Cable Viewer

Currently released so far... 12532 / 251,287

### Browse latest releases

2010/11 2010/12 2011/01 2011/02 2011/03 2011/04 2011/05
2010/11/28 2010/11/29 2010/11/30
2010/12/01 2010/12/02 2010/12/03 2010/12/04 2010/12/05 2010/12/06 2010/12/07 2010/12/08 2010/12/09 2010/12/10 2010/12/11 2010/12/12 2010/12/13 2010/12/14 2010/12/15 2010/12/16 2010/12/17 2010/12/18 2010/12/19 2010/12/20 2010/12/21 2010/12/22 2010/12/23 2010/12/24 2010/12/25 2010/12/26 2010/12/27 2010/12/28 2010/12/29 2010/12/30
2011/01/01 2011/01/02 2011/01/04 2011/01/05 2011/01/07 2011/01/09 2011/01/10 2011/01/11 2011/01/12 2011/01/13 2011/01/14 2011/01/15 2011/01/16 2011/01/17 2011/01/18 2011/01/19 2011/01/20 2011/01/21 2011/01/22 2011/01/23 2011/01/24 2011/01/25 2011/01/26 2011/01/27 2011/01/28 2011/01/29 2011/01/30 2011/01/31
2011/02/01 2011/02/02 2011/02/03 2011/02/04 2011/02/05 2011/02/06 2011/02/07 2011/02/08 2011/02/09 2011/02/10 2011/02/11 2011/02/12 2011/02/13 2011/02/14 2011/02/15 2011/02/16 2011/02/17 2011/02/18 2011/02/19 2011/02/20 2011/02/21 2011/02/22 2011/02/23 2011/02/24 2011/02/25 2011/02/26 2011/02/27 2011/02/28
2011/03/01 2011/03/02 2011/03/03 2011/03/04 2011/03/05 2011/03/06 2011/03/07 2011/03/08 2011/03/09 2011/03/10 2011/03/11 2011/03/13 2011/03/14 2011/03/15 2011/03/16 2011/03/17 2011/03/18 2011/03/19 2011/03/20 2011/03/21 2011/03/22 2011/03/23 2011/03/24 2011/03/25 2011/03/26 2011/03/27 2011/03/28 2011/03/29 2011/03/30 2011/03/31
2011/04/01 2011/04/02 2011/04/03 2011/04/04 2011/04/05 2011/04/06 2011/04/07 2011/04/08 2011/04/09 2011/04/10 2011/04/11 2011/04/12 2011/04/13 2011/04/14 2011/04/15 2011/04/16 2011/04/17 2011/04/18 2011/04/19 2011/04/20 2011/04/21 2011/04/22 2011/04/23 2011/04/24 2011/04/25 2011/04/26 2011/04/27 2011/04/28 2011/04/29 2011/04/30
2011/05/01 2011/05/02 2011/05/03 2011/05/04 2011/05/05 2011/05/06 2011/05/07 2011/05/08 2011/05/09 2011/05/10 2011/05/11

### Browse by creation date

66 72 73 75 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 96 97 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
1966/12
1972/02 1972/08
1973/04
1975/03
1979/08
1985/03 1985/06
1986/05
1987/06
1988/01
1989/12
1990/01 1990/07 1990/08 1990/10
1991/05
1992/01 1992/06 1992/12
1993/10
1996/11
1997/12
2000/05 2000/06 2000/09 2000/11
2001/02 2001/03 2001/06 2001/07 2001/09 2001/10 2001/11
2002/01 2002/02 2002/03 2002/04 2002/07 2002/08 2002/09 2002/11
2003/01 2003/02 2003/03 2003/04 2003/05 2003/06 2003/07 2003/08 2003/09 2003/10 2003/11 2003/12
2004/01 2004/02 2004/03 2004/04 2004/05 2004/06 2004/07 2004/08 2004/09 2004/10 2004/11 2004/12
2005/01 2005/02 2005/03 2005/04 2005/05 2005/06 2005/07 2005/08 2005/09 2005/10 2005/11 2005/12
2006/01 2006/02 2006/03 2006/04 2006/05 2006/06 2006/07 2006/08 2006/09 2006/10 2006/11 2006/12
2007/01 2007/02 2007/03 2007/04 2007/05 2007/06 2007/07 2007/08 2007/09 2007/10 2007/11 2007/12
2008/01 2008/02 2008/03 2008/04 2008/05 2008/06 2008/07 2008/08 2008/09 2008/10 2008/11 2008/12
2009/01 2009/02 2009/03 2009/04 2009/05 2009/06 2009/07 2009/08 2009/09 2009/10 2009/11 2009/12
2010/01 2010/02

### Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Embassy Athens Embassy Asuncion Embassy Astana Embassy Asmara Embassy Ashgabat Embassy Apia Embassy Ankara Embassy Amman Embassy Algiers Embassy Addis Ababa Embassy Accra Embassy Abuja Embassy Abu Dhabi Embassy Abidjan Consulate Auckland Consulate Amsterdam Consulate Adana American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embassy Bujumbura Embassy Buenos Aires Embassy Budapest Embassy Bucharest Embassy Brussels Embassy Bridgetown Embassy Bratislava Embassy Brasilia Embassy Bogota Embassy Bishkek Embassy Bern Embassy Berlin Embassy Belmopan Embassy Belgrade Embassy Beirut Embassy Beijing Embassy Banjul Embassy Bangkok Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan Embassy Bamako Embassy Baku Embassy Baghdad Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Copenhagen Embassy Conakry Embassy Colombo Embassy Chisinau Embassy Caracas Embassy Canberra Embassy Cairo Consulate Curacao Consulate Ciudad Juarez Consulate Chennai Consulate Casablanca Consulate Cape Town Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe Embassy Dublin Embassy Doha Embassy Djibouti Embassy Dili Embassy Dhaka Embassy Dar Es Salaam Embassy Damascus Embassy Dakar Consulate Dubai
Embassy Freetown Consulate Fukuoka
Embassy Guatemala Embassy Gaborone Consulate Guayaquil Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki Embassy Harare Embassy Hanoi Consulate Ho Chi Minh City Consulate Hermosillo Consulate Hamilton Consulate Hamburg Consulate Halifax
Iran RPO Dubai Embassy Islamabad Consulate Istanbul
Embassy Jakarta Consulate Jerusalem Consulate Jeddah
Embassy Kyiv Embassy Kuwait Embassy Kuala Lumpur Embassy Kinshasa Embassy Kingston Embassy Kigali Embassy Khartoum Embassy Kathmandu Embassy Kampala Embassy Kabul Consulate Kolkata
Embassy Luxembourg Embassy Luanda Embassy London Embassy Ljubljana Embassy Lisbon Embassy Lima Embassy Lilongwe Embassy La Paz Consulate Lahore Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE Mission USNATO Mission UNESCO Embassy Muscat Embassy Moscow Embassy Montevideo Embassy Monrovia Embassy Minsk Embassy Mexico Embassy Mbabane Embassy Maputo Embassy Manila Embassy Manama Embassy Managua Embassy Malabo Embassy Madrid Consulate Munich Consulate Mumbai Consulate Montreal Consulate Monterrey Consulate Milan Consulate Melbourne
Embassy Nicosia Embassy Niamey Embassy New Delhi Embassy Ndjamena Embassy Nassau Embassy Nairobi Consulate Naples Consulate Naha
Embassy Ouagadougou Embassy Ottawa Embassy Oslo
Embassy Pristina Embassy Pretoria Embassy Prague Embassy Port Of Spain Embassy Port Louis Embassy Port Au Prince Embassy Phnom Penh Embassy Paris Embassy Paramaribo Embassy Panama Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Quito Consulate Quebec
REO Basrah Embassy Rome Embassy Riyadh Embassy Riga Embassy Reykjavik Embassy Rangoon Embassy Rabat Consulate Rio De Janeiro Consulate Recife
Secretary of State Embassy Suva Embassy Stockholm Embassy Sofia Embassy Skopje Embassy Singapore Embassy Seoul Embassy Sarajevo Embassy Santo Domingo Embassy Santiago Embassy Sanaa Embassy San Salvador Embassy San Jose Consulate Strasbourg Consulate St Petersburg Consulate Shenyang Consulate Shanghai Consulate Sapporo Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis Embassy Tripoli Embassy Tokyo Embassy The Hague Embassy Tel Aviv Embassy Tehran Embassy Tegucigalpa Embassy Tbilisi Embassy Tashkent Embassy Tallinn Consulate Toronto Consulate Tijuana
USUN New York USEU Brussels US Office Almaty US Mission Geneva US Interests Section Havana US Delegation, Secretary UNVIE Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius Embassy Vienna Embassy Vatican Embassy Valletta Consulate Vladivostok Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Windhoek Embassy Wellington Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Yerevan Embassy Yaounde
Embassy Zagreb

### Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ASEC AF AR ARF AG AORC APER AS AU AJ AM ABLD APCS AID APECO AMGT AFFAIRS AMED AFIN ADANA AEMR AE ADCO AA AECL AADP ACAO ANET AY APEC AORG ASEAN ABUD AINF AFSI AFSN AGR AROC AO AODE AL ACABQ AGMT AORL AX AMEX ATRN ADM AFGHANISTAN AZ ASUP AND ARM AQ ATFN AMBASSADOR ACBAQ ADPM AC ASIG ASCH AGAO ACOA AUC ASEX AIT AMCHAMS AER AVERY AGRICULTURE AMG AFU AN ALOW ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG ACS
BA BR BU BK BEXP BO BL BM BC BT BRUSSELS BX BIDEN BTIO BG BE BD BY BBSR BB BP BN BILAT BF BH BTIU BWC BMGT
CO CH CA CS CE CASC CU CI CDG CVIS CG CWC CIDA CM CICTE CMGT COUNTER CPAS COUNTRY CJAN CBW CBSA CEUDA CD CAC CODEL CW CBE CHR CT CDC CFED COM CIS CR CKGR CVR CIA CLINTON CY COUNTERTERRORISM CITEL CLEARANCE COE CN CARICOM CB CONDOLEEZZA CACS CSW CIC CITT CONS COPUOS CL CARSON CACM CDB CROS CLMT CTR CJUS CF CTM CAN CAPC CV CBC CNARC
DR DA DK DJ DHS DPRK DEPT DEA DISENGAGEMENT DE DOMESTIC DOD DOE DS DTRA DEFENSE DO DAO DCM DEAX
ETTC EFIN ECON EAIR EG EINV ETRD ENRG EC EFIS EAGR EUN EAID ELAB ER EPET EMIN EU ECPS EN EWWT ELN EIND ELTN EINT ECA EPA ENGR ETRC EXTERNAL ELECTIONS EZ ECIN EI ENVI ETRO ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS ETRN ET EK ES EINVEFIN ERD EUR ETC ENVR EAP ENIV ECONOMY EINN EFTA ECONOMIC EXBS ECUN ENGY ECONOMICS EIAR EINDETRD EREL EUC ESENV ECONEFIN EURN EDU ETRDEINVTINTCS ECIP ENERG EFIM EAIDS EAIG ECONCS EEPET ESA EXIM ENNP ECINECONCS EFINECONCS EUREM ETRDECONWTOCS EUNCH EINVETC EINVECONSENVCSJA EUMEM ETRA ERNG
FI FR FTA FARC FJ FTAA FAC FOREIGN FBI FAO FAS FM FINR FREEDOM FOR FINANCE FOI FMLN FDA FO FISO
GV GG GM GH GOV GOI GL GT GY GAERC GA GF GR GE GZ GAZA GANGS GCC GTIP GERARD GLOBAL GTMO
HR HA HO HU HUMAN HK HILLARY HI HURI HSTC HYMPSK HUMOR HEBRON
IR IC IN IAEA IT IBRD IS ITU ILO IZ ID ICRC IPR ISRAELI IIP ICAO IMO INMARSAT IWC INTERNAL IV INDO ITPHUM ITPGOV ITALIAN IO IBET INR ICJ ICTY IRS IA INTERPOL IRAQI IEA INRB IL IMF ITRA ISLAMISTS ITALY IQ IAHRC IZPREL IRAJ IDP ILC IRC IACI IDA ITF IF ISRAEL ICTR IGAD INRA INRO IEFIN INTELSAT
JA JUS JO JM JP JOSEPH JAMES JOHNNIE JOHN
