Cablegate: National War College Field Studies East Asia

Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 7:03 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 06JAKARTA13413

VZCZCXRO7430
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHJA #3413 3400703
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 060703Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2356
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS PRIORITY
RUEAMDW/COMMANDANT NWC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0552

UNCLAS JAKARTA 013413

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT PASS NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FOR CAPT TOM HALE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MOPS ID
SUBJECT: NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDIES EAST ASIA
PACIFIC: INDONESIA

REF: STATE 189747

1. Embassy Jakarta welcomes the proposed visit (reftel) of
NWC seminar students to Indonesia in April 2007. Embassy
requests precise dates for the visit so that more definite
plans can be made. Control officer will be MAJ Marc
Harrelson, DAO, office tel: (62-21) 3435-9192, home tel:
(62-21) 718-3162, cell: 62-811-924-894, e-mail:
harrelsonmr@state.gov.

2. Embassy proposes the following notional schedule:

DAY 1

Arrive Soekarno Hatta Airport, Jakarta

Country Team Meeting

DAY 2

Meetings with Military and Tours in Bandung

DAY 3

Breakfast with AmCham

Coordinating Ministry for Policy, Law and Security on
Indonesian Counterterrorism Policy

Foreign Ministry (bilateral relations overview)

Ministry of Defense (bilateral cooperation overview)

DAY 4

Jakarta Self-Guided Touring.
PASCOE

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