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### Viewing cable 10RABAT5, GEN. WARD SIGNS CISMOA; DISCUSSES AQIM, ACSA,

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10RABAT5 | 2010-01-04 16:04 | 2010-12-09 21:09 | SECRET//NOFORN | Embassy Rabat

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    P 041658Z JAN 10
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    INFO RUCNMGH/MAGHREB COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
    RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO PRIORITY 0136
    RUEHRY/AMEMBASSY CONAKRY PRIORITY 0015
    RUEHNK/AMEMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT PRIORITY 3857
    RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI PRIORITY 0456
    RUEHCL/AMCONSUL CASABLANCA PRIORITY 0034
    RHMFISS/HQ USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE PRIORITY

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 RABAT 000005

    SIPDIS
    NOFORN

    STATE FOR S/CT, PM, AF/W AND NEA/MAG

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/04/2030
    TAGS: MARR PTER MOPS PREL SNAR GV MO
    SUBJECT: GEN. WARD SIGNS CISMOA; DISCUSSES AQIM, ACSA,
    GUINEA, NARCOTICS AND FUTURE COOPERATION

    REF: STATE 130969 (NOTAL)

    RABAT 00000005 001.2 OF 003

    ¶1. (S) Summary: General Ward of Africa Command visited
    Rabat on December 30 to sign the Communications
    Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement
    (CISMOA) and continued military cooperation. During meetings
    with Inspector General Bennani and other Moroccan general
    officers, General Ward and the Ambassador requested
    overflight clearance for the P-3 (Reftel); asked for an
    assessment of the threat posed by AQIM; urged Morocco to keep
    Guinean junta leader Dadis Camara in Morocco a long time; and
    said he looked forward to returning to sign the ACSA.
    General Bennani and his senior staff reacted positively to
    the overflight request and said they would examine it in more
    detail. They thought Guinean Defense Minister Konate was
    weak, and, unlike other senior Moroccan officials, they
    downplayed the importance of narcotics transiting Morocco.
    End Summary.

    ¶2. (C/NF) Commander, U.S. Africa Command, General William E.
    Ward visited Rabat on December 30, 2009 to meet with
    Inspector General of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (CHOD)
    General de Corps d,Armee Abdelaziz Bennani for the purpose
    of signing the Communications Interoperability and Security
    Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) between the U.S. and
    Moroccan militaries. Accompanied by Africa Command Foreign
    Policy Advisor Dr. Raymond Brown, General Ward and his party
    met with the Ambassador and other members of the country
    team. General Ward reinforced the strong relationship
    between the U.S. and Moroccan militaries and predicted the
    agreement would lead to continued and expanded cooperation
    between the two nations in the future.

    --------------------------------------------- ---
    Communications Interoperability and Security MOA
    --------------------------------------------- ---

    ¶3. (SBU) General Ward expressed satisfaction with his visit
    to Morocco, following recent visits to Algeria, Libya and
    Mali and serving to show equality in dealing with the
    militaries of a region that does not tend toward regional
    cooperation. He further expressed admiration and
    satisfaction with the mission,s work supporting U.S. Africa
    Command,s goals and objectives, particularly in the areas of
    security cooperation, international development and economic
    stimulation. He again explained the purpose of his command
    as orchestrating security activity on the continent in
    support of national policy and objectives, and declared his
    support for all other agencies, work in Africa.

    ¶4. (C/NF) At the signing ceremony, General Bennani warmly
    welcomed General Ward,s visit both professionally and
    personally, expressing his esteem for the vision and progress
    with U.S. Africa Command. He emphasized that King Mohammed
    VI had designated him to sign the CISMOA on behalf of
    Morocco, with the understanding that the agreement was
    integral to the full utilization of the F-16 by the Moroccan
    Royal Air Force, but also with a vision to future cooperation
    for integration of technologies and weapons systems for the
    navy and army. He further reiterated previous statements
    that the King wished the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces to be on
    par with American forces in order to permit full integration
    and interoperability should the commanders-in-chief of both
    countries decide to employ their forces in a coalition or
    combined operation.

