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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRIDGETOWN 001315 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
SIPDIS 
 
RELEASABLE TO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED 
KINGDOM 
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR MICHAEL FORTIN 
DEPT FOR INL SERGIO GARCIA 
DEPT PASS TO DHS FOR JAMES (BRAD) KIDWELL 
DEPT PASS TO CBP FOR CHARLES BARTOLDUS 
SECDEF PASS TO JCS 
SECDEF PASS TO OSD 
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/27/2016 
TAGS: ASEC CPAS PINR PTER AFIN UNSC USOAS XL
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP INTO 
THE CREASE IN SUPPORT OF CWC 2007 
 
REF: A. BRIDGETOWN 910 
     ¶B. BRIDGETOWN 1286 
 
Classified By: DCM Mary Ellen T. Gilroy for reasons 1.4 
(b) and (d) 
 
¶1.  (C) SUMMARY:  The first meeting of the International 
Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 
was held July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados.  The objective 
of the meeting was to pull together an informal group 
composed of hosting and playing nations and the international 
community to achieve rapid results supporting public safety 
planning and coordination for CWC.  Despite some gaping holes 
in the Regional Security Plan, developed without any external 
input, and an eight-page list of resources needed from the 
international community, the meeting was generally perceived 
as a success.  Results included greater consensus and 
specific action items for both the hosting nations and the 
international community.  Progress was also made on the 
margins regarding implementation of the Advance Passenger 
Information System (APIS) and the Caribbean Regional Maritime 
Agreement (CRMA).  End Summary. 
 
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PARTICIPANTS 
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¶2.  (U) CARICOM for CWC:  Jamaica Minister of National 
Security Dr. Peter Phillips (ISAG Chair), Barbados Deputy 
Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Barbados former Senator Phillip 
Goddard (Science, Technology and International Investment 
Advisor to Barbados PM Arthur), and representatives from the 
International Cricket Council (ICC), the Implementing Agency 
for Crime and Security (IMPACS), the CARICOM Operations 
Planning Agency for Crime and Security (COPACS), the 
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), the 
Regional Security System (RSS) and officials from Jamaica, 
Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. 
 
International Delegations: Canadian High Commissioner Michael 
Welch, British High Commissioner Duncan Taylor, Australian 
High Commissioner John Michell (resident in Port of Spain), 
South African Deputy Police Commissioner Andre Prius, 
Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik (resident in Ottawa), 
the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Interpol, and a 
representative from New Zealand. 
 
U.S. from Bridgetown:  Head of Delegation Ambassador Mary 
Kramer, Deputy Chief of Mission Mary Ellen Gilroy, Deputy 
Consul General Laurie Major, Consul General Clyde Howard, 
Regional Security Officer Robert Starnes, Military Liaison 
Office Commander Patrick (Kofi) Aboagye and Political Officer 
Shannon E. Runyon (notetaker). 
 
Washington-based Members: State WHA/CAR Michael Fortin, State 
INL Sergio Garcia; Customs and Border Protection Executive 
Director Charles Bartoldus; Department of Homeland Security 
James (Brad) Kidwell; and Coast Guard Captain Michael Jett 
(Miami). 
 
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ISAG 
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¶3.  (U) Caribbean and international community representatives 
met July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados to discuss plans for 
ensuring public safety in advance of and during Cricket World 
Cup (CWC) which will be hosted in nine Caribbean countries 
March-April 2007.  Dr. Peter Phillips of Jamaica chaired this 
first meeting of the International Support and Advisory Group 
(ISAG), with the assistance of Duncan Jarrett and Franchesca 
Flessatti.  (NOTE:  HMG detailed Jarrett from Scotland Yard 
and Flessatti from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to 
CARICOM to advise on and coordinate the ISAG.  Both were 
assigned to the British Embassy in Athens 2000-2004 and were 
active members of the security and public safety advisory 
group organized by embassies in Athens prior to the 2004 
Olympics.  End Note.) 
 
¶4.  (U) NOTE:  Warm-up and cup matches will be held March 5 - 
April 28 on Antigua, Barbados (Finals and Closing Ceremony), 
Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica (Opening Ceremony), St. Kitts, St. 
Lucia, St. Vincent and Trinidad.  Dominica will not host 
matches, but will provide ancillary support. End Note. 
 
¶5.  (U) The combined sessions included brief discussions of 
lessons learned in preparations in Greece for the 2004 
Olympics and in South Africa for CWC 2003.  Local police and 
defense officers presented overviews of their internal 
assessments of threats and needs.  The group acknowledged 
that no country could host an international event of this 
magnitude in isolation and that all parties had a common 
purpose in ensuring public safety.  The small size of the 
hosting nations, their limited human and financial resources, 
and logistical issues related to hosting an international 
event in nine independent nations adds significantly to the 
planning challenges.  Nevertheless, it was emphasized that 
this was not a donors' conference.  Time was noted as the 
greatest foe. 
 
¶6.  (C) In private session, the ISAG discussed the need to 
manage the expectations of the hosting nations, and to shift 
their focus away from acquiring new assets and toward fitting 
existing assets into the regional security plan.  The ISAG 
agreed that, rather than fulfilling the extensive eight-page 
wish list, its goal would be to build on foundations already 
laid and leave legacy programs, such as the DHS-sponsored 
Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), in place for 
future use.  ISAG was identified as the appropriate vehicle 
to offer all advice and constructive criticism, so that no 
one nation would be singled out as "the bully." 
 