KCRM KJUS KWMN KISL KIRF KDEM KTFN KTIP KFRD KPRV KCOR KNNP KAWC KUNR KGHG KV KIPR KFLU KSTH KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KSUM KTIA KTDB KPAO KMPI KZ KMIG KBCT KSCA KN KPKO KPAL KIDE KOMC KS KOLY KU KWBG KPAONZ KNUC KHLS KMDR KE KNNPMNUC KSTC KWAC KERG KACT KSCI KHDP KDRG KVPR KICC KPRP KBIO KFLO KCFE KCIP KTLA KTEX KSEP KHIV KCSY KTRD KID KGIC KRVC KNAR KSPR KMRS KNPP KJUST KMCA KPWR KG KTER KRCM KIRC KR KSEO KNEI KTBT KCFC KSAF KSAC KCHG KAWK KGCC KPLS KREL KMFO KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KFTFN KVRP KBTR KCOM KO KLIG KDEMAF KRAD KOCI KAID KNSD KGIT KFSC KWMM KPAI KICA KHUM KREC KRIM KSEC KCMR KPIN KESS KDEV KCGC KOM KRGY KPOA KBTS KHSA KMOC KCRS KVIR KX KWWMN KPAK KWNM KWMNCS KRFD KDDG KIFR KFIN KOMS KCRCM KNUP
LE LY LI LG LH LTTE LU LO LAB LOG LA LT LABOR
MARR MU MOPS MNUC MO MASS MCAP MX MY MZ MUCN MTCRE MIL ML MEDIA MPOS MA MP MERCOSUR MG MR MI MD MK MOPPS MASC MTS MLS MILI MAR MEPN MAPP MTCR MEPI MEETINGS MW MAS MRCRE MT MCC MIK MAPS MARAD MDC MQADHAFI MTRE MV MEPP MILITARY MASSMNUC MC
NZ NL NATO NO NI NU NS NASA NAFTA NP NDP NIPP NPT NG NEW NE NSF NZUS NR NH NA NSG NC NRR NATIONAL NT NGO NSC NPA NV NK NAR NORAD NSSP NATOPREL NW NPG NSFO
OVIP OPDC OTRA OREP OAS OPRC OPIC OECD OPCW OFDP OIIP OEXC ODIP OSCE OBSP OSCI OIE OTR OMIG OSAC OFFICIALS ON OFDA OES OVP OCII OHUM OPAD OIC OCS
PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER PARM PREF PK PINS PMIL PA PE PHSA PM PROP PALESTINIAN PBTS PARMS POL PO PROG PL PAK POLITICS PBIO PTBS POLICY PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PBT PTERE PRGOV PORG PP PS PGOF PKFK PSOE PEPR PPA PINT PMAR PRELP PREFA PINF PNG PFOR PUNE PDOV PGOVLO PAO PHUMBA PSEPC PCUL PNAT PREO PLN PNR POLINT PRL PGOC POGOV PU PF PY PGOVE PG PCI PINL POV PAHO PGGV PHALANAGE PARTY PHUS PDEM PECON PROV PAS PHUMPREL PGIV PRAM PHUH PSA PHUMPGOV PEL PSI PAIGH POLITICAL PARTIES POSTS
QA
RU RS RP REACTION REPORT RIGHTS RO RCMP RW RM REGION RSP RF RICE RFE RUPREL ROOD RIGHTSPOLMIL ROBERT RELATIONS RSO
SNAR SOCI SZ SENV SU SA SCUL SP SMIG SW SO SY SL SENVKGHG SR SF SYRIA SI SWE SARS SC SAN SN STEINBERG SG ST SPCE SIPDIS SYR SNARIZ SNARN SSA SHI SK SPCVIS SOFA SEVN SIPRS SNARCS SAARC SHUM SANC SEN SH SCRS
TRGY TBIO TU TS TSPA TSPL TT TPHY TK TI TERRORISM TH TIP TC TZ TNGD TW THPY TL TV TX TO TRSY TINT TN TURKEY TBID TD TF TFIN TP TAGS TR
UV UK UNGA US UY USTR UNSC UN UNHRC UP UG USUN UNEP UNESCO USPS UZ USEU UNCHR USAID UNMIK UNHCR UE UNVIE UAE UNO USOAS UNODC UNCHS UNFICYP UNIDROIT UNDESCO UNCHC UNDP UNAUS UNPUOS UNC UNCND UNICEF UNCSD UNDC USNC
VT VE VZ VTPREL VI VM VN VTIZ VAT VC VTEG
WTO WTRO WS WTRQ WI WZ WHO WWARD WBG WB WHA WITH WMD WIPO WMO WFP WHTI WEU WA
XG XT XZ XM XR XA XY XX XF XL XW XV XB XU XS XH XK XD XI XC XE XQ XTAG
YM YI YE YMCS
ZR ZB ZI ZU ZJ ZEALAND ZK ZF ZP ZN ZL ZA ZANU ZO ZOELLICK

