r U.S. Objectives (U) ReaffIrm the President's and Vice President's message of strong support for Georgia.

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1 S~CDF3T Ambassado Veshbow Tip to Geogia Scope Pape U.S.-Geogia Chate Commission Secuity Woking Goup; Octobe Issue: (V) You ae scheduled to lead the V.S.-Geogia Chate Commission Secuity Woking Goup (SWG) Octobe 20, with State Depatment as Co-Chai. - ~ The visit will have two components, bilateal meetings with Geogia's politicavmilitay leadeship and the fist woking goup of the Chate. - ~ The Geogian govenment places high-value on you visit and will publicly utilize the optics of the fist eve Chate Woking Goup to highlight thei most im otant bilateal elationshi U.S. Objectives (U) ReaffIm the Pesident's and Vice Pesident's message of stong suppot fo Geogia. _1(')(1)' 1.4 (6),'4,dl (V) Povide a ealistic pespective to the pace, scope and end-state ofv.s. assistance. (V) Elicit a clea undestanding of Ministe of Defense Akhalaia's defense efom plan, goals, objectives and intentions. (V) Commend and expess appeciation fo Geogia's significant ISAF contibutions. (V) Congatulate efom effots and emphasize need to move fom intentions to action on necessay defense efoms. _1")(1)' 1.4 ('),1.4 (d) l(b)(6) ISAlRUEi.~==~====~ ~----~

2 Geogian Objectives: (U) (b)(1),1.4 (e), 1.~ (d) U.S. Defense Assistance: (U).1(b)(1),1.4 (0),1.4 (d) (U) EUCOM has a multi-faceted defense coopeation and County Campaign plan with Geogia that is being implemented with dozens of engagement activities (b{~~~10 usc focusing on defense tansfomation, NATO integation, and expe ItlOnay capabilities. ; /. - (U) Dozens of U.S. Maines ae taining Geogian soldies fo Afghanistan. ~- - (U) Execise Immediate Response will place~.s. Resonnel side b side with the Geogian countepats 24 Octobe - Novembe 1(')(1 ),1.4 ('),1.4 (d) ' " 2

3 SECftS'f, (')(1)' 1.4 ('),1.4 (dj 1 (U) Geogia's FY 09 FMF appotionment is $11 million: - (U) Simulations Cente - $2.5 million, in ode to tain staffs, conduct integated execises with NATO, and validate doctine and GDP. - (U) Taining and Education - $3.1 million, in ode to fund mobile taining teams that help Geogia develop militay doctine, pofessional militay education cuicula, and fill citical education and taining gaps - (U) Ktanisi Taining Cente Modenization and Development - $1.6 million, in ode to conduct assessments and develop necessay taining anges, tain obseve/contolles to develop and manage tactical taining of infanty units, utilizing the Multiple Integated Lase Engagement System (MILES) gea puchased in 2008, and fund necessay constuction of taining aea infastuctue. \ - (U) Defense Advisos - $3.8 million, in ode to fund the contact that povides advice and assistance to the MoD and the GAF in defense secto tansfomation, including building of institutions and systems, the development of doctine and cuicula, the conduct of the National Secuity eview, and the taining of MOD/GAF pesonnel to impove pofessionalization and NATO inteopeability. (1S)(1),U (b),u (d) i~eri!;'f 3

4 SEen't' (5)(1),1.4 (5),1.4 (d) Secuity Woking Goup: (U) (U) ASD (lsa) will be esponsible fo leading the discussion on Pat One of the Secuity Woking Goup agenda: - (U) 1) U.S.-Geogia Secuity Coopeation (DoD Lead - Afghan deployment, secuity assistance, NATO integation) - (U) 2) Geogian Defense Refom (Geogia Lead - Geogian side povides examples of pogess/milestones) - (U) 3) Secuity IssueslRegional Issues/Conflict (State Lead - secuity situation, Geneva, Maitime issues, Intenational pesence, Missile Defense) (U) Secuity woking goup is the fist to take place and follow on woking goups ae planned in 2009 on democacy, economy, and people-to-people engagement. NATO: (U) - (U) Geogia was cited ealie this yea as successively submitting an ANP on time and with a set of stong benchmaks to engage on in the yea ahead., (U) MOlA should conside intenal efoms simila to MoD in pesonnel management, logistics, foce stuctue and long ange planning. Geate claity SECRET 4

5 SECRIS'f needed on the oles of MOD and MOIA, thei inteface, as well as poviding moe claity on the paamilitay aspects of the MOIA. Ministy of Defense Shakeup: (U) "\ 5

6 SECRI!Yf (D)(1),1.4 (5),1.4 (ilj MoD Successes and Challenges: CU) (b)(1),1.4 (D),1.4 (d) -- CU) Successes include: - (U) In defense planning, the GAP, with U.S. assistance, has dafted an Annual National Pogam fo NATO; initiated wok on its Geneal Defense Plan; dafted its National Militay Stategy; published the Ministe's vision, and ceated two anti-tank battalions, which wee fomally unde the atilley bigade. - (U) In pesonnel, adopted a scheme fo office ank stuctue and a militay pay by ank concept, and has selected a senio enlisted adviso to the CHOD. - CU) In taining, the GAP has asked Office of Defense Coopeation in Tbilisi fo assistance in the development of doctine, and has been eceiving assistance and instuction fom U.S. defense advisos. Afghanistan: (U) (b)(1),1.4 (b),1.4 (d )~ 6

7 paticipate actively in discussions duing taining. and ac conducting thei o\\'n additional taining fo those having difficulty. These ae all new phenomenen~ (U) Taining week fou has concluded the individual skills potion ofihe GDP ISAF taining pogam, with unit and battalion statttaining stating immediately. (15)(3) :10 USC 130c (b)(1), 1.4 (15),1.4 (d) (U) While thee is still signi licant pogess to be madc in ode fo the battalion to opeate independently. the ate of pogess displayed by the NCOs and offices is beyond expectations. I(b )m,1.4 (1)),1.4 I<l) (U) We should stess to the Geogians that they focus on cuent taining effots and we ae not pepaed to cspond to thei offe at the cuent time. If Asked: (U) l(b)(1)' 1.4 (b), 1.4 (d) SI!(l\E'f 7

8 SECft~'f (1:5)(1),1.'1 (15),1.4 (d) 1(')(3)10 USC '30, - (U) EU Repot on August Wa: Key themes include the steady escalation of tensions in the yeas immediately peceding. the wa; the failue of the intenational community to defuse those tensions: Russia's inteest in establishing a pivileged zone of inteest; use of foce against Tskhinvali August 7l (b)(3):10 usc 130c (U) Saakashvili caljed the epot a "geat diplomatic victoy fo Geogia," noting the temendous pessue the EU was unde fom Russia to poduce a po-russian epot and the ecog.nition that ethnic cleansing took place unde Russian auspices in the sepaatist egions. He claimed the epot efuted Russian I ies and poved untue seveal Russian claims, including thal Geogia attacked Russian peacekeepes: attacks on Russian citizens justitied intevention: and Geogia committed genocide. 8