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### Viewing cable 05THEHAGUE789, SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S APRIL

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05THEHAGUE789 | 2005-03-24 12:03 | 2011-01-16 00:00 | SECRET | Embassy The Hague

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 THE HAGUE 000789

    SIPDIS

    TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FROM AMBASSADOR SOBEL

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2025
    TAGS: PREL PGOV NL EUN NATO
    SUBJECT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S APRIL
    1 VISIT TO THE NET...

    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 THE HAGUE 000789
    SIPDIS
    TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FROM AMBASSADOR SOBEL
    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2025
    TAGS: PREL PGOV NL EUN NATO
    SUBJECT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S APRIL
    1 VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS
    Classified By: AMBASSADOR CLIFFORD M. SOBEL FOR REASONS 1.4(B) AND (D).
    Mr. Deputy Secretary:
    ¶1. (C) My staff and I are eager to welcome you to the
    Netherlands for your first visit here as Deputy Secretary.
    Your trip reinforces the message of transatlantic cooperation
    delivered by the President and Secretary Rice, and will help
    focus the Dutch, in particular, on taking practical steps on
    the important issues. Foreign Minister Bot has time and
    again demonstrated his keen interest in reinvigorating the
    transatlantic partnership and its institutions, including
    NATO, to face the challenges of the 21st Century. Your
    meetings with him and with a select group of senior opinion
    makers demonstrates the value we place on Dutch leadership in
    this endeavor.
    ¶2. (C) During the Dutch presidency of the EU (June-December
    2004), Foreign Minister Bot pushed the EU to engage more
    actively in Iraq, guided the EU to set a date for accession
    negotiations with Turkey, helped stiffen the EU's spine to
    face down Russia over Ukraine, and pressed for increased
    U.S.-European cooperation in the Middle East. On the China
    Arms Embargo, Bot began the Dutch EU presidency trying to
    convince us that a lift was inevitable, but ultimately used
    the authority of the Presidency both to prevent a lift and to
    ensure that EU committed itself to no quantitative or
    qualitative increases in arms sales following a lift. Bot,
    like many Dutchmen, sees no contradiction between being a
    strong ally of the United States and a good European; the
    China Arms Embargo experience demonstrates his willingness to
    buck conventional European wisdom at times to ensure that
    U.S. interests are understood and taken into account. If
    anything, his experience during the EU presidency has only
    strengthened his basic transatlantic orientation, and he
    continues to look for ways to use his unique experience
    (which includes a decade as Dutch permrep to the EU) and
    perspective to build bridges across the Atlantic. This was
    the main reason for his request to meet with Secretary Rice
    in Washington prior to the President's European trip.
    ¶3. (S) The Dutch also deserve credit for promoting U.S.-EU
    Counter-Terrorism cooperation during their EU presidency and
    for initiating high-level U.S.-European exchanges of
    information and intelligence. Recent events in the
    Netherlands, including the murder of controversial filmmaker
    Theo van Gogh by a radical Dutch Islamist and subsequent
    heightening of tensions here, have sensitized the Dutch to
    the fact that Europe faces a real and present terrorist
    danger. The recent decision to deploy special forces to
    Afghanistan in a combat role -- over the objections of the
    largest opposition party in parliament -- represents a major
    shift in the way the Dutch think about their military, and
    demonstrates the government's determination to do its part in
    the global war on terrorism.
    ¶4. (S) Naturally, the Dutch and we do not see eye-to-eye on
    all issues, and you should be prepared for some tough
    questioning (in the typically Dutch blunt style) on the
    handling of enemy combatants at Guantanamo in particular at
    the roundtable. This issue has taken on added importance
    with the deployment of Dutch special forces to Afghanistan.
    We have responded quickly to Bot's requests for expert-level
    consultations -- Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Waxman
    will be here March 24 to discuss this issue -- but he is
    under intense pressure from Parliament to demonstrate that
    Dutch concerns are being taken seriously. I expect he will
    raise this issue with you, if for no other reason than to be
    able to tell Parliament honestly that he has done so.
    ¶5. (C) Bot and the Dutch leadership are still sensitive to
    criticism that they pulled the Dutch contingent out of
    Al-Muthanna too early (a judgment we believe Bot personally
    shares). The reasons for the decision not to extend the
    Dutch deployment for a third time are complicated and
    grounded in domestic politics. Bot led the effort within the
    cabinet to extend the troops, and has taken pains to ensure
    that government remains committed to the Iraqi effort. Iraq.
    The Dutch were among the first to offer trainers to the NATO
    training mission and have let it be known that they can do
    more -- possibly even including additional future deployments
    -- provided other allies also step up to the plate. In your
    discussion with Bot, you may want to probe further to see how
    far the Dutch are prepared to go at this time and in the
    future, and to discuss what more the Dutch can do to leverage
    additional commitments from other European partners.
    ¶6. (C) Finally, as an astute observer and participant in
    inter-European decision making, Bot can be relied on to
    provide an honest assessment on the current state of play
    within the EU on the China Arms Embargo, where the Dutch will
    be happy to join, but not lead, a stalling campaign. Bot
    departs April 4 on a trip to Asia that will include stops in
    Japan and China, so it will also be useful to arm him with
    our latest arguments against a lift. Bot can also provide
    useful insights into EU thinking on Turkey, where Bot, as a
    former Dutch Ambassador to Ankara, has a proprietary interest
    in getting both sides successfully to October 3, and the
    Balkans, where the Dutch remain among the most stalwart
    supporters of the ICTY and holding regional governments
    (including Croatia's) to account.
    SOBEL

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