### Browse by classification

CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN SECRET SECRET//NOFORN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

### Community resources

Follow us on Twitter Check our Reddit Twitter this Digg this page Contact us on IRC

courage is contagious

### Viewing cable 09USNATO334, RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs
Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:

- The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
- The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
- The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.

To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.
Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09USNATO334.

Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
09USNATO334 | 2009-08-03 16:05 | 2011-01-13 05:37 | UNCLASSIFIED | Mission USNATO

`

    VZCZCXRO3513
    OO RUEHAST RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHLA RUEHLN RUEHMRE RUEHPOD RUEHROV
    RUEHSK RUEHSL RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
    DE RUEHNO #0334/01 2151605
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    O 031605Z AUG 09
    FM USMISSION USNATO
    TO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
    RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3262
    INFO RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY
    RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
    RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
    RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
    RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
    RUCNOSC/ORG FOR SECURITY CO OP IN EUR COLLECTIVE
    RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI 0251
    RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 0570
    RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0386
    RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0153
    RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0640
    RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 0167
    RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0118
    RUEHMK/AMEMBASSY MANAMA 0123
    RUEHNK/AMEMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT 0707
    RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 0860
    RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0615
    RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 0414
    RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0903
    RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0939
    RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0804
    RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON 0038

` `

    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 USNATO 000334

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: NATO PGOV PREF PTER MOPS MAR IC
    SUBJECT: RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC
    CONCEPT ROADMAP

    REF: USNATO 00247

    ¶1. (U) SUMMARY On August 3--his first day of official
    business at NATO Headquarters--new NATO Secretary General
    (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen released his roadmap for
    completing NATO's new Strategic Concept in time for a NATO
    Summit in the fall of 2010.  He also named the 12 individuals
    he has chosen to serve in their personal capacities on a
    Group of Experts who will lay the ground for the new
    Strategic Concept.  Former Secretary Albright will Chair this
    Group of Experts, while former Royal Dutch Shell President
    and CEO Jeroen van de Veer will serve as the Vice-Chair.
    Rasmussen has invited the Group of Experts to Brussels on
    September 4 for an informal meeting with NATO PermReps.  In a
    press conference announcing these decisions, Rasmussen said
    that the process should be the most open and inclusive
    process of policy development NATO has ever conducted.  END
    SUMMARY

    -----------------
    The Experts Group
    -----------------

    ¶2. (U) According to Rasmussen the twelve individuals were
    chosen in order represent a broad range of Allies, as well as
    to bring a broad range of skills and expertise to the job.
    They are:

    - Madeleine Albright as Chair of the Experts Group, the
    United States, former Secretary of State

    - Jeroen van der Veer as Vice-Chair, the Netherlands, former
    president and CEO of Royal Dutch Shell

    - Giancarlo Aragona, Italy, currently Italy's Ambassador to
    the UK

    - Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Canada, currently Canada's
    Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the
    International Organizations in Vienna

    - Geoff Hoon, the United Kingdom, member of parliament

    - Umit Pamir, Turkey, former Turkish Ambassador to the UN,
    Senior Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister

    - Fernando Perpina-Robert Peyra, Spain, currently the
    Secretary General of the Club of Madrid

    - Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, Germany, former German
    Ambassador to Russia, the UK, and Permanent Representative to
    NATO

    - Bruno Racine, France, currently President of the
    Bibliotheque Nationale de France

    - Aivis Ronis, Latvia, currently the Director of the
    Latvian-American Financial Forum (COMMENT: Ronis was
    nominated jointly by Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as the
    Baltic candidate. END COMMENT)

    - Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Poland, currently Chairman of the
    International Consultative Committee at the Polish Institute
    of International Affairs

    USNATO 00000334  002 OF 004

    - Yannis-Alexis Zepos, Greece, currently Greek Ambassador to
    Egypt

    ¶3.  (U) The text of Rasmussen's roadmap for the new Strategic
    Concept is outlined below:

    - BEGIN TEXT -

    A ROADMAP FOR THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT

    At the NATO Summit in Strasbourg/Kehl on 4 April 2009, Heads
    of States and Government (HoSG) tasked the Secretary General
    to develop a new NATO Strategic Concept.  This exercise
    should be completed by the time of NATO's next Summit which
    is expected to take place in Lisbon in late 2010.  The Summit
    also tasked the Secretary General to convene and lead a broad
    based group of qualified experts who will lay the ground for
    the new Strategic Concept.  This will be done with the active
    involvement of the North Atlantic Council (NAC).

    GUIDING PRINCIPLES

    NATO's current strategic concept dates back to 1999.  A sound
    transatlantic consensus on a new NATO strategy is an
    indispensable element of the Alliance's strategic adaptation.
     The Strategic Concept is a central piece of NATO's acquis.
    Politically, it occupies place second only to the Washington
    Treaty.

