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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 11 STATE 012558 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR
SNAR, ASEC, EFIN, KJUS, KPKO, XL 
SUBJECT: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO 
REINFORCE THE UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN 
HAITI (MINUSTAH) 
 
STATE 00012558  001.2 OF 011 
 
 
¶1. (SBU) This is an action request.  Please 
see paragraphs seven and eight.  Action 
Posts are requested to report back to 
Washington by February 16, 2010. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Background:  In response to the 
massive January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the 
UN Security Council (UNSC) authorized the 
UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations 
(UNDPKO) on January 18 to generate an 
additional 3,500 uniformed peacekeepers for 
the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti 
(MINUSTAH).  MINUSTAH's mandate, which 
includes assisting the Government of Haiti 
to provide a secure and stable environment, 
and restoring and maintaining the rule of 
law, public safety and public order (for 
economic and political development) was not 
changed.   Of the 3,500 new uniformed 
personnel, 2,000 will be military 
(infantry, engineering and other 
specialized units) and 1,500 will be police 
(individual police, corrections officers, 
and formed police units -- FPUs). 
 
¶3. (SBU) This cable responds to an explicit 
tasking by the inter-agency Deputies 
Committee to prioritize helping MINUSTAH 
reach full capacity and effectiveness, not 
only to allow DOD drawdown plans to proceed 
on our desired timeline but also to ensure 
that the significant investment made by the 
USG to date in relief for Haiti is 
sustained and allows for successful 
transition to the recovery phase. 
 
¶4.  (SBU) When UNDPKO's Office of Military 
Affairs (OMA) requested offers from Member 
 
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States (via fax to NY Missions on 19 
January), it asked that all new troops and 
police be fully self-sustainable, i.e., 
that all newly arriving units and 
individuals bring food for thirty days and 
water for three days.   From then on, 
MINUSTAH would provide a designated camping 
space and food, water, and diesel fuel, but 
would not be able to deliver these items to 
the units.  UNDPKO preferred that pre- 
earthquake troop and police contributing 
counties (TCC/PCCs) provide additional 
forces, but has entertained and accepted 
offers from others with specialized 
capabilities and a clear capacity to be 
self-sustainable.  DPKO notes that French 
language ability is not required, but is a 
definite plus in this challenging near-term 
environment, especially for police units. 
All military and police units are provided 
on a fully reimbursable basis.  All 
TCCs/PCCs must work directly with 
UNDPKO/OMA through their missions in New 
York. 
 
¶5. (SBU) Many countries, including the 
U.S., are also providing uniformed assets 
to assist the Government of Haiti on a 
bilateral basis.  The US Joint Task Force 
is the largest of the bilateral 
contributors.  As the humanitarian 
situation stabilizes over the next several 
weeks, the US, the UN and the GoH will be 
conducting assessments of needs through 
several anticipated phases.   Based on the 
agreed Statement of Principles 
(http://usun.state.gov/documents/organizati 
on/135902.pdf), the US seeks to coordinate 
joint planning with the United Nations in 
order to synchronize our efforts with those 
of the United Nations.  It is possible that 
a determination will be made to further 
increase the authorized levels of MINUSTAH 
peacekeepers. 
 
 
STATE 00012558  003.2 OF 011 
 
¶6.  (SBU) As of February 8, UNDPKO has 
received offers of over 2,000 military and 
1,189 police (estimated); it has vetted and 
accepted 1,510 military and 646 police. 
 
==MILITARY OFFERS AND ACCEPTANCES: 
 
--Brazil:  UNDPKO accepted the offer of a 
900 troop infantry battalion for MINUSTAH. 
Troops will begin deployment 10 February. 
Brazil has stated these troops are fully 
self-sustaining and that it will transport 
them to Haiti. 
 
--South Korea: UNDPKO accepted the offer of 
a contingent of 240 peacekeepers, including 
120 military engineers.  The national 
assembly unanimously approved ROK 
deployment February 9.  An advance team of 
30 soldiers is scheduled to depart February 
10, followed by 20 more on February 17 or 
¶18.  The remaining 190 troops will probably 
depart on February 27.  All ROK soldiers 
will travel by commercial air to Santo 
Domingo; there may be other lift 
requirements from there.  The ROK 
contingent is authorized to remain in Haiti 
until the end of the year, at which time 
the mission could be extended. 
 
--Japan:  UNDPKO accepted an offer of a 190 
troop engineering company for MINUSTAH, 
which will arrive 11-14 February by air. 
Japan already has 35 troops on the ground 
which will be accompanied by an additional 
160 support personnel that will not be 
detailed to MINUSTAH. 
 
