embassy Ndjamena
Embassy Nassau
Embassy Nairobi
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Consulate Naples
Consulate Naha
Consulate Nagoya
Embassy Pristina
Embassy Pretoria
Embassy Praia
Embassy Prague
Embassy Port Of Spain
Embassy Port Moresby
Embassy Port Louis
Embassy Port Au Prince
Embassy Podgorica
Embassy Phnom Penh
Embassy Paris
Embassy Paramaribo
Embassy Panama
Consulate Peshawar
REO Hillah
REO Basrah
Embassy Rome
Embassy Riyadh
Embassy Riga
Embassy Reykjavik
Embassy Rangoon
Embassy Rabat
Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Consulate Recife
Secretary of State
Embassy Suva
Embassy Stockholm
Embassy Sofia
Embassy Skopje
Embassy Singapore
Embassy Seoul
Embassy Sarajevo
Embassy Santo Domingo
Embassy Santiago
Embassy Sanaa
Embassy San Salvador
Embassy San Jose
Consulate Surabaya
Consulate Strasbourg
Consulate St Petersburg
Consulate Shenyang
Consulate Shanghai
Consulate Sapporo
Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis
Embassy Tripoli
Embassy Tokyo
Embassy Tirana
Embassy The Hague
Embassy Tel Aviv
Embassy Tehran
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Embassy Tbilisi
Embassy Tashkent
Embassy Tallinn
Consulate Toronto
Consulate Tijuana
Consulate Thessaloniki
USUN New York
USMISSION USTR GENEVA
USEU Brussels
US Office Almaty
US Mission Geneva
US Mission CD Geneva
US Interests Section Havana
US Delegation, Secretary
UNVIE
UN Rome
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius
Embassy Vientiane
Embassy Vienna
Embassy Vatican
Embassy Valletta
Consulate Vladivostok
Consulate Vancouver
Browse by tag
AMGT
ASEC
AEMR
AR
APECO
AU
AORC
ADANA
AJ
AF
AFIN
AMED
AS
AM
ABLD
AFFAIRS
AMB
APER
ACOA
AND
AA
AE
AADP
AID
AO
AL
AG
AORD
ADM
AINF
AINT
ASEAN
AORG
ABT
APEC
AY
ASUP
ARF
AGOA
AVIAN
ATRN
ANET
AGIT
ASECVE
ABUD
AODE
ALOW
ADB
AN
ADPM
ASPA
ARABL
AFSN
AZ
AC
AIAG
AFSI
ASCE
ASIG
ACABQ
ADIP
AFGHANISTAN
AROC
ADCO
ACOTA
ANARCHISTS
AMEDCASCKFLO
AK
ARABBL
ASCH
ANTITERRORISM
AGRICULTURE
AOCR
ARR
ASSEMBLY
AORCYM
AFPK
ACKM
AGMT
AEC
APRC
AIN
AFPREL
ASFC
ASECTH
AFSA
AINR
AOPC
AFAF
AFARI
AX
ASECAF
ASECAFIN
AT
AFZAL
APCS
AGAO
AIT
ARCH
AEMRASECCASCKFLOMARRPRELPINRAMGTJMXL
AMEX
ARM
AQ
ATFN
AMBASSADOR
AORCD
AVIATION
ARAS
AINFCY
ACBAQ
AOPR
AREP
AOIC
ASEX
ASEK
AER
AGR
AMCT
AVERY
APR
AEMRS
AFU
AMG
ATPDEA
ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG
AORL
ACS
AMCHAMS
AECL
AUC
ACAO
BA
BR
BB
BG
BEXP
BY
BRUSSELS
BU
BD
BTIO
BK
BL
BE
BMGT
BO
BM
BX
BN
BWC
BBSR
BTT
BC
BH
BILAT
BUSH
BHUM
BT
BTC
BMENA
BOND
BAIO
BP
BF
BRPA
BURNS
BUT
BBG
BCW
BOEHNER
BOL
BASHAR
BIDEN
BFIN
BZ
BEXPC
BTIU
CPAS
CA
CASC
CS
CBW
CIDA
CO
CODEL
CI
CROS
CU
CH
CWC
CMGT
CVIS
CDG
CTR
CG
CF
CHIEF
CJAN
CBSA
CE
CY
CB
CW
CM
CHR
CD
COE
CV
COUNTER
CT
CN
CPUOS
CTERR
CVR
CVPR
CDC
COUNTRY
CLEARANCE
CONS
COM
CACS
CR
CONTROLS
CAN
CACM
COMMERCE
CAMBODIA
CFIS
COUNTERTERRORISM
CITES
CONDOLEEZZA
CZ
CTBT
CEN
CLINTON
CFED
CARC
CTM
CARICOM
CSW
CICTE
CYPRUS
CBE
CMGMT
CARSON
CWCM
CIVS
COUNTRYCLEARANCE
CENTCOM
CAPC
COPUOS
CKGR
CITEL
CQ
CITT
CIC
CARIB
CVIC
CAFTA
CVISU
CDB
CEDAW
CNC
CJUS
COMMAND
CENTER
COL
CAJC
CONSULAR
CLMT
CBC
CIA
CNARC
CIS
CEUDA
CHINA
CAC
CL
DR
DJ
DEMOCRATIC
DEMARCHE
DOMESTIC
DISENGAGEMENT
DB
DA
DHS
DAO
DCM
DAVID
DO
DEAX
DEFENSE
DEA
