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### Viewing cable 09KABUL3963, DUTCH MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS GIVE THE

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09KABUL3963 | 2009-12-09 06:06 | 2011-01-20 08:08 | SECRET//NOFORN | Embassy Kabul

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    VZCZCXRO1071
    OO RUEHDBU RUEHPW RUEHSL
    DE RUEHBUL #3963/01 3430651
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    O 090651Z DEC 09
    FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3880
    INFO RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 KABUL 003963

    SIPDIS
    NOFORN

    STATE FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE, SCA/FO, SCA/A
    STATE PASS USAID FOR ASIA/SCAA
    USFOR-A FOR POLAD

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/07/2019
    TAGS: PREL PGOV AF
    SUBJECT: DUTCH MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS GIVE THE
    HARD SELL TO REMAIN IN URUZGAN

    REF: A. USNATO 563
    ¶B. THE HAGUE 731
    ¶C. THE HAGUE 673
    ¶D. THE HAGUE 663
    ¶E. THE HAGUE 595
    ¶F. STATE 124188

    Classified By: Acting Coordinator For Interagency Provincial Affairs Ho
    yt B. Yee, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

    ¶1. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch soldiers and civilians
    currently posted at the Dutch-led PRT Uruzgan are the
    strongest advocates for continued Dutch presence in
    Afghanistan after August 2010. They attempt to influence
    their many visitors and policy makers in The Hague by
    focusing on the positive impact of Dutch efforts in Uruzgan.
    Though they are often frustrated that the true impact of
    Dutch efforts is not resonating with the home audience, they
    continue to lobby in the hopes of retaining some type of
    Dutch footprint beyond next summer. Though their new
    approach of including Afghan officials in briefings appears
    to be having a positive impact, the Dutch civilians in
    Afghanistan believe the chance of a large Dutch presence
    beyond summer 2010 is low. End Summary.

    ¶2. (S/NF) Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) and the adjoining
    Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) receive many visitors
    from The Hague. Catering to anything from journalists to
    royalty, Dutch military and diplomatic officers provide
    detailed briefs on how the Dutch Three-D approach (defense,
    diplomacy and development) has yielded tangible results in
    one of the most impoverished and conservative provinces in
    Afghanistan. Dutch civilians say that nearly all of their
    visitors walk away from their brief time in Uruzgan with a
    new found respect for the mission, even the many who arrive
    as critics of continued Dutch involvement in Afghanistan.
    ¶3. (S/NF) For example, the Task Force Commander and civilian
    representatives described the recent visit of Dutch Minister
    of Interior and Kingdom Relations and senior Labor Party
    member Gussje ter Horst as very successful. (Note: The Dutch
    Labor Party has argued most adamantly to withdraw Dutch
    troops from Uruzgan by the stated August 2010 deadline. End
    Note.) Privately, Dutch civilians at the PRT are frustrated
    that these ostensibly successful visits have not resonated
    back in the Netherlands, and have not, therefore, guaranteed
    public or official support for continued Dutch involvement in
    Uruzgan. Dutch soldiers and civilians stationed in Uruzgan
    are very passionate and boastful when describing the
    achievements they and their predecessors have made here. As
    one Dutchman put it, if every citizen of the Netherlands
    could somehow visit the TFU/PRT, there would be little debate
    on the matter of withdrawing in August 2010.

    Afghans Voices Make the Point
    -----------------

    ¶4. (S/NF) Recent briefings of Dutch visitors have featured
    Afghans pleading for the Dutch to stay, possibly with some
    coaching by the Dutch based at the PRT. At the conclusion of
    the visit of Defense Minister Middlekoop, the acting Civilian
    Representative Jean-Wilhelm Beaujean reported that Uruzgan
    Governor Hamdam and the Chora District Chief Mohammad Daudhad
    had been word perfect in their messaging to the minister,
    particularly that Afghans want the Dutch to stay, that the
    Dutch are achieving more than other coalition partners in
    Uruzgan, and that NGOs will find it difficult to continue
    operating in Uruzgan if the Dutch leave. The Minister
    reportedly told Beaujean he agreed with the messages.
    Beaujean quietly told U.S. PRT rep later, I see our talking
    points are finally starting to work, and that once again we
    sold the mission in a good way.

    ¶5. (S/NF) Even more indicative that Afghan voices are having
    a positive impact in the debate was a recent Financial Times
    interview of Governor Hamdam received wide coverage in the
    Netherlands. In the November 23 piece, Governor Hamdam
    reiterated The people of Uruzgan are very familiar with the
    Dutch ) they have spent a lot of time here ) and they are
    asking them to stay. If they do leave, it will mean they are
    going at an important time with their job only half finished.

    ¶6. (S/NF) Civilian representatives at the current TFU
    rotation in Uruzgan have also been pressing for
    internationalization of the PRT, which they see as important
    for optics more than increased capacity. For example,
    Beaujean's efforts to gain additional civilians from the U.S.
    and Australia appear to be driven by his personal opinion

    KABUL 00003963 002 OF 002

    that Dutch policy makers might find a continued Dutch
    presence more palatable if there is international
    participation.

    Likely Scenarios after Summer 2010
    -----------

    ¶7. (S/NF) In confidence, Dutch diplomats have said that a
    large military presence in the province past August 2010 is
    highly unlikely. One Dutch diplomat reported that
    logistics teams are already gearing up for the withdrawal, as
    some 80 large semi-trucks are being prepared to move critical
    Dutch military equipment out of the province via land routes.
    The debate now, they reported, is focused on whether or not
    to retain the PRT and what form their involvement in the PRT
    would take. Some Dutch diplomats believe that coordinating
    national caveats and operational styles could be next to
    impossible if the U.S. takes command of the battle space and
    a Dutch civilian continues to lead the PRT. Therefore, they
    believe the Dutch will propose that a small cadre of Dutch
    development officers remain in Uruzgan, but under U.S.
    leadership. Others believe differences could be easily
    resolved if the right personalities were in place in
    Uruzgan, allowing the Dutch to retain a relatively larger
    Dutch presence.

    ¶8. (S/NF) Comment: Dutch PRT personnel are not optimistic
    about the prospects for maintaining a large Dutch military
    presence in Uruzgan, but are doing their best to convince The
    Hague of the benefits of doing so. U.S. Representative to
    the PRT will continue to urge Dutch colleagues to maintain
    their mandate and vital role in coalition efforts, per
    reftel. End Comment.
    RICCIARDONE

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