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Viewing cable 10BRUSSELS61, BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON CLARIFYING TRANSITION TO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
10BRUSSELS61 2010-01-20 12:39 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Brussels
VZCZCXRO2923
RR RUEHDBU RUEHPW RUEHSL
DE RUEHBS #0061 0201239
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 201239Z JAN 10
FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9915
INFO RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000061 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/WE, EUR/RPM:ACOPE, S/SRAP AND SCA/A 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF BE
SUBJECT: BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON CLARIFYING TRANSITION TO 
AFGHAN LEAD PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
 
REF: A. STATE 4108 
     B. STATE 3595 
 
1.  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 difference and also the importance of not 
allowing an impression to arise that these strategies are an 
"exit strategy." 
 
2.  Poloff also delivered ref B demarche on a special session 
for Deputy Special Representatives for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan (SRAPs) at the January 25-27 PRT Conference in 
Prague.  De Kerchove said that the conference will be 
attended by Alain Hanssen, the MFA's desk officer for 
Afghanistan (and unofficial deputy SRAP) and a representative 
of the Ministry of Defense, which has responsibility for the 
Belgian participants in the German PRT in Kunduz.  However, 
Poloff has an appointment on January 21 with the Belgian 
SRAP, Jean-Arthur Regibeau, and will discuss the Prague PRT 
conference and what participation Regibeau expects in both 
the conference and the PRT discussions to be led by U.S. 
Deputy SRAP Jones. 
 
GUTMAN 
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