DTRO
DPRK
DOC
DTRA
DK
DAC
DOD
DRL
DRC
DCG
DE
DOT
DEPT
DOE
DS
DKEM
ECON
ETTC
EFIS
ETRD
EC
EMIN
EAGR
EAID
EFIN
EUN
ECIN
EG
EWWT
EINV
ENRG
ELAB
EPET
EIND
EN
EAIR
EUMEM
ECPS
ES
EI
ELTN
ET
EZ
EU
ER
EINT
ENGR
ECONOMIC
ENIV
EFTA
ETRN
EMS
EUREM
EPA
ESTH
EEB
EET
ENV
EAG
EXIM
ECTRD
ELNT
ENVIRONMENT
ECA
EAP
EINDIR
ETR
ECONOMY
ETRC
ELECTIONS
EICN
EXPORT
EARG
EGHG
EID
ETRO
EINF
EAIDHO
ECIP
EENV
EURM
EPEC
ERNG
ENERG
EIAD
EXBS
ED
EREL
ELAM
EK
EWT
ENGRD
EDEV
ECE
ENGY
EXIMOPIC
ETRDEC
ECCT
EUR
ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID
EFI
ECOSOC
EXTERNAL
ESCAP
ETCC
EENG
ERA
ENRD
ECLAC
ETRAD
EBRD
ENVR
ECONENRG
ELTNSNAR
ELAP
EPIT
EDUC
EAIDXMXAXBXFFR
EETC
EIVN
EDRC
EGOV
ETRA
EAIDRW
ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS
ESA
ETRDGK
ENVI
ELN
EPRT
EPTED
ERTD
EUM
EAIDS
EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM
EDU
EV
EAIDAF
EDA
EPREL
EINVEFIN
EAGER
ETMIN
EUCOM
ECCP
EIDN
EINVKSCA
ENNP
EFINECONCS
ETC
EAIRASECCASCID
EINN
ETRP
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
EIAR
EINDETRD
ECONEFIN
EURN
ETRDEINVTINTCS
EFIM
ETIO
EATO
EIPR
EINVETC
ETTD
ETDR
EIQ
ECONCS
ENRGIZ
EAIG
ENTG
EUC
ERD
EINVECONSENVCSJA
EEPET
EUNCH
ESENV
ECINECONCS
ETRDECONWTOCS
ECUN
FR
FI
FOREIGN
FARM
FIR
FAO
FK
FARC
FAS
FJ
FREEDOM
FAC
FINANCE
FBI
FTAA
FM
FCS
FAA
FORCE
FDA
FTA
FT
FCSC
FMGT
FINR
FIN
FDIC
FOR
FOI
FO
FMLN
FISO
GM
GERARD
GT
GA
GG
GR
GTIP
GH
GZ
GE
GB
GY
GAZA
GJ
GEORGE
GOI
GCC
GMUS
GI
GLOBAL
GV
GC
GL
GOV
GKGIC
GF
GWI
GIPNC
GUTIERREZ
GTMO
GANGS
GAERC
GUILLERMO
GASPAR
HR
HA
HYMPSK
HO
HK
HUMAN
HU
HN
HHS
HURI
HUD
HUMRIT
HUMANITARIAN
HUMANR
HL
HSTC
HILLARY
HCOPIL
HADLEY
HOURANI
HI
HUM
HEBRON
HUMOR
IZ
IN
IAEA
IS
IMO
ILO
IR
IC
IT
ITU
ID
IV
IMF
IBRD
IWC
ICAO
ICRC
INF
IO
IPR
ISO
IK
ISRAELI
IQ
ICES
IDB
INFLUENZA
IRAQI
ISCON
IGAD
IRAN
ITALY
IRAQ
ICTY
ICTR
ITPGOV
ITALIAN
IQNV
IADB
INTERNAL
INMARSAT
IRDB
ILC
INCB
INRB
ICJ
ISRAEL
INR
IEA
ISPA
ICCAT
IOM
ITRD
IHO
IL
IFAD
ITRA
IDLI
ISCA
INL
INRA
INTELSAT
ISAF
ISPL
IRS
IEF
ITER
INDO
IIP
IND
IEFIN
IACI
IAHRC
INNP
IA
INTERPOL
IFIN
ISSUES
IZPREL
IRAJ
IF
ITPHUM
ITA
IP
IRPE
IDA
ISLAMISTS
ITF
INRO
IBET
IDP
IRC
KMDR
KPAO
KOMC
KNNP
KFLO
KDEM
KSUM
KIPR
KFLU
KE
KCRM
KJUS
KAWC
KZ
KSCA
KDRG
KCOR
KGHG
KPAL
KTIP
KMCA
KCRS
KPKO
KOLY
KRVC
KVPR
KG
KWBG
KTER
KS
KN
KSPR
KWMN
KV
KTFN
KFRD
KU
KSTC
KSTH
KISL
KGIC
KSEP
KFIN
KTEX
KTIA
KUNR
KCMR
KCIP
KMOC
KTDB
KBIO
KBCT
KMPI
KSAF
KACT
KFEM
KPRV
KPWR
KIRC
KCFE
KRIM
KHIV
KHLS
KVIR
KNNNP
KCEM
KLIG
KIRF
KNUP
KSAC
KNUC
KPGOV
KTDD
KIDE
KOMS
KLFU
KNNC
KMFO
KSEO
KJRE
KJUST
KMRS
KSRE
KGIT
KPIR
KPOA
KUWAIT
KIVP
KICC
KSCS
KPOL
KSEAO
KRCM
KSCI
KNAP
KGLB
KICA
KCUL
KPRM
KFSC
KQ
KPOP
KPFO
KPALAOIS
KREC
KBWG
KR
KTTB
KNAR
KCOM
KESS
KINR
KOCI
KWN
KCSY
KREL
KTBT
KFTN
KW
KRFD
KFLOA
KHDP
KNEP
KIND
KHUM
KSKN
KOMO
KDRL
KTFIN
KSOC
KPO
KGIV
KSTCPL
KSI
KPRP
KFPC
KNNB
KNDP
KICCPUR
KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG
KDMR
KFCE
KIMMITT
KMCC
KMNP
KSEC
KOMCSG
KGCC
KRAD
KCRP
KAUST
KWAWC
KCHG
KRDP
KPAS
KTIAPARM
KPAOPREL
KWGB
KIRP
KMIG
KLAB
KSEI
KHSA
KNPP
KPAONZ
KWWW
KGHA
KY
KCRIM
KCRCM
KGCN
KPLS
KIIP
KPAOY
KTRD
KTAO
KJU
KBTS
KWAC
KFIU
KNNO
KPAI
KILS
KPA
KRCS
KWBGSY
KNPPIS
KNNPMNUC
KNPT
KERG
KLTN
KPREL
KTLA
KO
KAWK
KVRP
KAID
KX
KENV
KWCI
KNPR
KCFC
KNEI
KFTFN
KTFM
KCERS
KDEMAF