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SIX POSITIVE OUTCOMES 
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¶7.  (C) In wrapping up the progress of the two-day meeting, 
Facilitator Duncan Jarrett highlighted six positive outcomes 
of the meetings: 
 
a)  The international side volunteered experienced mass-event 
planners to review the Caribbean regional and national 
security plans to offer advice on how the plans can be 
 
 
improved.  South Africa will take the lead as it was the last 
CWC host. 
 
b)  ISAG Facilitators (Flessatti and Jarrett) will draft a 
timeline of past, present and future security and public 
safety related training offered by ISAG members. 
 
c)  Informal Terms of Reference were agreed upon by all 
parties. 
 
d)  All parties agreed to coordinate upcoming security 
exercises to ensure that they were relevant to the regional 
and national CWC security plans, specifically with regard to 
public safety concerns. 
 
e)  ISAG experts will be allowed to observe host nation test 
events; the experts will provide reports detailing successes 
and areas for improvement to be shared with host nations. 
 
f)  CBP Executive Director Charles Bartoldus and former 
Barbados Senator Phillip Goddard were identified as points of 
contact on coordinating immigration issues to include APIS, 
visa issuance, integration of Interpol inputs, training and 
linkages. 
 
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FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS 
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¶8.  (C) Each side was tasked with producing information for 
the second ISAG, tentatively scheduled for late September. 
 
HOST NATION ACTIONS: 
 
a)  National and regional status of forces agreement(s), 
which address legal and practical implications for 
international forces working within their territories.  It is 
also essential that there be a clear, mutually agreed chain 
of command. 
 
b)  Develop a matrix of assets - material and human - 
previously provided by donor nations, including their current 
location and how they can be integrated into the regional and 
national security plans. 
 
c)  A fully integrated, linear command structure for 
presentation to the ISAG.  (Note:  The partial command 
structure presented by IMPACS was circular and did not 
include any reference to political decisions or international 
inputs.  End note.) 
 
d)  Identify links between health and public safety concerns 
within the regional and national security plans. 
 
e)  Create a better mechanism to integrate political 
decisions and the planning process and how to communicate the 
decisions to the operational level. 
 
¶9.  (C) ISAG ACTIONS 
 
a)  Provide a matrix of relevant assets and training provided 
 
by the international participants, since January 2005.  Lead: 
 Canada  (Note: This is a cross-check to 8b. End Note.) 
 
b)  A matrix of future assets and training which will be 
integrated with 9a.  Lead:  ISAG (Jarrett and Flessatti) 
 
c)  Identify experts to assist COPACS with refining the 
Regional Security Plan.  Lead:  South Africa 
 
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PROGRESS ON THE MARGINS - APIS AND CRMA 
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¶10.  (C) The USDEL conducted highly productive side 
discussions on implementing APIS.  A copy of the MOI signed 
by some heads during the St. Kitts HOGs meeting (ref. B) was 
obtained and sent to WHA/CAR.  A site in Barbados to house 
APIS has been identified, and Goddard is taking the lead on 
discussions with the landlord.  (NOTE:  The location is 
adjacent to the NEC compound and is part of NEC landlord's 
business park.  End note.)  Customs and Border Protection 
will send a site survey team to Barbados to begin 
preparations for setting up the CARICOM APIS Center after 
August 1. 
 
¶11. (C) CARICOM selected Goddard to lead the steering 
committee which will include one representative each from 
Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Kitts and 
Nevis.  DHS/CBP invited the steering committee to Washington, 
tentatively August 6-8, for meetings on the U.S. APIS program 
and to establish a joint timeline for implementation. 
 
¶12.  (C) Progress was also made on reviving action on the 
stalled Caribbean Regional Maritime Agreement (CRMA). 
Apparently, several, but not all, CARICOM member states, in 
response to the original CRMA demarche, drafted a list of 
desired equipment as a signing quid pro quo.  This list was 
never transmitted to the USG.  Barbados will try to locate a 
copy of the list.  Jamaica will press other CARICOM states to 
sign and consent to be bound by the CRMA.  Ambassador Kramer 
will press CRMA when she meets St. Lucia PM Anthony next 
week.  On the margins of the ISAG, USDEL members highlighted 
the benefits CRMA could bring to CWC host nations. 
 
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COMMENT 
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¶13. (C) Despite a befuddled start due to unrealistic 
expectations, a vague master plan, a very short timeline to 
produce results and lack of a clear understanding what 
petition-weary donors were willing and able to provide, the 
meeting was a success.  Expectations were gently lowered 
without visible indignation, plans were defined, and progress 
appeared to be made.  There is much left to do, and the clock 
is ticking. 
 
¶14.  (C) Post anticipates unrealistic requests will still be 
made.  There may be serious problems trying to produce a 
mutually acceptable command and control structure and status 
of forces agreements for both uniformed services and law 
enforcement.  Only eight months remain to prepare for a 
two-month sporting event that will bring 30,000-50,000 
cricket fans to a regional already hosting tens of thousands 
of American citizens during the traditional tourist season 
(December-May).  It is encouraging that members of the ISAG 
shared similar concerns and agreed on common positions to 
advise and assist the future CWC hosts. 
KRAMER