--Dominican Republic: UNDPKO has accepted 
the offer of a 150 troop infantry company. 
The GoDR informed the U.S. that that the 
GoDR troops do not need any additional 
training or equipment however, the U.S. 
stands ready to consider any training or 
equipment needs which may arise.  The 
 
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Dominican Republic is a Global Peace 
Operations Initiative (GPOI) partner and 
has received ~$4.3M for peacekeeping 
capacity development since FY2008.  It is 
also a member of the Conference of Central 
American Armed Forces (CFAC) multilateral 
PKO force, which GPOI also supports. 
 
--Guatemala: UNDPKO is considering the 
offer of a 50 troops contingent.  The 
Department is seeking to learn of any 
training or equipment needs Guatemala may 
have.  The U.S. stands ready to consider 
any requests from the Guatemalan contingent 
for training or equipment.  Guatemala is 
already in MINUSTAH and is a GPOI partner 
which has received ~$4M for peacekeeping 
capacity development since FY2006.  It is 
also a member of CFAC which GPOI supports. 
 
--Uruguay: UNDPKO is considering the offer 
of a 150 troop infantry company.  We are 
seeking to learn about and stand ready to 
consider any official Uruguayan needs for 
training or equipment.  Uruguay has a 
contingent already in MINUSTAH and has been 
a GPOI partner since FY 2008.  Uruguay has 
received about $2.2M in FY 2008 and FY 2009 
funding for peacekeeping capacity 
development.  GPOI is also using $2.299M in 
FY 2005 residual funds to provide 
replacement Jeep J8 or similar troop 
transport vehicles to replace the aging 
Soviet vehicles currently in use in 
MINUSTAH. 
 
--Peru: UNDPKO is considering the offer of 
a 150 troop infantry company.  The U.S. is 
seeking to learn and stands ready to 
consider any requests to augment Peruvian 
training or equipment needs; Peru is a 
contingent already in MINUSTAH and a GPOI 
partner which has received ~$6.8M for 
peacekeeping capacity development since FY 
¶2007. 
 
STATE 00012558  005.2 OF 011 
 
 
--Bolivia: Offer TBD.  We are seeking to 
learn and stand ready to consider any need 
to augment the Bolivian informal offer. 
The Department is seeking to learn about 
any training/equipment needs they may have; 
Bolivia has a contingent already in 
MINUSTAH and is a GPOI partner that 
received ~$1.2M since FY 2008. 
 
--Sri Lanka: Offer TBD.  UNDPKO/OMA has 
received this offer.  Sri Lanka is under 
sanctions; a policy decision would have to 
be made concerning whether GPOI can engage 
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a contingent in 
MINUSTAH and is a GPOI partner that has 
received about $2.8M for peacekeeping 
capacity development since FY2007. 
 
==FORMED POLICE UNIT (FPU) OFFERS AND 
ACCEPTANCES: 
(Note:  FPUs are para-military police units 
usually specializing in crowd control; they 
usually contain between 100-160 police 
officers, although a few countries are 
offering smaller contingents.  End Note.) 
 
--Bangladesh: Offer of 1 FPU.  UNDPKO/OMA 
has accepted this offer.  We stand ready to 
consider any need to augment the 
Bangladeshi offer.  Bangladesh is a member 
of MINUSTAH and a GPOI partner that 
received ~$7.1M since FY 2005. 
--Rwanda: Tentative offer of one FPU in 
support of DPKO's medium term planning for 
MINUSTAH and UNDPKO/OMA has accepted.  The 
Department has offered to provide some 
equipment to support a Rwandan deployment 
and is awaiting further word on Kigali's 
agreement to deploy. Current estimates of 
Rwanda's needs are approximately $2 
million; GPOI has identified $2M to support 
the deployment of this FPU should Rwanda 
formally commit to its deployment.  Rwanda 
is a GPOI partner that has received over 
 
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REINFORCE THE UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION 
$7M in GPOI funds and over $5M in PKO 
Supplemental funds for peacekeeping 
capacity development. Rwanda is already a 
member of MINUSTAH. 
 
--Pakistan:  Offer of an FPU in support of 
DPKO's long-term needs for MINUSTAH. 
UNDPKO/OMA has accepted.  Pakistan has 
approximately $2M available in GPOI funding 
which it will be urged to use to support 
this possible deployment to MINUSTAH. 
 
--Nepal: Offer of an FPU in support of long 
term needs. UNDPKO/OMA has accepted.   The 
U.S. stands ready to consider any 
training/equipment needs they may have. 
Nepal is already a MINUSTAH member and a 
GPOI partner that has received about $5.7M 
for peacekeeping capacity development since 
FY 2006.  Nepal is also slated to receive 
$3M in residual FY 2005 equipment funds to 
support its upcoming deployment to UNAMID. 
 