KMEPI
KEMS
KBTR
KEDU
KIRL
KNNR
KMPT
KPDD
KPIN
KDEV
KFRP
KTBD
KMSG
KWWMN
KWBC
KA
KOM
KWNM
KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG
KRGY
KNNF
KICR
KIFR
KWMNCS
KPAK
KDDG
KCGC
KID
KNSD
KMPF
KWMM
MARR
MX
MASS
MOPS
MNUC
MCAP
MTCRE
MRCRE
MTRE
MASC
MY
MK
MG
MU
MILI
MO
MZ
MEPP
MCC
MEDIA
MOPPS
MI
MAS
MW
MP
MEPN
MV
MD
MR
MC
MCA
MT
MIL
MARITIME
MOPSGRPARM
MAAR
MOOPS
ML
MA
MN
MNUCPTEREZ
MTCR
MUNC
MPOS
MONUC
MGMT
MURRAY
MACP
MINUSTAH
MCCONNELL
MGT
MNUR
MF
MEPI
MOHAMMAD
MAR
MAPP
MNU
MFA
MTS
MLS
MEETINGS
MERCOSUR
MED
MNVC
MIK
MBM
MILITARY
MAPS
MARAD
MDC
MACEDONIA
MASSMNUC
MUCN
MQADHAFI
MPS
NZ
NATO
NI
NO
NU
NG
NL
NPT
NS
NA
NP
NASA
NSF
NEA
NANCY
NSG
NRR
NATIONAL
NMNUC
NC
NSC
NAS
NARC
NELSON
NATEU
NDP
NIH
NK
NIPP
NR
NERG
NSSP
NE
NTDB
NT
NEGROPONTE
NGO
NATOIRAQ
NAR
NZUS
NCCC
NH
NAFTA
NEW
NRG
NUIN
NOVO
NATOPREL
NV
NICHOLAS
NPA
NSFO
NW
NORAD
NPG
NOAA
OPRC
OPDC
OTRA
OECD
OVIP
OREP
ODC
OIIP
OAS
OSCE
OPIC
OMS
OFDP
OFDA
OEXC
OPCW
OIE
OSCI
OM
OPAD
ODPC
OIC
ODIP
OPPI
ORA
OCEA
OREG
OMIG
OFFICIALS
OSAC
OEXP
OPEC
OFPD
OAU
OCII
OIL
OVIPPRELUNGANU
OSHA
OPCD
OPCR
OF
OFDPQIS
OSIC
OHUM
OTR
OBSP
OGAC
OESC
OVP
ON
OES
OTAR
OCS
PREL
PGOV
PARM
PINR
PHUM
PM
PREF
PTER
PK
PINS
PBIO
PHSA
PE
PBTS
PA
PL
POL
PAK
POV
POLITICS
POLICY
PO
PRELTBIOBA
PKO
PIN
PNAT
PU
PGOVPREL
PALESTINIAN
PTERPGOV
PELOSI
PAS
PP
PTEL
PROP
PRELAF
PRHUM
PRE
PUNE
PIRF
PVOV
PROG
PERSONS
PROV
PKK
PRGOV
PH
PLAB
PDEM
PCI
PRL
PRM
PINSO
PERM
PETR
PPAO
PERL
PBS
PETERS
PRELBR
PCON
POLITICAL
PMIL
POLM
PKPA
PNUM
PLO
PTERM
PJUS
PARMP
PNIR
PHUMKPAL
PG
PREZ
PGIC
PAO
PROTECTION
PRELPK
PGOVENRG
PATTY
PSOC
PARTIES
PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ
PMIG
PAIGH
PARK
PETER
PHUS
PKPO
PGOVECON
POUS
PMAR
PWBG
PAR
PGOVGM
PHUH
PTE
PY
POLUN
PDOV
PGOVSOCI
PGOVPM
PRELEVU
PGOR
PBTSRU
PHUMA
PHUMR
PPD
PGV
PRAM
PARMS
PINL
PSI
PKPAL
PPA
PTERE
PGOF
PINO
PREO
PHAS
PAC
PRESL
PORG
PS
PGVO
PKFK
PSOE
PEPR
PINT
PRELP
PREFA
PNG
PTBS
PFOR
PGOVLO
PHUMBA
PREK
PHJM
POLINT
PGOVE
PHALANAGE
PARTY
PECON
PEACE
PROCESS
PLN
PEDRO
PF
PGPV
PCUL
PGGV
PSA
PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA
PGIV
PHUMPREL
POGOV
PEL
PBT
PAMQ
PINF
PSEPC
POSTS
PAHO
PHUMPGOV
PGOC
PNR
RS
RP
RU
RW
RFE
RCMP
RIGHTSPOLMIL
REFORM
RO
ROW
ROBERT
REACTION
REPORT
REGION
RELATIONS
RAY
ROBERTG
RIGHTS
RM
RATIFICATION
RREL
RBI
RICE
ROOD
REL
RODHAM
RGY
RUEHZO
RELIGIOUS
RELFREE
RUEUN
RELAM
RSP
RF
REO
REGIONAL
RUPREL
RI
REMON
RPEL
RSO
SCUL
SENV
SOCI
SZ
SNAR
SO
SP
SU
SY
SI
SMIG
SYR
SA
SW
SF
SR
SYRIA
SNARM
START
SPECIALIST
SG
SNIG
SCI
SGWI
SE
SIPDIS
SANC
SELAB
SN
SETTLEMENTS
SCIENCE
SENVENV
SENS
SPCE
SPAS
SECURITY
SENC
SOCIETY
SOSI
SENVEAGREAIDTBIOECONSOCIXR
SEN
SPECI
ST
SL
SENVCASCEAIDID
SC
SECRETARY
STR
SNA
SOCIS
SADC
SEP
SK
SHUM
SYAI
SMIL
STEPHEN
SNRV
SKCA
SENSITIVE
SECI
SCUD
SCRM
SGNV
SECTOR
SAARC
SENVSXE
SWMN
STEINBERG
SOPN
SOCR
SCRS
SWE
SARS
SNARIZ
SUDAN
SENVQGR
SAN
SM
SFNV
SSA
SPCVIS
SOFA
SCULKPAOECONTU
SENVKGHG
SHI
SEVN
SH
SNARCS
SNARN
SIPRS
TBIO
TW
TRGY
TSPA
TU
TPHY
TI
TX
TH
TIP
TSPL
TNGD
TZ
TS
TC
TK
TURKEY
TERRORISM
TPSL
TINT
TRSY
TERFIN
TPP
TT
TECHNOLOGY
TE
TAGS
TRAFFICKING
TJ
TN
TO
TD
TP
TREATY
TR
TA
TIO
TECH
TF
TRAD
TNDG
TWI
TPSA
TWL
TAUSCHER
TRBY
TL
TV
THPY
TSPAM
TREL
TRT
TNAR
TFIN
TWCH
THOMMA
THOMAS
TERROR
TRY
TBID
UK
