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### Viewing cable 06RABAT557, SPANISH AMBASSADOR ON WESTERN SAHARA, MIGRATION,

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06RABAT557 | 2006-03-29 14:02 | 2010-12-14 12:12 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Rabat

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 000557

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR NEA/MAG, EUR; PARIS FOR DEA

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2010
    TAGS: MO PGOV PREL SNAR
    SUBJECT: SPANISH AMBASSADOR ON WESTERN SAHARA, MIGRATION,
    ISLAMISTS

    REF: A. RABAT 539

    ¶B. RABAT 308
    ¶C. RABAT 484

    Classified By: Ambassador Thomas T. Riley for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

    ¶1. (C) Summary: Over lunch March 20, Spanish Ambassador
    Planas Puchades told Ambassador Riley that Spain continued to
    encourage Morocco to produce a credible autonomy plan for the
    Western Sahara. He dismissed alleged splits within the
    Polisario, suggesting the recently emerged faction "Line of
    Martyrs" seemed to be made up of disgruntled or former
    Polisario members living in the Canary Islands, and "it is
    not significant." Planas pointedly did not reiterate Spanish
    concern about Van Walsum's remarks on pulling the Security
    Council back from the Sahara dispute or US interest in
    downsizing MINURSO. On migration, Planas expressed
    disappointment with Algeria's apparent decision not to
    participate in the July regional conference in Rabat, which
    Planas said enjoyed EU buy-in. Planas was interested in a
    recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll that
    appeared in the March 18 issue of Moroccan weekly Le Journal,
    which indicated strong support for Morocco's Islamist party.
    The conversation touched briefly on the upcoming NATO
    High-level event in Rabat, Spanish investment in Morocco, and
    narcotics. End Summary.

    Western Sahara
    --------------

    ¶2. (C) Continuing a series of reciprocal lunches, Spanish
    Ambassador Planas Puchades hosted Ambassador Riley and
    Polcouns to lunch at the Spanish residence on March 20.
    Planas was accompanied by his new DCM and previously Spanish
    Ambassador in Nigeria, Alfonso Portabales, who had arrived in
    Morocco the previous week.

    ¶3. (C) Planas said the GOS was following with great interest
    the King's much-anticipated visit to Western Sahara (March
    20-25; see ref A). Ambassador Riley noted we were also
    following the visit with interest. Planas said Spain's
    primary message to Morocco at this point was one he believed
    we shared: Morocco should present a credible autonomy plan.
    Planas said Spain would need to review the plan before taking
    a position on it, but in the meantime the GOS was providing
    "comfort and support" to the GOM to produce a serious plan.
    Planas was somewhat dismissive of the consultation process
    with Moroccan political parties, saying he understood the
    parties' meetings with Palace advisor Mohamed Moatassim were
    "not really an exchange." He said, nevertheless, that
    conferences such as that held by the PJD and FC several weeks
    ago (Ref B) "were okay." Planas said the Spanish have been
    clear with Morocco that the autonomy plan must be concrete
    and not conservative. Ambassador Riley said this was a key
    US message as well.

    ¶4. (C) Planas said the reported split within the Polisario
    (the so-called Ligne de Martyrs, or Line of Martyrs) was not
    significant. These were mostly individuals based in the
    Canary Islands. While the split itself was not significant,
    Planas believed there was growing frustration in Tindouf, but
    it might not be related solely to pressure for negotiation.
    Planas noted that the Polisario cause continued to resonate
    with Spaniards, who visited Tindouf in large numbers every
    year as families back in Spain opened their doors to
    5000-10,000 Sahrawis for home stays.

    ¶5. (C) Planas did not echo GOS concern about the possible
    backing off of the Western Sahara conflict by the Security
    Council as advocated by UN Envoy Van Walsum; nor he did
    express concern about a possible MINURSO drawdown.

    Migration
    ---------

    ¶6. (C) Planas said there continued to be good cooperation
    between Morocco and Spain on migration issues, especially
    after the unfortunate deaths on the frontiers of the Spanish
    enclaves last fall. Planas said the GOS was pleased Morocco

    had announced it was holding a regional conference on
    migration in Rabat in July, but he regretted that Algeria had
    apparently decided not to participate (he actually said
    Algeria's non-participation was "dangerous.") on the ground
    that the AU was already organizing migration conferences.
    The Rabat conference, Planas said, enjoyed solid support from
    France and the EU, as well as Spain. He was concerned about
    the growth of trafficking networks in the region, noting that
    some migrants bought "travel packs" (a package of movements
    -- by road, car, ship, with a series of handlers at each
    phase -- to get one to the desired destination), which from
    his information cost thousands of dollars, with no certainty
    that one would ever reach the destination.

    Islamists
    ---------

    ¶7. (C) Planas had read with interest recent coverage in
    Moroccan weekly Le Journal of an "American poll" on Moroccan
    political attitudes (the poll was conducted by the
    International Republican Institute but was not intended to be
    shared with the press; according to IRI, one of political
    parties that had helped with the poll likely leaked it. Full
    details and embassy analysis of the results can be found in
    Ref C). Planas said the results, purporting to forecast a
    likely PJD victory in the 2007 parliamentary elections, were
    very interesting. Planas said even if it won many seats the
    PJD probably would not be able to govern without a
    coalition. Other political parties are being slow to
    democratize, Planas said; their leaders are old and there is
    little dynamism in the ranks. The PJD seems to be following
    the Erdogan path, he added (see Ref C).

    NATO High-Level Event
    ---------------------

    ¶8. (C) Planas raised Morocco's hosting of the upcoming NATO
    High-Level Event (April 6-7 in Rabat) and said it was an
    important event for Morocco, especially as it followed the
    meeting of NATO and Med Dialogue Defense Ministers in
    Taormina in February. Planas added that the upcoming 50th
    anniversary of the Moroccan Armed Forces was also a showcase
    event for Morocco, and he hoped the US would participate
    robustly. (Comment: we are firming up a robust US
    participation in the 50th Anniversary of the FAR celebrations
    and have tentatively secured a DV embarkation onboard a U.S.
    aircraft carrier as part of the event. End Comment).
    Ambassador Riley thanked Planas for Spanish support for the
    recent planning conference for an upcoming exercise, Phoenix
    Express, which brought together Moroccan, Algerian, and
    Spanish naval officers for a week in Rabat.

    Spanish Investment
    ------------------

    ¶9. (C) Ambassador Riley noted Spain's announcement in
    February of a 200 million Euro plan to facilitate small and
    medium-sized enterprises in Morocco. (Spain is Morocco,s
    second largest investor). Planas said he hoped the plan
    would assist Spanish enterprises but said Morocco remained a
    challenging place to do business given lack of transparency.
    In terms of providing aid to Morocco Ambassador Riley said
    there ought to be better coordination among donors and
    suggested small meetings for donors for specific regions in
    Morocco, not for all programs in the whole country,
    especially given the MCA activities. Planas agreed and
    pointed out that two thirds of Spanish aid to Morocco went to
    the northern part of the country.

    Narcotics
    ---------

    ¶10. (SBU) Planas noted that Spain was developing plans to
    promote tobacco production in Larache province (between Rabat
    and Tangiers) as a way of promoting alternatives to narcotics
    cultivation in northern Morocco.
    ******************************************
    Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website;
    http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat

    ******************************************

    Riley

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