Viewing cable 10WARSAW110, AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER KLICH
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P 221612Z FEB 10
FM AMEMBASSY WARSAW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9437
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 WARSAW 000110
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DEPT FOR EUR/CE (GLANTZ, KARAGIANNIS)
OSD FOR MITCHELL, AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW, ADMIRAL MULLEN
EUCOM FOR ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS
USAREUR FOR GENERAL HAM
EO 12958 DECL: 02/22/2020
TAGS PREL, MARR, MOPS, PGOV, PL
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER KLICH
Classified By: Classified BY Political Counselor Dan Sainz,
reason 1.4 (b, d)
¶1. (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Bogdan Klich told the
Ambassador on February 18 that Poland is eager to see the
fruits of bilateral defense cooperation, which he described
as based on a solid political foundation. He emphasized the
importance to Poland of an April arrival of the first Patriot
battery rotation. Klich did not repeat recent Polish government
points about the configuration of future rotations of the
Patriot battery. End Summary.
¶2. (C) During a February 18 meeting with the Ambassador,
Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said there is a good
political framework for continued U.S.-Polish defense
cooperation, and noted Under Secretary Tauscher’s February
8 visit had been a very successful one. Klich said he does
not expect anything will happen to undermine that solid
foundation. He added that the bilateral supplemental SoFA,
signed December 11, provides a strong legal framework for
defense ties. The SoFA ratification vote in the Sejm
(the lower house of Parliament) was overwhelmingly in
favor, and Senate approval would also come quickly.
(Note: The Senate voted 88-1 in favor of SOFA ratification
later on February 18.) Klich said President Kaczynski would
sign the SoFA ratification bill quickly.
HOPING FOR PATRIOTS IN APRIL
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¶3. (C) Klich said Poland has a strong desire to see
the fruits of bilateral defense cooperation, and he
highlighted the political importance of an early first
rotation in Poland of the U.S. Patriot battery. He said
Poland hopes the first rotation will occur in April.
The Ambassador said the United States wants the rotation
to be viewed as a bilateral success. In answer to Klich’s
questions about timing, the Ambassader said the United
States has said the first rotation would take place within
90 days of SOFA ratification. He said a more precise time
frame will be determined at the last bilateral planning
meeting for the Patriot rotation, which will take place
in the first week in March.
MILITARY FACILITIES FOR ALTERNATIVE U.S. PRESENCES
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¶4. (C) Klich called for talks on other forms of an enhanced
U.S. security presence in Poland. He said he had authorized
Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski and ChoD
Franciszek Gagor to take part in such talks. Klich highlighted
Polish interest in all of the options presented by DOD A/S
Vershbow at the October High Level Defense Group discussions:
F-16s, C-130’s, as well as “stable, not temporary” special
operations forces. When asked, Klich confirmed that the
GoP is particularly interested in U.S. F-16 rotations.
Speaking personally, he said he also had a strong interest
in a special operations force presence, since he had signed
a bilateral special operations cooperation agreement with
Secretary Gates a year ago. ChoD Gagor added that the biggest
multilateral exercise Poland is hosting this year, “Jackal
Stone 10,” will feature special operations forces. Klich
added that as part of the first in-depth infrastructure
review in postwar Poland, the Defense Ministry had decided
to close 20% of defense facilities, but would be &saving8
three complexes for U.S. forces.
GETTING THE WORD OUT ON DEFENSE COOPERATION
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¶5. (C) The Ambassador noted that the bilateral agenda for
defense cooperation is a full one, and both governments
should work together to inform public opinion about the
many useful exchanges under way. Klich strongly agreed
that Defense Ministry and Embassy staff should follow up
in this area. Deputy Defense Minister Komorowski added
that if A/S Vershbow visits Warsaw in the coming months,
it might be a good occasion to do some joint public
diplomacy work about planning for other forms of an
enhanced U.S. security presence in Poland. (Note: Amb.
Vershbow’s planned mid-March trip has been postponed.)
¶6. (C) COMMENT: Klich’s emphasis on a hoped-for April
arrival
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of the first Patriot battery is consistent with other
government statements and press leaks that signal a
decision to focus on the timing of the first deployment,
as opposed to other aspects of it. In that regard, Klich
did not repeat government appeals that Patriot rotations
be integrated into the Polish air defense system and
include “live” missiles, as he did in a meeting the
previous week with Under Secretary Tauscher. The emphasis
on the timing of the first deployment corresponds with
developments in the presidential race, and Foreign Minister
Sikorsky,s active candidacy for the Civic Platform nomination.
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