UNESCO
UNSC
UNGA
UN
US
UZ
USEU
UG
UP
UNAUS
UNMIK
USTR
UY
USUN
UNEP
UNDC
UV
UNPUOS
UNSCR
USAID
UNODC
UNRCR
UNHCR
UNDP
UNCRIME
UA
UNHRC
UNRWA
UNO
UNCND
UNCHR
USAU
UNICEF
USPS
UNOMIG
UNESCOSCULPRELPHUMKPALCUIRXFVEKV
UR
UNFICYP
UNCITRAL
UNAMA
UNVIE
USTDA
USNC
UNCSD
USCC
UNEF
UNGAPL
USSC
UNMIC
UNTAC
UNCLASSIFIED
USDA
UNCTAD
USGS
UNFPA
UNSE
USOAS
UE
UAE
UNCHS
UNDESCO
UNC
UNSCS
UKXG
UNGACG
UNHR
UNBRO
UNCHC
UNFCYP
UNIDROIT
WHTI
WIPO
WTRO
WHO
WTO
WMO
WFP
WEET
WS
WE
WA
WHA
WBG
WILLIAM
WI
WSIS
WCL
WEBZ
WZ
WW
WWBG
WMD
WWT
WMN
WWARD
WITH
WTRQ
WCO
WEU
WB
WBEG
Browse by classification
Community resources
courage is contagious
Viewing cable 09BERLIN403, German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs
Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
- The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
- The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
- The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09BERLIN403.
Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
09BERLIN403 | 2009-04-03 14:08 | 2011-08-24 01:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Berlin |
VZCZCXRO8995
PP RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA
RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHNP RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSK RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHRL #0403/01 0931408
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 031408Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3763
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RHMFIUU/COMSOCEUR VAIHINGEN GE
RHMFISS/CDRUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE
RHMFIUU/HQ USAFE RAMSTEIN AB GE
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 07 BERLIN 000403
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
SUBJECT: German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
REF: A) 08 Berlin 1695
B) 08 Berlin 1664
-------
Summary
-------
¶1. (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military
personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up
from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about
each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this
cable:
Mission Personnel Paras
------- --------- -----
ISAF 3,881 5-17
KFOR 2,516 18
OEF 259 19-22
UNFIL 227 23-24
Atalanta 222 25-30
EUFOR Bosnia 139 31-33
UNIMIS/UNAMID 35 34-36
UNOMIG 16 37
Crisis Support Team 4 38
EUSEC 3 39
OSCE Georgia 1 40
UNAMA 1 41
¶2. (SBU) In addition, Germany had 2,200 military personnel on
stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). There are currently no
soldiers on stand-by for the EU's Battle Groups. All armed military
OOA deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN
observer missions, require parliamentary approval. OOA deployments
are defined as deployments outside Germany's territory where the
German military could become part of an armed conflict. This cable
also provides an overview of the law governing OOA deployments
(paras 3-4), Bundeswehr transformation (paras 40-41), total
expenditures for OOA deployments (para 42) and statistics on German
military personnel killed during OOA deployments (para 43). END
SUMMARY.