--Others:  UNDPKO has accepted offers for 
FPUs to meet their immediate needs from 
Spain, Netherlands, France, Italy, and 
Israel.  UNDPKO has accepted FPUs to meet 
its medium-term needs (April/May 
deployment) from India (March deployment 
possible, pending on the ground equipment 
assessment), and Turkey.  Finally, India 
and Pakistan have all offered FPUs for 
MINUSTAH's long-term needs (July 
deployment), which UNDPKO has accepted. 
 
End Background 
 
¶7.  Action Request for: 
--WHA: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, 
Colombia, Bridgetown for Saint Lucia and 
Dominica, Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, 
Guatemala, Peru, Uruguay, Mexico; 
--EAP: Japan, South Korea; 
--EUR: Greece, France, Italy, Turkey, other 
NATO Countries; 
 
STATE 00012558  007.2 OF 011 
 
SUBJECT: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO 
REINFORCE THE UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION 
--AF: Rwanda, Senegal, Benin; 
--SCA: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan. 
Some of these countries have offered, or 
expressed interest in offering, additional 
troops or police either to MINUSTAH or on a 
bilateral basis with the GoH.  Others have 
been identified as potential contributors. 
Posts are requested to inquire with their 
host governments as to the status of the 
offer or intentions.  Posts are also 
requested to inquire whether the host 
government is having difficulties procuring 
equipment, meeting self-sustainability 
standards, and/or requires assistance with 
logistics or transportation.  Lastly, posts 
should inquire as to whether the host 
government expects to remain on schedule 
with their deployment.  If host government 
expresses doubts regarding meeting their 
deployment commitments, posts are requested 
to ask host governments to relay that 
information to DPKO as soon as possible, so 
that the UN can plan for alternative 
contingencies.  Specific requests for 
detailed information are as follows: 
 
--WHA 
=Brazil:  150 military police expected within the week and 
an additional 750 troops thereafter 
----Sustainability: These forces were meant to replace 
those currently on the ground in Haiti, but our 
understanding is that Brazil has decided instead to leave 
in Haiti those troops that had been scheduled for rotation 
- how long will the Brazilian forces remain plussed-up 
(i.e. six months, twelve months, etc.)?  Is there a 
replacement plan? 
----Lift:  Have they contracted sea and/or airlift? What 
needs to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
----Arrival: When will the forces be operational in Haiti? 
=Canada:  2,000 troops currently on the ground in Haiti 
----Sustainability: What is the drawdown schedule of these 
forces?  Is there a replacement plan? Would they consider 
contributing one or more French-speaking formed police 
units to MINUSTAH? 
----Assets: Will they leave behind any assets for 
 
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MINUSTAH? 
----Enabling: Are they willing/able to provide training or 
equipment, particularly for potential French-speaking TCCs 
and/or PCCs who may need resources to deploy and sustain 
as part of MINUSTAH? 
=Argentina (200), 
=Peru (150), 
=Uruguay (100), and 
=Guatemala (50) have all made official offers of troops to 
the UN. 
----Firmness: What is the status of each country's offer? 
What kind of unit/specialization, and what numbers? 
----Sustainability: How long would these forces be 
prepared to remain in Haiti? 
----Lift:  Do they have sea and/or airlift capacity? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
----Enabling: What training or equipment do the forces 
require to be self-sustaining and effective? 
----Arrival: When would the forces be operational in 
Haiti? 
=Bolivia has made an informal offer to the UN. 
----Firmness: What is the status of the offer? What kind 
of unit/specialization, and what numbers? 
----Sustainability: How long would these forces be 
prepared to remain in Haiti? 
----Lift: Would they need sea and/or airlift? What would 
need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
----Enabling: What training or equipment would the forces 
require to be self-sustaining and effective? 
=Mexico and 
=Colombia have shown potential willingness to send FPUs. 
----Firmness: What is status of that potential offer? 
What kind of unit/specialization, and what numbers? 
----Sustainability: How long would these forces be 
prepared to remain in Haiti? 
----Lift: Would they need sea and/or airlift? What would 
need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
----Enabling: What training or equipment would the forces 
require to be self-sustaining and effective? 
=Dominica and 
=St Lucia may have Creole speaking police that could 
deploy as FPUs. 
----Interest: Would such formed police units be available 
for service in Haiti? 
----Enabling: What would be required in order to make such 
 
