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Viewing cable 08KABUL814, AF: Japanese Interested in Funding Training of Afghan

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KABUL814 2008-04-01 10:09 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Kabul
VZCZCXRO9923
RR RUEHIK RUEHPOD RUEHPW RUEHYG
DE RUEHBUL #0814 0921009
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 011009Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3486
INFO RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
RUEKJCS/OSD WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEABND/DEA HQS WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS KABUL 000814 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR SCA/RA, SCA/A, EEB, EEB/ESC/IEC (GRIFFIN) 
DEPT PASS AID/ANE, OPIC 
DEPT PASS USTR FOR LILIENFELD AND KLEIN 
DEPT PASS OPIC FOR ZAHNISER 
DEPT PASS TDA FOR STEIN AND GREENIP 
CENTCOM FOR CG CFC-A, CG CJTF-76, POLAD, JICENT 
NSC FOR JWOOD 
TREASURY FOR ABAUKOL, BDAHL, AND MNUGENT 
MANILA PLEASE PASS ADB/USED 
PARIS FOR EMIN WINNICK AND POLMIN ROSENBLATT 
OSD FOR SHIVERS, SHINN 
COMMERCE FOR DEES, CHOPPIN, AND FONOVICH 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSTIVE 
NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 
 
E.O. 12958 N/A 
TAGS: ECON EAID PGOV AF FR
SUBJECT: AF: Japanese Interested in Funding Training of Afghan 
Police 
 
REF: NEGROPONTE - SASAE MEMCON 
-- 
1.  (SBU)  On March 30 the Charge, accompanied by EconCouns, 
reviewed with visiting Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Ken Sasae 
and Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Hideo Sato Japan's plans for 
assistance to Afghanistan.  Sasae reaffirmed Japan's commitment to 
completing its portion of the Kandahar to Herat Ring Road, and 
acknowledged its symbolic and practical significance.  He welcomed 
Kai Eide's appointment as the Senior Representative of the Secretary 
General (SRSG) in Kabul, and was scheduled to see Eide later that 
day. 
 
2.  (SBU) In discussing the Afghanistan Support Conference in Paris, 
Sasae expressed special interest in the training of Afghan National 
Police (ANP), and implied that Japan would be making a contribution 
to the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) as part of 
its Paris pledge.  Although Japanese police are not suited for 
training in Afghanistan, Japan is willing to provide both police 
equipment and specialized training of Afghans in Japan.  Japan will 
send a police delegation to Kabul to better understand the ANP's 
needs, and would appreciate the assistance of the Combined Security 
Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A) in arranging their 
meetings. 
 
3.  (SBU) Sasae responded enthusiastically when the Charge offered 
to host a delegation of Japanese reporters to Afghanistan similar to 
the previous delegations from NATO countries.  Sasae agreed that it 
is important to "get out the story of what is going right" in 
Afghanistan. 
 
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