------------------
The Deployment Law
------------------
¶3. (SBU) According to a landmark 1994 Constitutional Court decision
and a subsequent 2005 Deployment Law, the Bundestag must pre-approve
the deployment of any German armed forces outside of Germany. The
Deployment Law does provide for urgent armed deployments to go
forward without the prior approval of the Bundestag, but most German
officials view this exception as applicable only in the most exigent
of circumstances, e.g. when there is literally no time to obtain
Bundestag approval between the outbreak of a crisis and the need to
respond militarily. Even in these circumstances, the Deployment Law
requires the government to seek Bundestag approval as soon as
possible. If approval is not granted, the deployment must be
terminated.
¶4. (SBU) The German Constitutional Court ruled in May 2008 that the
government's decision to allow German air crews to participate in
the NATO AWACS mission in Turkey in 2003, on the eve of the war in
Iraq, without first seeking approval of the Bundestag, was
unconstitutional. This ruling is likely to make it even more
cumbersome for the government to deploy German armed forces
overseas. The Court dismissed the assertion of the then-Social
Democratic/Green coalition government that the AWACS deployment was
just a "routine," unarmed reconnaissance mission, holding that there
were "tangible, factual indicators" that the German AWACS air crews
could have been drawn into armed conflict. The Court reaffirmed the
Bundeswehr as a "parliamentary army," underscoring that the German
Basic Law (Constitution) "entrusted the decision about peace and war
to the German Bundestag as the representative body of the people."
The Court emphasized that when in doubt about whether it is
necessary to obtain Bundestag approval, the government should err on
the side of seeking parliamentary permission.
--------------------------------------------- -
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
--------------------------------------------- -
PARLIAMENTARY MANDATE
¶5. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has 3,881 military personnel
operating under ISAF in Afghanistan (up from 3,530 in December).
BERLIN 00000403 002 OF 007
These personnel are deployed under a mandate approved by the
Bundestag on October 17, 2008, which will run until December 2009.
This means the mandate will not come up for renewal until after the
scheduled parliamentary election in September 2009 and after the new
Bundestag is seated. The mandate authorizes the German government
to deploy up to 4,500 military personnel, 1,000 more than the
2007-08 mandate. The mandate also includes language that puts the
deployment of German radio operators in the southern province of
Kandahar on firmer legal grounds.
GENERAL
¶6. (SBU) Germany has been active in ISAF since the operation's
inception in January 2002, and was the first country to volunteer to
lead an ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outside of Kabul.
Germany currently commands ISAF's northern region (RC-North), where
it leads two of the five PRTs (Kunduz and Feyzabad) as well as the
Forward Support Base in Mazar-e Sharif. Since July 2008, Germany
has also provided the bulk of the troops for the RC-North Quick
Reaction Force. Germany is currently in the process of building the
QRF up to battalion size, as required by the new ISAF Combined Joint
Statement of Requirements. On February 23, 2008 Germany inaugurated
a Provincial Advisory Team (PAT), a mini-PRT in Takhar province,
which consists of some 45 soldiers and civilians.
NEW DEPLOYMENTS
¶7. (SBU) The Bundeswehr is currently in the process of deploying
some 620 additional troops to Afghanistan, which should increase the
size of the German contingent to a total of 4,100 by June. Some 220
soldiers are being deployed temporarily in support of the Afghan
presidential election in August, while 400 are being sent to
permanently augment the German contigent.
¶8. (SBU) The temporary election support forces include a logistics
company, several infantry platoons, a deployable medical unit, and
several CIMIC and PsyOps teams. Germany will also temporarily
deploy two additional CH-53 helicopters during that time period.
The 400 permanent troops will be used to bring the RC-North QRF up
to battalion size and to reinforce the PRTs in Kunduz and Feyzabad.
FUTURE DEPLOYMENTS
¶9. (SBU) The German government supports COMISAF's request for NATO
AWACS and was hoping to incorporate the authorization for the
participation of German aircrews in the latest ISAF mandate. Those
plans were dashed when France blocked a NATO decision giving the
green light for planning the mission. Therefore, the government
will have to seek a stand-alone mandate on AWACS later, if and when
there is a NATO decision authorizing the mission. If this comes to
pass, the German contingent will increase by approximately 200
personnel.
SUPPORT FOR THE ANA
¶10. (SBU) Germany currently provides Operational Mentoring and
Liaison Teams (OMLTs) for Afghan National Army (ANA) maneuver units
based in Mazar-e Sharif and Feyzabad that are part of the 209th ANA
Corps. It also contributes to two multinational OMLTs -- one for
the HQ of the 209th Corps and the other for the HQ of the 1st
Brigade of the 209th Corps. Both HQs are located in Mazar-e Sharif.