    This calls for an inclusive and participatory approach from
    the biggest to the smallest Ally.  Moreover, the process
    should engage Partners in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership
    Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul
    Cooperation Initiative as well as partners across the globe.
    Furthermore, the process should be transparent and engage
    other key international actors such as the EU and UN as well
    as other types of NATO interlocutors, like NGOs.  Finally, an
    interactive dialogue with the broader public is encouraged.
    To this end, a web-page dedicated to the process leading to
    the new Strategic Concept has been established.

    THE GROUP OF EXPERTS

    In order to facilitate the working process, the Secretary
    General has today appointed a broad based Group of Experts.
    The 12 group members have been appointed in their personal
    capacities.  The Group of Experts includes a broad spectrum
    of large and small NATO members and offers a balanced
    combination of insiders and outsiders, including from the
    private sector, think tanks and the academic community.  Dr.
    Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State, will chair
    the Group of Experts with Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO
    in Royal Dutch shell, as vice-chair.  To ensure close
    coordination between the Group of Experts and NATO
    Headquarters, the Secretary General has designated a small
    NATO team led by Dr. Jamie Shea, head of Policy Planning
    Unit, to function as a secretariat and staff support.

    A THREE-PHASED APPROACH

    The process leading to a new Strategic Concept will have
    three distinct phases:  a reflection phase through a series
    of seminars; a consultation phase with allied capitals; and a
    drafting and final negotiation phase.

    USNATO 00000334  003 OF 004

    Reflection phase:

    A series of seminars hosted by individual allies will take
    place in order to enhance the strategic debate.  The seminars
    will engage all stakeholders and relevant players - Permanent
    Representatives, Military Representatives, NATO Strategic
    Commands, the Military Committee, officials from capitals,
    strategic thinkers and partners as appropriate.  Each seminar
    will cover a specific aspect of the Strategic Concept.

    - One seminar will look at NATO's core tasks and functions:
    the meaning of collective defence and deterrence in today's
    environment; how to confront broader spectrum of threats to
    our populations; NATO's role in disarmament, arms control,
    and non-proliferation.

    - Another seminar will look at NATO as a part of a network of
    security actors in contributing to global civil and military
    crisis management and NATO's likely tasks with a view to
    enhancing cooperation with international organizations and
    NGOs.

    - A third seminar will look at NATO and the Euro-Atlantic
    security environment; NATO's role in building security in the
    Euro-Atlantic area, enlargement and NATO's partnerships
    including relations with Russia.

    - A fourth seminar will look at forces and capabilities,
    including defence planning and transformation.  IT will also
    look at procurement at a time of increased financial
    constraints - that requires flexibility and prioritization.

    The Group of Experts may also, as appropriate, explore other
    relevant topics.

    The Group of Experts will start its work on 4 September when
    the Secretary General convenes an informal meeting with NAC
    for an initial exchange of vies.  The Group of Experts will
    meet periodically with the Secretary General and will submit
    a progress report in time for the Foreign Ministers meeting
    in December 2009.

    Consultation phase:

    Following the seminars, experts will visit Allied capitals to
    discuss their findings and proposals with governments, and
    where possible, parliamentary committees.  Public outreach
    events could be organized on these occasions by the capitals
    concerned.

    In April 2010 the Group of Experts should present their
    analysis and recommendations to the Secretary General.

    Based on the experts' analysis and recommendations and
    Allies' initial reactions the Secretary General will produce
    his own report on elements in a new Strategic Concept.  It
    will be submitted to governments and- before the summer
    holiday - the Secretary General will collect political
    guidance on the drafting of the new Strategic Concept.

    Drafting and final negotiation phase:

    After the summer 2010 the Secretary General will prepare his
    draft of the concept, and he will meet with Permanent
    Representatives to discuss the evolving drafts.  Finally ,the

    USNATO 00000334  004 OF 004

    Secretary General will present his Strategic Concept text to
    the NATO summit expected to be held in the autumn of 2010.
    After approval by HoSG it henceforth becomes NATO's new
    Strategic Concept.

    END TEXT

    ¶4. (U) COMMENT: In the press conference announcing these
    decisions, Rasmussen gave a strong impression that he sees
    the new Strategic Concept as a project to be executed clearly
    under his leadership and that he intends to control the
    process.  He made clear that the chosen experts will
    participate in their individual (not national) capacities and
    that they answer to him.  At the same time, he demonstrated
    his appreciation for the public dimension of this exercise,
    launching a public program of consultation to that effect.
    He suggested a hands-on approach by stating that he will
    conduct town halls in Allied capitals to listen to those from
    all walks of life.  END COMMENT
    DAALDER

`