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UNCLAS STATE 126562 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UNGA UNMIK PREL KJUS KO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: DPKO MUST NOT LINK EULEX 
DEPLOYMENT TO SIX POINTS IMPLEMENTATION 
 
¶1. This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect 
accordingly. 
 
¶2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN demarche the 
Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Secretariat at 
the highest appropriate levels to review DPKO thinking on any 
next steps on the interim arrangements laid out in the 
Secretary General's 24 November report as well as its plans 
to implement accelerated UNMIK reconfiguration and transition 
of rule of law authorities to EULEX.  Conditions now are in 
place for EULEX to begin quickly deploying throughout Kosovo. 
 USUN should review with DPKO the UN's views for next steps 
to facilitate transition of rule of law functions to EULEX 
and draw down. 
 
Objectives 
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¶3. (SBU) The adoption of the EULEX PRST on November 26 and 
the subsequent exchange of letters between Serbian President 
Tadic and EU HR Solana paves the way for EULEX deployment 
throughout Kosovo.  We now need rapid and effective follow up 
to address serious political apprehension in Kosovo. 
Underscore our concern that implementation of any steps 
related to the Six Point arrangements must/must be conducted 
) per the SYG's commitment -- in &continuous coordination 
and consultation8 with Kosovo.  Transition of rule of law 
functions from UNMIK Police and Justice to EULEX should be 
rapid and should not be linked to Six Points implementation. 
Kosovo's leadership needs room and support to manage public 
opinion; EULEX, for its own credibility, also needs to deploy 
to the North immediately. 
 
¶4.  (SBU) Urge DPKO to ensure that operational 
decision-making on implementation should be left in the hands 
of UNMIK SRSG Zannier, who is best placed to gauge the 
security situation in Kosovo and determine the best pace and 
manner of implementation.  Query DPKO on recent contacts with 
Serb officials and urge that these be made transparent to 
Government of Kosovo authorities. 
 
¶5. (SBU) Encourage visible, practical, daily cooperation 
between UNMIK and EULEX and NATO/KFOR to facilitate the quick 
deployment of EULEX into non-majority areas throughout 
Kosovo, especially in northern Kosovo.  EULEX personnel in 
Mitrovica and elsewhere in the north, with the visible 
support of UNMIK, would serve as critical reassurance to all 
citizens of Kosovo that the reconfiguration and transition is 
real and proceeding. 
 
¶6.  (SBU) In this regard, welcome assurances that DPKO Head 
Le Roy gave EUR A/S Dan Fried on November 28 that no new 
approvals or UN permissions were needed for EULEX to deploy 
into the north.  With Belgrade's support for EULEX deployment 
now assured, it is critical that operational control of rule 
of law be passed effectively and completely to EULEX without 
interference or operational micromanagement from DPKO. 
RICE