¶11. (SBU) Germany plans to contribute five additional OMLTs as a new
ANA brigade (2nd Brigade, 209th Corps), and its subordinate
battalions, are fielded in the north over the next several months.
Germany has already built garrisons for some units of the new
brigade, and has already started thinking about how to accommodate
the possible deployment of a third brigade in Region North as part
of the enlargement of the ANA to 134,000 personnel.
¶12. (SBU) Germany has expanded a drivers and mechanics school in
Kabul into an ANA logisticians' training center, and is now planning
to expand it further to create a combat support school encompassing
several different specialties. In support of a CSTC-A plan for ANA
branch schools, Germany is also planning to establish a combat
engineering school in Mazar-e Sharif.
AREA OF OPERATIONS
¶13. (SBU) The German ISAF mandate defines their area of operations
as the northern region and Kabul. Nevertheless, an exception in the
mandate allows for temporary, limited deployments to other parts of
BERLIN 00000403 003 OF 007
the country on a case-by-case basis if deemed "absolutely necessary"
to the overall ISAF mission.
¶14. (SBU) In the fall of 2007 and again in May 2008, Defense
Minister Jung approved the temporary deployment of a small number of
Bundeswehr soldiers outside the north to provide medical and
intelligence support to combat operations against insurgents in
Region West. None of the German soldiers, however, were directly
involved in combat operations. German OMLTs assigned to infantry
ANA battalions have not been allowed to deploy outside the north, or
in some cases, on certain missions within the north.
¶15. (SBU) Meanwhile, the ISAF mandate allows German Tornado
reconnaissance aircraft to operate throughout Afghanistan, but
restricts the resulting information from being distributed outside
of ISAF channels. The information can only be passed to OEF in
instances where doing so directly supports ISAF operations. Since
the end of January 2008, Germany has provided two additional C-160
Transall aircraft in Afghanistan to ISAF, bringing the total to
eight.
SUPPORT FOR FDD
¶16. (SBU) Germany began participating in the CSTC-A Focused District
Development (FDD) police training program in January. The Germans
plan to train and mentor the police forces of eight districts around
Mazar-e Sharif during 2009. Each German Police Mentoring Team (PMT)
consists of four military policemen, in addition to four civilian
police officers, and two interpreters. Some 45 military policemen
support Germany's participation in FDD, along with 50 civilian
police officers.
COST
¶17. (U) Germany expects to spend 688.1 million Euros on its ISAF
deployment from October 2008 to December 2009.
-------------------
Kosovo Force (KFOR)
-------------------
¶18. (SBU) Germany currently has 2,516 military personnel (compared
to 2,670 in December) in KFOR, far below the authorized troop
ceiling of 8,500 military personnel. In cooperation with Austria,
Germany provides an Operational Reserve Force (ORF) battalion on
stand-by in Germany to reinforce KFOR as necessary. The ORF was in
Kosovo for a familiarization exercise February 15-March 15. The
mandate is extended automatically each year unless there is a change
to the UNSC Resolution framework for the Kosovo Force. The German
MOD has expressed concern about drawing KFOR down to a deterrence
presence in 2010, especially given the continued existence of
parallel Serbian authority structures in Kosovo.
---------------------------------
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
---------------------------------
¶19. (SBU) The 2008 OEF mandate, approved by the Bundestag on
November 14, significantly reduced the geographic area in which the
Bundeswehr is allowed to operate under OEF. South and Central Asia
(including Afghanistan), the Arabian peninsula and Northeast Africa
were removed from the mandate, leaving just the Horn of Africa and
surrounding waters. Moreover, the overall troop ceiling was cut
from 1,400 to 800, and the controversial authorization to deploy up
to 100 German Special Forces (KSK) was eliminated. This means that
Germany's participation in OEF is now restricted solely to maritime
operations. German military forces no longer have the ability to
participate in combat operations under OEF in Afghanistan. The
mandate was extended for 13 months (rather than the normal 12) so
that it will not come up for debate and renewal until after the
September 2009 parliamentary elections and the new Bundestag is
seated.
¶20. (SBU) While these changes may have been symbolically important,
they had no practical effect on German contributions to OEF
operations in Afghanistan or elsewhere. The Germans had reportedly
not deployed the KSK under OEF since 2002-03, which was one of the
arguments used by OEF skeptics to push for eliminating this part of
the parliamentary mandate. In January 2009, Germany assumed command
of OEF Task Force 150 in January and deployed one frigate (currently
the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and some 259 sailors off the Horn of
Africa under OEF. German navy ships deployed under OEF still are
not authorized to conduct counter-piracy operations, beyond
providing emergency help to stop the take-over of a ship by pirates.
BERLIN 00000403 004 OF 007
However, the parliamentary mandate for the Bundeswehr's
participation in the EU "Atalanta" Operation provides the option of
temporarily reassigning German OEF ships to the EU so they can carry
out counter-piracy tasks.
¶21. (SBU) Despite the removal of the controversial KSK element from
the OEF mandate, a notable number of Social Democratic (SPD)
parliamentarians (25 out of the 222-member caucus) defied their
party leadership and voted against the mandate. The upward trend in
SPD opposition reflects first and foremost that the OEF brand name
in Germany has been badly maligned in recent years. It also
reflects the growing sentiment among left-of-center political forces
that seven years after 9/11, it is time to "regularize" OEF and have
it mandated through a UNSCR, rather than continuing to base it on
the self-defense provisions of Article 51 of the UN Charter.
