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Viewing cable 07BRAZZAVILLE429, U.S. NAVY MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BRAZZAVILLE429 2007-10-26 16:31 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Brazzaville
VZCZCXRO0675
RR RUEHBZ
DE RUEHBZ #0429/01 2991631
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 261631Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY BRAZZAVILLE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0803
INFO RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0292
RUEHBZ/AMEMBASSY BRAZZAVILLE 0887
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BRAZZAVILLE 000429 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
AF/FO FOR SWAN, AF/C FOR BARGERON, AF/PD FOR ANYASO AND AND 
COZZENS, A/RSA BARLERIN, AF/EX NOLAN AND MARTINEZ, PARIS FOR 
AFRICA WATCHERS AND ARS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF
SUBJECT: U.S. NAVY MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 
 
1. (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in 
Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the 
benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of 
Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on 
the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a 
port call on Pointe Noire, the commercial center on the Gulf of 
Guinea. Both events have generated positive media for the U.S. 
and beneficial outcomes for Congolese. End summary. 
 
2. (U) A detachment of Seabees from the Naval Air Station in 
Sigonella, Sicily, landed in Brazzaville on August 15, and after 
taking a quick survey of work to be done, began an intensive 
renovation of two schools, a high school that was built in the 
1970s and today has over 1700 students in nine classrooms, and 
an elementary school that serves over 3400 students in eight 
classrooms. By concentrating on the high school and contracting 
with the International Programs for Humanitarian Development 
(IPHD), a U.S.-based NGO working in the Congo, for the 
elementary school, the Seabees dedicated $100,000 to the 
refurbishment of the two schools. 
 
3. (U) This project was the first instance in U.S.-Congolese 
relations that U.S. military worked side-by-side with members of 
the Congolese Armed Forces, who had agreed to secure the site 
and do remedial clean-up. Within a few days however, the 
Congolese military were working with the Seabees, painting walls 
and repairing windows. Parents were called in during the later 
stages of the refurbishments to clean the area and create a 
committee to guarantee the upkeep of the grounds. In her remarks 
at the October 2 ceremony acknowledging the work of the Seabees, 
Minister of Education Rosalie Kama called on the parents to 
maintain the clean grounds and take a new pride in the renovated 
school. Rear Admiral Michael Groothousen attended the ceremony, 
representing the U.S. Naval Fleet, Sixth Command, Naples, the 
highest ranking naval officer ever to visit RoC.  Another 
element of the public-private partnership has been the 
enthusiastic participation by U.S. companies (Chevron, Century 
Aluminum and Murphy Oil), who donated sufficient funds to outfit 
one of the Brazzaville schools with desks for all students (up 
to now, they had sat on the floor in all classrooms). 
 
4. (U) The overwhelming success of the Seabees work did not go 
unnoticed. Letters of congratulations from Naples Sixth Fleet 
Command led to the decision to have the USS FORREST SHERMAN make 
a port call October 20-25. The Commander Naval Force Europe 
(CNE) Band arrived October 18 and performed two public concerts 
for the citizens of Pointe Noire. The CNE Band gave a public 
performance which was attended by several hundred Congolese 
including a number of local musicians who joined the band during 
its performance. Local media continuously featured footage of 
band interviews and concerts. An on-board reception attracted 
elite Congolese military and GRoC officials. 
 
5. (U) Personnel of the USS FORREST SHERMAN worked on a 
community relation project painting an elementary school in the 
suburbs of Pointe Noire. Each day for three days, 15-20 sailors 
worked with members of the IPHD team and local Congolese 
military to refurbish the school that serves 600 students from 
low-income families. At a school ceremony on October 24, 
Ambassador Weisberg noted that the collaboration with members of 
the Congolese Armed Forces on this project was a carry-over from 
the Brazzaville efforts in September. Children were given a tour 
of the ship following the ceremony. 
 
6. (U) Congolese port, maritime, military and government 
officials were given training and informative tours of the USS 
FORREST SHERMAN. A total of 80 active maritime Congolese were 
given small boat operations, basic navigation, and diesel 
mechanic hands-on training. Mil-to-mil talks regarding the 
Automatic Identification System (AIS) capabilities renewed the 
RoC interest in obtaining the systems for the Gulf of Guinea. 
 
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Comment 
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7. (U) Intensive media coverage has been focused on the U.S. as 
a result of these two activities for the past two months. One 
unexpected benefit of the visit of the USS FORREST SHERMAN is 
the increased interest on the part of the Congolese military and 
maritime personnel on Gulf of Guinea and transport security 
issues as well as the Congolese military requests for additional 
training opportunities. The positive results of the Seabee 
school renovations are an important feather in our cap as the 
U.S. competes on a daily basis with construction projects 
financed by donor nations. Whereas other nations concentrate on 
large construction projects that do not directly benefit the 
Congolese (such as the recent announcement by Libya that they 
will build a hospital but they will not provide any medical 
equipment or amenities to the building, such as air 
 
BRAZZAVILL 00000429  002 OF 002 
 
 
conditioning), these U.S.-sponsored programs directly benefit 
members of Congolese lower-income families in their daily lives. 
WEISBERG