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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 WARSAW 000094
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TAGS AF, CH, IR, IZ, MARR, NATO, PARM, PL, PREL, RS
SUBJECT: U/S TAUSCHER MEETS FM SIKORSKI, MOD KLICH
REF: STATE 12108
Classified By: Ambassador Lee Feinstein; Reason 1.4 (B) AND (D)
¶1. (C) SUMMARY. During February 8 meetings with Under Secretary
of State for Arms Control and International Security
Ellen Tauscher and Ambassador Lee Feinstein, Foreign
Minister Sikorski and Defense Minister Klich said they
were pleased with the successful completion of the protocol
amending the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement. Sikorski
said he wanted to move forward on discussions regarding U.S.
alternative presence options in Poland after the Patriot
rotation begins. He said he would support increased pressure
on Iran. He expressed skepticism about Russia’s approach toward
Tehran, especially in light of China’s recent assertiveness.
Klich said the second planned Patriot rotation would likely
take place in the heat of the fall Polish Presidential election
season and asked Washington’s help in managing public expectations.
Klich also requested more armored vehicles and road-clearing
equipment to support Polish operations in Afghanistan. END SUMMARY.
SIKORSKI ON U.S. PRESENCE, RUSSIA, CHINA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST
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¶2. (C) U/S Tauscher and Ambassador Feinstein met Foreign
Minister Sikorski for a courtesy call following the conclusion
of the Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG) on
February 8. Sikorski told U/S Tauscher and Ambassador
Feinstein that he was gratified that the United States and
Poland had reached ad ref agreement on the protocol amending
the BMDA. Sikorski said Poland wanted more information about
proposed U.S. alternative presence options in Poland, and asked
for more details. He expressed interest in an F-16 presence,
but also asked about C-130s, and Special Forces.
¶3. (C) Sikorski asked how the United States assesses its
efforts to engage Russia. He expressed concern that the
United States would feel pressured to make concessions, at
Poland’s expense, to gain Russia’s support in the Security
Council in the face of an increasingly “hostile” China.
He proposed an intelligence exchange regarding whether
Russia has tactical nuclear weapons in the Kaliningrad
oblast, and complained about the planned French sale of
Mistral amphibious assault ships to Russia. U/S Tauscher
said that the United States was realistic about Russia.
Moscow was increasingly frustrated with Tehran, she said,
adding that Washington had made some progress on this and
other issues with the Russian Government. Ambassador
Feinstein said that trans-Atlantic solidarity would be
more important -- not less -- in the circumstances of a
more assertive China.
¶4. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Sikorski
on the human rights situation in Iran and pressed Sikorski
to issue a public statement on the issue. Sikorski affirmed
Poland’s support for increased pressure on Iran. He also
suggested a special focus on Iranian civil society during
the Community of Democracies conference to be held in
Poland in June.
¶5. (C) Sikorski said that the London Conference on
Afghanistan was useful because it finally convinced Karzai
that it was his last chance to make necessary reforms
and take more responsibility for Afghanistan’s security
situation. DFM Najder raised Ukraine’s transfer of T-72
tanks to Iraq, offering that Poland could sell the same
type of tanks if Ukraine could not meet its obligations.
¶6. (C) Sikorski reiterated that PM Tusk is eager to hold
a bilateral meeting with President Obama on the margins
of the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.
The Prime Minister’s Chancellery is exploring ways to
extend Tusk’s U.S. trip by including stops in additional
cities, with the aim of creating a larger window within
which to schedule an Oval Office meeting.
KLICH: PATRIOTS, POLITICS, AND EQUIPMENT REQUESTS
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¶7. (C) U/S Tauscher and the Ambassador met with Defense
Minister Bodgan Klich on February 8 before the opening of the
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SCCG. Klich said he expected the Polish Sejm and Senate
to ratify the supplemental SOFA agreement by the end
of February or early March, and hoped President Kaczynski
would quickly sign. Klich said he understood the configuration
of the first Patriot rotation, but noted that the second
rotation would occur in the heat of the presidential
election. For that second rotation, he argued, it was
important to manage public expectations during a sensitive
political period. U/S Tauscher and the Ambassador made it
clear that the Patriots would not be integrated into
Poland’s air defense system. Such a move would require
a U.S. Presidential decision, and the President has made
no such decision. It would be important for Poland to work
with the United States to cultivate realistic public
expectations for future Patriot rotations.
¶8. (C) Klich expressed satisfaction with the results of
the NATO defense minister’s meeting in Istanbul Klich and
Gagor said that Poland would like to extend the loan term
of its existing Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAPs)
vehicles. There are currently 30 on loan until November
2010 and Poland needs an additional 50 MRAPs if possible
by April/May when it plans to increase its troop contributions
to Afghanistan. He also requested one Road Clearing Package (RCP).
¶9. (C) Turning to defense cooperation with third countries,
Klich said that the Baltic states were very pleased with the
U.S. proposal for NATO contingency planning, which is crucial
for reassuring NATO’s eastern members. He also noted that
Poland wants the United States to have the status of
“associative party” in the newly established Polish/
Ukrainian/Lithuanian brigade. Klich emphasized that Poland
is thinking outside of Europe and wants to have a deeper
dialogue with the United States. on China. He added that
he recently had a good visit to China, during which
Poland signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement.
PARTICIPANTS
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¶10. (U) Participants in the meeting with FM Sikorski:
U.S. Participants: -U/S Ellen Tauscher -Ambassador Lee
Feinstein
Polish Participants: -FM Radoslaw Sikorski -DFM Jacek
Najder -DFM Andrzej Kremer -Director of the Minister’s
Secretariat, Michal Miarka
¶11. (U) Participants in the meeting with MOD Klich:
U.S. Participants: -U/S Ellen Tauscher -Ambassador Lee
Feinstein -Frank Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Inspection -
John Plumb, Principal Director, OSD Missile Defense Policy
Polish Participants: -DefMin Bogdan Klich -Franciszek
Gagor, Chief of the General Staff -Lt. General
Mieczyslaw Cieniuch -Piotr Pacholski, Director of
Missile Defense Office
¶12. (U) U/S Tauscher has reviewed this message.
FEINSTEIN
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