¶22. (U) The German government expects to spend 48 million Euros on
its participation in OEF from November 2008 to December 2009.
--------------------------------------------- ---
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
--------------------------------------------- ---
¶23. (SBU) Germany gave up command of UNIFIL's naval component in
March 2008, but still has 227 military personnel deployed (compared
to 220 in December). The current mandate, authorizing up to 1,400
military personnel, was extended on September 17, 2008. On February
29, 2008 Germany handed over the command of UNIFIL's naval component
to EUROMARFOR, a joint, non-permanent fleet including Portugal,
Spain, France and Italy. An Italian officer assumed command.
¶24. (U) Germany expects to spend 89.6 million Euros over the next
year on its UNIFIL contributions.
----------------------------------
EU Counter-Piracy Mission Atalanta
----------------------------------
¶25. (U) On December 19, the Bundestag approved a parliamentary
mandate for the Bundeswehr's participation in the EU counter-piracy
"Atalanta" operation off the Horn of Africa. The mandate authorizes
the German navy to perform the full spectrum of tasks authorized
under the EU Joint Decision, including the use of force to end acts
of piracy and to conduct "opposed" boardings. The mandate also
gives the German navy authority to sink pirate ships if necessary.
There are no national caveats. Germany currently has dedicated one
frigate (the Rheinland-Pfalz) to the operation.
¶26. (SBU) There are currently 222 sailors under Atalanta, but the
mandate has a troop ceiling of 1,400, so that other German naval
ships which happen to be in the region on other operations (i.e., a
Standing NATO Maritime Group or OEF's Task Force 150) can be brought
under the EU mission temporarily to carry out counter-piracy
missions as required. While the area of operation extends up to 500
nautical miles from the Somalian coast and its neighboring states,
the mandate does not authorize the pursuit of pirates on land. The
mandate expires December 15, 2009.
¶27. (SBU) A difficult issue for Germany is how to deal with captured
pirates (see ref B for more details). While a German Navy frigate
captain can decide on his own authority whom to take into custody,
an ad hoc interagency committee in Berlin consisting of
representatives from MFA, MOD, MOI and the Justice Ministry is
supposed to decide whether that individual should be brought to
Germany for prosecution, turned over to a third country (like Kenya,
with whom the EU has agreement) or simply released on the Somalian
coast. But in practice, the role of this ad hoc committee has been
overtaken by the German courts, which have the last word on whether
a captured pirate suspect is prosecuted in Germany.
¶28. (SBU) There have been two cases so far involving the capture of
pirates by the Germany Navy. In the first case, nine pirates were
captured on March 3 after they tried to take over a German-owned
freighter. The Hamburg State Prosecutor in the end declined to
pursue charges against the suspects, given that no direct German
interests were affected -- none of the crew was German and the ship
was not damaged. Instead, the suspects were turned over to Kenyan
authorities for prosecution under a recently negotiated agreement
with the EU. However, that did not end German involvement in the
case -- since then, German authorities have had to undertake
extensive efforts to provide the required evidence and witnesses to
ensure a successful prosecution.
¶29. (SBU) In the second case, seven pirates were captured March 30
BERLIN 00000403 005 OF 007
after they attacked a Germany Navy supply ship, apparently in the
mistaken belief that it was a commercial vessel. The decision about
possible prosecution in Germany lies with a German judge in Kiel,
but the political debate over whether this is advisable or not is
still raging. While MOD, MFA and the Justice Ministry favor
prosecution in Germany, the MOI opposes bringing the pirates to
Germany, arguing that the suspects would almost certainly claim
asylum, making it virtually impossible to send them back to Somalia.
MOI worries that once word got out that the seven had been allowed
to stay in Germany as refugees, it would create a perverse incentive
to attack German vessels. There is also concern about the strength
of the case against the suspects. The definition of piracy does not
apply to attacks on naval vessels, and the attack consisted of just
three shots from a hand gun from long range, none of which
apparently hit the German vessel or the crew.
¶30. (U) The government expects to spend 45 million Euros on this
deployment over the next year.
-----------------------------------
European Union Force (EUFOR) Bosnia
-----------------------------------
¶31. (SBU) Germany currently has 139 soldiers (120 in December) in
Bosnia as part of the EU's Operation "Althea." Most of the German
soldiers are deployed as liaison and observer teams. The mandate,
last amended December 1, 2007, allows the deployment of up to 2,400
military personnel. This operation extends automatically unless
there is a change to its underlying UNSC resolution. In 2007,
Germany reduced its military presence in Bosnia by more than 700
military personnel in coordination with other allies. Germany is
relying more on home-based reserve forces and less on deployed
troops to provide the necessary security support for the
implementation of reform measures mandated by the Dayton Peace
agreement.
¶32. (SBU) While some Allies have been pressing to end the EU
deployment, arguing that there are no longer any military objectives
to achieve, Germany supports EUFOR remaining in place until the
5-plus-2 agenda of objectives and conditions is implemented,
allowing the Office of the High Representative to close down and
transition to a EU Special Representative.
¶33. (U) Germany spends 158 million Euros per year on EUFOR Bosnia.
------------------------
Sudan (UNAMID and UNMIS)
------------------------
¶34. (SBU) Germany currently has 34 military observers (41 in
December) taking part in the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). These
observers monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement. The parliament imposed a caveat barring military
observers from going to Darfur without prior consultation with the
Bundestag Foreign Relations Committee's chairman and ranking
members. The mandate, which was extended for an additional year on
September 17, 2008, allows for the participation of up to 75 German
military observers.