    ¶5. (C/NF) General Ward returned the warm greetings and
    stated that the agreement was both a symbol of the  relationship between the two countries and signal of their  commitment to mutual security. He affirmed that the  agreement would have broad application across the entirety of  the Moroccan military, and would open doors to future  technologies and cooperation not yet envisioned in mutually  beneficial ways to guarantee stability and peace.

    ¶6. (C/NF) General Ward explained that teams would visit
    Morocco in January and February to discuss implementation of
    the CISMOA and implementation meetings would take place three
    times per year thereafter. General Ward said that he looked
    forward to returning to Morocco to sign the Acquisition and
    Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) as soon as it has received
    the necessary clearances from the Department of Defense, and

    RABAT 00000005 002.2 OF 003

    General Bennani responded that he looked forward to General
    Ward,s next visit and to his participation in the next
    signing ceremony.
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    AQIM
    ----

    ¶7. (S) Turning to regional issues, General Ward asked
    General Bennani how he saw the regional threat from Al
    Qu,aida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and
    narcotics traffickers. Bennani responded that narcotics were
    not making their way into Morocco. However, AQIM posed a
    serious threat to countries like Mauritania and Mali that
    could not counter the terrorists. General Bennani explained
    that he was intimately familiar with Mauritania,s geography
    and topography and that the country was not capable of
    controlling its territory. Brigadier General Abdellah
    Hamdoun, the Director of Military Intelligence, offered that
    Mali lacked the means to counter AQIM. General Ward then
    briefed General Bennani, Air Force Commander Major General
    Ahmed Boutaleb and other general officers on the U.S. plan to
    gather intelligence about AQIM in Mali and Mauritania and
    requested overflight clearance for a U.S. EP-3 aircraft.
    General Bennani responded positively, saying it was important
    to box in AQIM. General Boutaleb added that the Air Force
    and the General Staff would study the overflight request and
    respond quickly.

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    Guinea
    ------

    ¶8. (S) General Ward next noted that Morocco was hosting some
    important guests. General Bennani asked if he was referring
    to President Sarkozy or former President Chirac. General
    Ward replied he was referring to Guinean junta leader Dadis
    Camara and Guinean Minister of National Defense Sekouba
    Konate, asking about their conditions. Surprisingly, Bennani
    had no information about either and did not even know that
    General Konate was in Morocco )- although he had attended
    the Moroccan military academy and had strong ties to Moroccan
    leaders. General Ward strongly urged that Morocco keep Dadis
    Camara as long as possible. General Bennani noted that
    Camara was in Morocco on humanitarian terms, and responded
    only that many African leaders come to the Mohammed V
    Military Hospital in Rabat for free medical care. General
    Hamdoun suggested that Konate was weak and might not be fit
    to serve as head of state for an extended period.

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    Comment
    -------

    ¶9. (C) General Bennani, who can be very prickly, appeared
    upbeat throughout the ceremony and related discussions. The
    CISMOA brings a level of U.S. scrutiny and procedure to the
    control and dissemination of the cryptographic and keying
    material associated with U.S. weapons systems that can appear
    intrusive to a sovereign nation. However, the General seemed
    thoughtful as he digested the discussion of the upcoming
    implementation and programmatic activities that would take
    place in the coming months and years. He and the rest of the
    senior military leadership seemed totally uninformed about
    patients at the military hospital. Moreover, General
    Bennani,s comments about narcotics transiting Morocco were
    at odds with comments from key civilian leaders who express
    significant concern about this matter.

    ¶10. (C) In sum, General Ward,s visit accomplished the
    necessary act of signing the document integral to full and
    timely implementation of the F-16 program in Morocco, and
    reinforced the already strong relationship between the U.S.
    and Moroccan militaries. The upcoming year will see a full
    slate of security cooperation activities between the two
    militaries, building to the delivery of the first F-16 in
    July 2011. End Comment.

    ¶11. (U) General Ward has cleared this message.

    ¶12. (U) Tripoli minimize considered.

    RABAT 00000005 003.2 OF 003

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