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Viewing cable 08OTTAWA936, CANADA BACKS INCREASE IN SIZE OF AFGHAN NATIONAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08OTTAWA936 2008-07-11 19:59 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ottawa 
VZCZCXRO5242
OO RUEHGA RUEHHA RUEHIK RUEHMT RUEHPOD RUEHPW RUEHQU RUEHVC RUEHYG
DE RUEHOT #0936 1931959
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 111959Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8179
INFO RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 0201
RUEKJCS/OSD WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEHWSR/WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
 
UNCLAS OTTAWA 000936 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
SUBJECT: CANADA BACKS INCREASE IN SIZE OF AFGHAN NATIONAL 
ARMY 
 
REF: STATE 71479 
 
ΒΆ1.  (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy 
Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess said 
that Canada was "ready to support" the proposed increase in 
the size of the Afghan National Army fighting force from 
80,000 to 122,000.  Burgess stressed that Canada would expect 
the enlargement to result in the deployment at least one 
additional Kandak to join the Canadian Forces (CF) in 
Kandahar. 
 
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at 
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada 
 
WILKINS