Germany spends approximately 1.4 million Euros per year for its
support to UNMIS.
¶35. (SBU) In November 2007, the Bundestag replaced its old AMIS
mandate, with a new mandate supporting the UN/AU hybrid mission in
Darfur (UN Assistance Mission in Darfur, UNAMID). This mandate was
extended on September 17, 2008. It authorizes the Bundeswehr to
deploy transport aircraft and up to 200 troops in support of the
UN/AU hybrid mission. Currently, there is just one Bundeswehr
member serving under mandate.
¶36. (U) Germany spends approximately 2 million Euros per year for
its support to UNAMID.
----------------
Georgia (UNOMIG)
----------------
¶37. (SBU) Germany has been part of the UN Observer Mission in the
Abkhazian region of Georgia (UNOMIG) since 1998 and currently has 16
military personnel (up from 12 in December) stationed there, most of
whom are medical personnel and military observers. To meet a UN
request for additional medical personnel, the German cabinet decided
in August 2007 to raise the personnel ceiling for this mission from
13 to 20.
BERLIN 00000403 006 OF 007
-------------------
Crisis Support Team
-------------------
¶38. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has four military personnel
stationed at one or more German embassies providing security advice
and assistance.
----------------------------------
EUSEC Democratic Republic of Congo
----------------------------------
¶39. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has three military personnel
serving in the EU mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
(EUSEC), which is charged with providing advice and assistance on
security sector reform to the government. EUSEC has been in place
since 2005 and currently totals 46 personnel.
-----------------------
OSCE Mission to Georgia
-----------------------
¶40. (SBU) Germany has been a contributor to the OSCE's mission in
the South Ossetian region of Georgia since the operation's beginning
in 1992. There is currently one Bundeswehr military observer
participating in the OSCE mission (down from two in December). This
Bundeswehr member is among the 20 additional OSCE military observers
rapidly deployed to the region in August 2008 following the
Russian-Georgian conflict. They were intended to reinforce and
support the long-standing contingent of eight OSCE military
observers. The German cabinet authorized the MOD on August 28, 2008
to deploy up to a total of 15 Bundeswehr personnel under the OSCE
mission, in support of original OSCE plans to deploy a total of 100
additional military observers.
-----
UNAMA
-----
¶41. (SBU) One military observer is seconded to the United Nation
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
----------------------------
Strategic Medical Evacuation
----------------------------
¶42. (SBU) The Bundeswehr has seconded 41 military personnel to
Strategic Medical Evacuation (STRATAIRMEDEVAC), for which no
parliamentary mandate is required, since it is not an armed
deployment, and the stand-by aircraft are stationed in Germany.
-----------------------
Other Force Commitments
-----------------------
¶43. (SBU) The Bundeswehr currently has 2,200 soldiers committed for
the thirteenth rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF). Germany
will provide 2,900 soldiers for NRF-14. There are currently no
Bundeswehr soldiers assigned to EU Battle Groups in the first half
of 2009 (compared to 1000 in the second half of 2008). Germany will
provide an operational HQ of 70 personnel for the Czech/Slovak EU
Battle Group in the second half of 2009.
-------------------------
Bundeswehr Transformation
-------------------------
¶44. (SBU) The Bundeswehr is currently undergoing a transformation
process, the goal of which is to be able to send up to 14,000
soldiers to as many as five different theaters for stabilization
missions by 2010. The Bundeswehr will be reduced from its
pre-transformation level of 270,000 to a final strength of 250,000
(162,300 Army, 62,700 Air Force and 25,000 Navy). The new
Bundeswehr will be composed of three different groups: 35,000 for
intervention forces, 70,000 for stabilization forces, and 147,000
for support forces.
¶45. (SBU) Part of the Bundeswehr's transformation is a comprehensive
re-basing program, which is also intended to be completed by 2010.
Transformation also includes the procurement of new equipment to
fill capability gaps, mainly in the fields of strategic air lift,
network centric warfare, and armored vehicles. Due to limited
funding (Germany spends just 1.3 percent of its GDP on defense, with
few prospects of significant increases in the future) and defense
BERLIN 00000403 007 OF 007
industry delays (mainly EADS), the equipment side of the
transformation is behind schedule.
---------------------------------------------
Total Expenditure for Out-of-Area Deployments
---------------------------------------------
¶46. (U) Germany spent 11.5 billion Euros on out-of-area deployments
during the period 1992-2008. A break-down by fiscal year, in
millions of Euros:
FY 1992 39.6
FY 1993 213.8
FY 1994 83.5
FY 1995 131.1
FY 1996 285.6
FY 1997 254.8
FY 1998 182.6
FY 1999 553.9
FY 2000 1,076.1
FY 2001 1,191.8
FY 2002 1,502.1
FY 2003 1,352.8
FY 2004 1,052.3
FY 2005 884.3
FY 2006 893.8
FY 2007 910.7
FY 2008 917.4
-------------------------------------------
Personnel Killed In Out-Of-Area Deployments
-------------------------------------------
¶47. (U) According to a MOD report, 13 military personnel have been
killed in hostile action during out-of-area deployments since 2001.
A total of 76 Bundeswehr members died abroad during this time
period, but this includes accidents, natural deaths, suicides and
improper handling of ammunition.
Year Killed
---- ------
2001 1
2002 none
2003 5
2004 none
2005 1
2006 none
2007 3
2008 3
KOENIG