US embassy cable - 04AMMAN8858

UNCLAS AMMAN 008858 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, YI, JO, UN, UNMIK 
SUBJECT: JORDANIAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO CIVPOL: ROTATION 
UPDATE 
 
REF: STATE 190648 
 
1. (U) Post received October 14 a letter (text faxed to NEA 
on 10/14 and provided below) from the head of Jordan,s 
Public Security Directorate (PSD), General Tahseen Shurdom. 
It provides the steps taken by the PSD in response to our 
request (ref).  The PSD later informed post that it had 
replaced all 240 members of the Jordanian Security Police 
Unit (SPU) in two groups.  The first group, of 140 SPU 
personnel, departed Kosovo for Jordan and were replaced with 
140 new SPU personnel from Jordan on October 1, 2004.  The 
second group, of 100 SPU personnel, departed Kosovo for 
Jordan and were replaced with 100 SPU personnel from Jordan 
on October 5, 2004.  Post understands based on the 
information provided by the PSD that the rotation of 
Jordan,s Kosovo civilian police unit is now complete.  Post 
encourages Department offices to relay through us any 
questions or requests for clarification they may have for 
Shurdom on this issue. 
 
2. (U) Begin text: 
 
Dear Mr Hale, 
 
Reference is made to your letter dated September 19, 2004. 
 
The visit I made to Kosovo was very productive.  As a result, 
we reviewed the entire process of participation in the UN 
peace-keeping missions.  Among other things, the following 
points were taken into consideration in this regard: 
 
1- A more effective selection procedure based on previous 
performance, attitude, discipline, as well as leaders, 
recommendations of individuals, was established. 
 
2-The special training course, which is usually designed for 
participants before deployment, was also reviewed to make 
sure of better performance and to reflect the real norms and 
the standard professionalism of our police force. 
 
3-A high ranking police officer (Colonel or Lt. Colonel) will 
be assigned to lead the contingents in each of the mission 
areas.  This officer is authorized to repatriate any 
participant who has the tendency to violate rules and 
regulations or who might have or display any improper 
attitude. 
 
4-Frequent inspection visits by senior Police officers to the 
mission areas to make sure of a better performance of the 
contingents. 
 
Once again, we assure you that we will cooperate in any 
related issue.  Please inform us if there is anything that we 
can do to improve our cooperation and to keep the right image 
of the professional Jordanian Police Force abroad. 
 
Thank you for your kind efforts 
 
Best Regards, 
 
Sincerely Yours 
 
 
General 
 
Directorate of Public Security 
 
Tahseen Shurdom 
HALE