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### Viewing cable 04THEHAGUE248, DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

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04THEHAGUE248 | 2004-01-30 13:01 | 2011-02-03 11:11 | SECRET | Embassy The Hague

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 THE HAGUE 000248

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2014
    TAGS: MOPS MARR PREL PTER IZ AF NL
    SUBJECT: DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

    REF: A. 03 THE HAGUE 3060 (NOTAL)
    ¶B. 03 THE HAGUE 3002 (NOTAL)
    ¶C. 03 THE HAGUE 2726 (NOTAL)
    ¶D. 03 STATE 318096 (NOTAL)

    Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR MARY DALY FOR REASONS
    1.5 (B AND D).

    ¶1. (S) Summary: In anticipation of new Dutch FM Ben Bot's
    travel to Washington February 9 for meetings with the
    Secretary and at NSC and DOD we offer a snapshot of several
    SIPDIS
    aspects of Dutch military participation in the Global War on
    Terrorism presently under discussion in the Netherlands. The
    GONL is reviewing its role in Operation Iraqi Freedom, NATO
    ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom to include extending
    current deployments and possibly initiating new ones. We
    judge FM Bot's visit a good opportunity to press the Dutch to
    make and/or renew strong contributions to all of these
    missions. The contributions are valuable in their own right
    and would also bolster Defense Minister Kamp's position in
    supporting the need to maintain capable, deployable forces in
    the face of budgetary pressures and to use those forces in
    support of our shared goals. Asking clearly for what we
    want, especially if we want the Dutch to lead a PRT or
    contribute forces to OEF, (or both), helps those in the
    Netherlands who support robust Dutch participation.
    Otherwise, the legacy of Srebrenica can lead to the Dutch
    looking to undertake less difficult responsibilities. End
    Summary.

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    Iraq
    ----

    ¶2. (C) The Cabinet renewed the deployment of Dutch troops in
    Iraq on November 28, 2003 and parliament concurred with the
    decision on December 11 (ref A). The Dutch presently have
    approximately 1100 personnel, mostly infantry, conducting
    stabilization operations in Al Muthanna province as part of
    the UK's Multi-National Division Southeast. (Note: In
    addition to its military contributions, the GONL committed at
    Madrid to provide 10 million Euros for the Humanitarian
    Multilateral Trust Fund and set aside three million Euros to
    facilitate Dutch business opportunities in Iraq. The Dutch
    have funded establishment of an Iraqi missing persons bureau,
    and are considering assisting in exhuming mass graves. The
    Dutch have also made available a Dutch air force Fokker
    transport aircraft to support the UN World Food Program's
    efforts in Iraq. End note.) The current military deployment
    Al Muthanna is now scheduled to expire July 15. We
    understand from UK sources that the British intend to request
    the Dutch to extend their deployment beyond July. MFA and
    MOD sources advise the GONL intends to start looking at this
    issue in earnest in April and Defense Minister Kamp has been
    floating trial balloons in the press that a renewal may be
    coming. We judge it would be helpful to stress to FM Bot the
    continued importance of Dutch participation in stabilization
    operations in Iraq and urge renewal of that deployment in due
    course. Amb. Sobel will begin this process in his February 3
    call on FM Bot.

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    ISAF
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    ¶3. (C) The Cabinet approved deployment of six Dutch air force
    Apache attack helicopters to Afghanistan in support of NATO's
    ISAF mission (ref B) on January 30. Since the conclusion of
    their co-leadership of ISAF III with Germany last August, the
    GONL has been exploring options for further Dutch involvement
    on the ground in Afghanistan. MFA sources advise the Dutch
    are considering making a nominal contribution of personnel to
    the German PRT in Konduz. Separately, the GONL is
    particularly focused on current NATO deliberations on taking
    over additional PRTs in Afghanistan and there is an
    expectation that former Dutch FM and new NATO SYG Jaap de
    Hoop Scheffer will be eager to get Dutch participation in a
    PRT. MFA and MOD sources note there are considerable
    operational, logistical and security questions that would
    need to be addressed to satisfy the exhaustive requirements
    of the GONL's approval procedure for deployments. (Note: We
    judge the most important of these to be provisions for in
    extremis extraction -- a legacy of the Dutch experience in
    Srebrenica -- as well as assurances that an area is stable
    before Dutch troops are deployed. End note.) There is a
    certain level of enthusiasm for the PRT concept both in
    parliament and in the MFA given that PRTs involve elements of
    two Dutch fortes -- stabilization and development. At the
    same time, there is considerable skepticism and/or budding
    opposition to PRTs in the military which is concerned about
    the force protection required, but also has a strong
    preference to involve the Dutch armed forces in what it
    perceives to be more combat-oriented operations. We
    recommend that it would help the GONL internal political
    dialogue to emphasize to FM Bot the importance we attach to
    PRTs as part of achieving success for NATO's mission in
    Afghanistan.

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    OEF
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    ¶4. (S) The Dutch air force's participation in the EPAF F-16
    squadron flying out of Manas, Kyrgyzstan, ended in October
    2003, and Dutch naval assets (a frigate, a submarine and a P3
    maritime patrol aircraft) have also returned from the region.
    The Dutch have been considering for more than a year a
    possible deployment of Dutch army special operations forces
    to serve with CJTF-180 (ref C). The leadership of the Dutch
    Army is very eager to undertake such a deployment and further
    to ref D, post facilitated a dialogue between MOD and SOCCENT
    to discuss possible options for employment of Dutch SOF
    assets in CJTF-180. A key political concern expressed by
    both MFA and MOD sources is the possibility that Dutch SOF
    may detain Al Qaeda and/or Taliban members who may in turn be
    sent to the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay. While we
    understand MOD lawyers have approved Dutch use of a practice
    employed by other coalition partners (detaining suspects and
    calling for U.S. personnel to arrest them), concerns remain
    as to the political viability of such an approach and whether
    ministers would be prepared to defend it in parliament. That
    said, in addition to the utility of Dutch SOF assets to
    CJTF-180, we judge the political benefit of such a deployment
    would be to get a well-trained/equipped ally involved in
    combat operations as opposed to only peacekeeping and
    stabilization (Note: the Dutch Army has not been involved in
    combat operations since 1962 in the former Dutch New Guinea.
    End note.) The GONL advises they have received enough
    information from CENTCOM further to consultations arranged as
    per ref D in order to make a recommendation to Ministers. We
    believe it would help the Dutch decision-making process to
    underscore the value of a Dutch SOF contribution to OEF.

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    Conclusion
    ----------

    ¶5. (S) We do not accept the assertion of some of our Dutch
    interlocutors that their participation in various military
    operations is a zero-sum game. When asked to fill a pressing
    need (such as with the Apaches, or with the dispatch of the
    Dutch Navy's LPD to Liberia) a way has been found. The Dutch
    have a good record of contributions to the GWOT both in Iraq
    and Afghanistan and we think FM Bot's visit is a useful
    opportunity to both acknowledge the value of these
    contributions and to urge the Dutch to do more. Defense
    Minister Kamp has laid out an ambitious program for
    restructuring the Dutch military along more deployable lines
    in the face of significant mandated budget cuts and is
    contemplating using the Dutch military for more offensive
    missions. Strong expressions to FM Bot of U.S. interest in
    continued and new Dutch deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan
    will help in the Dutch decision-making process as well as
    assist Kamp in defending the need to maintain capable Dutch
    forces and to employ them in pursuing our shared priorities.
    RUSSEL

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