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TO AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 5803
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UNCLAS STATE 007531 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE 
AND PARTICIPATION 
 
REF: KABUL 216 
 
¶1.  (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST:  This is a front 
channel response to KABUL216 to provide S/SRAP guidance 
for post participation in the February 16 CIV-MIL ROC 
Drill in Doha, Qatar.  S/SRAP requests response by January 
27 identifying points of contact for each topic area and 
to finalize its recommended participants for review by 
Ambassador Holbrooke and General Petraeus.  S/SRAP will 
forward a consolidated list of non-military invitees to 
CENTCOM by January 29 which will include invited DC-based 
civilian, Embassy, Afghan, and international personnel. 
Details on logistics, conference schedule, and other 
logistical matters will be jointly addressed by S/SRAP and 
CENTCOM.  Post will have responsibility for drafting 
materials in close collaboration with ISAF, SRAP, and/or 
CENTCOM as applicable.  Ambassador Holbrooke may identify 
some topics areas which will be jointly presented with 
post personnel and invites post input.  END SUMMARY AND 
ACTION REQUEST. 
 
 
¶3.  (SBU) Logistics.  CENTCOM will coordinate all 
logistical support in Qatar for conference attendees. 
On-base transportation for senior personnel is available 
on a limited basis with prior coordination with CENTCOM 
personnel required.  S/SRAP and SCA/A will coordinate the 
participation, lodging, and access for all non-military 
personnel based in DC and Afghanistan.  Post is requested 
to coordinate all movement, visa, and country clearance 
support for all Afghanistan-based non-military invitees. 
 
¶4.  (SBU) S/SRAP agrees with the framework as outlined in 
paragraph 4 of KABUL216 which outlines two six-month turns 
over 19 substantive topic areas.  Presenters should have 
the most knowledge of the issues and can bestbe best able to 
explain what 
State is doing on the ground.  The requirement is not/not 
rank driven.  Presenters should be present at the full 
dress rehearsal on February 15th in Doha.  S/SRAP also 
concurs with the recommendation of not engaging President 
Karzai on the Doha Conference or extending invitations to 
Afghan officials until after the London Conference. 
 
¶5.  (SBU) Post indicated that a small SRAP team will visit 
Kabul in early Feb to help coordinate.  S/SRAP concurs 
with this recommendation but is awaiting a timeframe from 
post. 
 
Action Request 
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¶6.  As co-host of the conference, S/SRAP will coordinate 
with post and DC-based personnel to finalize the 
invitation list for non-military invitees.  This list will 
include DC-based civilian, Embassy, Afghan, and 
international personnel.  S/SRAP requests post response no 
later than January 27 by cable slugged for Anthony Rush, 
SCA/A and Sean Misko, S/SRAP the following: 
 
 - Identify points of contact for each topic area for the 
ROC drill. 
 
 - Recommended list of participants by Embassy, Afghan, 
and international personnel. 
 
 - Recommended topic areas where SRAP and Embassy 
personnel will jointly present. 
 
 - Recommended timeframe for SRAP coordination team to 
visit Kabul and finalize rehearsal preparations. 
 
¶7.  S/SRAP will provide post and CENTCOM the finalized and 
consolidated list of non-military invitees no later than 
January 29. 
CLINTON 
CLINTON