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a deployment possible? 
--EAP 
=Japan:  190 engineers (together with 160 national support 
elements not under MINUSTAH authority) pledged. 
----Sustainability: How long are these forces prepared to 
remain in Haiti?  Is there a replacement plan? 
----Arrival: Our current understanding is that the 
Japanese forces will arrive by air between 11-28 Feb, and 
that their remaining heavy equipment will arrive by the 
end of March. Is this deployment on schedule? 
----Enabling: Is Japan willing/able to provide enabling 
support for other TCCs and/or PCCs who may need resources 
to deploy and sustain as part of MINUSTAH? 
=South Korea: 240 engineers pledged. 
----Sustainability: How long are these forces prepared to 
remain in Haiti? 
----Arrival: Our current understanding is that these 
forces will arrive by sea by the end of March. Is this 
deployment on schedule?  Any lift or other enabling 
requirements not yet met? 
--EUR 
=Greece has made an official offer of troops to the UN. 
----Firmness: What is the status of the offer? What kind 
of unit/specialization, and what numbers?  What length of 
duty? 
----Lift: Have they contracted sea and/or airlift? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
----Arrival:  When would the forces be operational in 
Haiti? 
=France:   One FPU is currently deployed for 6 months. 
----Follow-on/Additional: Is a follow-on deployment 
possible?  Can an additional FPU be deployed? 
----Enabling others: Are they willing/able to provide 
enabling support, particularly for potential French- 
speaking TCCs and/or PCCs who may need resources to deploy 
and sustain as part of MINUSTAH? 
=Italy:  One FPU is slated to arrive end of February for 6 
months. 
----Firmness: Is the unit still scheduled to arrive on 
time? 
----Follow-on/Additional: Is a follow-on deployment 
possible?  Can an additional FPU be deployed? 
----Enabling others: Are they willing/able to provide 
enabling support for other TCCs and/or PCCs who may need 
resources to deploy and sustain as part of MINUSTAH? 
 
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=Turkey:  1 FPU pledged (they have indicated tour would be 
12 months) 
----Firmness:  Can the FPU offer be formalized? 
----Arrival: When is the earliest the FPU could arrive? 
----Enabling: What training or equipment, if any, would 
the forces require to be self-sustaining and effective? 
----Lift:  Do they have sea and/or airlift capacity? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
=Special action on other NATO Countries: 
Are they willing/able to provide enabling support for 
other TCCs and/or PCCs who may need resources to deploy 
and sustain as part of MINUSTAH? 
--AF 
=Rwanda:  one FPU confirmed as available for 12 months. 
----Arrival:  We have been told that the projected start- 
date of the deployment is May. Is this still the case? 
Could they arrive sooner? 
----Enabling: State PM has told us that they are prepared 
to provide necessary training and equipping. Has this been 
formalized and funded? 
----Lift:  How is sea and/or airlift being covered? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
=Senegal and 
=Benin: may have French speaking police that could deploy 
as FPUs.  DPKO has expressed interest in pursuing this 
possibility. 
----Interest: Would such FPUs be available for service in 
Haiti? 
----Enabling: What would be required in order to make such 
a deployment possible? 
--SCA 
=India:  one FPU confirmed as available for 12 months. 
----Arrival:  We have been told that the projected start- 
date of the deployment is May. Is this still the case? 
Could they arrive sooner? 
----Enabling: What training or equipment , if any, would 
the forces require to be self-sustaining and effective? 
----Lift:  Do they have sea and/or airlift capacity? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
=Pakistan:  one FPU confirmed as available 
for 12 months. 
----Arrival:  We have been told that the projected start- 
date of the deployment is July. Is this still the case? 
Could they arrive sooner? 
----Enabling: What training or equipment , if any, would 
 
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the forces require to be self-sustaining and effective? 
----Lift:  Do they have sea and/or airlift capacity? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
=Nepal:  one FPU confirmed as available for 
12 months. 
----Arrival:  We have been told that the projected start- 
date of the deployment is July. Is this still the case? 
Could they arrive sooner? 
----Enabling: Is any training or equipment required to be 
self-sustaining and effective? 
----Lift:  How is sea and/or airlift being covered? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
=Bangladesh: two FPUs confirmed as 
available for 12 months. 
----Arrival:  We have been told that the projected start- 
date for one FPU is the 3rd week of Feb, with the other to 
start in April. Is this still the case? Could the second 
FPU arrive sooner? 
----Enabling: Is any training or equipment required to be 
self-sustaining and effective? 
----Lift:  How is sea and/or airlift being covered? What 
would need to be done in order to speed their deployment? 
 
¶8.  (SBU) Action request for all other 
addressees: posts are asked to quietly 
assess whether host governments may be 
either potential contributors to MINUSTAH 
or willing and able to provide enabling 
assets on a bilateral basis (for example, 
NATO countries).   If post has any 
indication that host governments are 
interested in being a future contributor to 
MINUSTAH, please encourage them to indicate 
their interest to UNDKPO/OMA in New York. 
Please report on the nature of units which 
may be available, and to extent possible, a 
preliminary assessment of what kind of 
enabling support might be required. 
CLINTON