US embassy cable - 04OTTAWA3080

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 OTTAWA 003080 
 
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SERIAL:  (U)  IIR 6 815 0006 05. 
 
COUNTRY:  (U) CANADA (CA). 
 
IPSP:  (U) IFC1511; IFC1513; IFC1516; IFC1311; IFC1547. 
 
TAGS: PARM 
SUBJECT: IIR 6 815 0006 05/CANADA TO EXTEND MANDATE OF 
CANADA-U.S. BI-NATIONAL PLANNING GROUP (BPG) (U) 
 
 
 WARNING:  (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY 
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.  REPORT IS CLASSIFIED C O N F I D E N 
T I A L/NOFORN. 
 
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                     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
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DOI:  (U) 20041105. 
 
REQS:  (U) DHCD204011. 
 
SOURCE: A. (C) //OTS 6-815-0001-05// HIGH LEVEL HOST NATION 
MILITARY OFFICER WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION. 
FIRST REPORTING FROM SOURCE; PRESUMED RELIABLE. 
 
B. (U) REPORT, BI-NATIONAL PLANNING GROUP INTERIM REPORT ON 
CANUS MILITARY COOPERATION (LIMDIS), PETERSON AFB, CO, 
20041013 (U), IN ENGLISH. 
 
SUMMARY: (U) CANADA'S CABINET HAS APPROVED THE EXTENSION OF 
THE CHARTER OF THE CANADA-U.S. BI-NATIONAL PLANNING GROUP 
(BPG) UNTIL 20060500.  THE BPG WILL BE ASKED TO CONTINUE 
THEIR WORK AND RECOMMEND WAYS TO INSTITUIONALIZE THEIR 
ACTIVITIES. 
 
TEXT:  1. (C/RELCAN) ON 20041104 CANADA'S CABINET APPROVED 
THE EXTENSION OF THE CANADA-U.S. BI-NATIONAL PLANNING GROUP 
(BPG) UNTIL THE END OF MAY 2006 COINCIDENT WITH THE 
TERMINATION OF THE CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE 
COMMAND (NORAD) AGREEMENT.  THE EXTENSION NOW ONLY REQUIRES 
THE FORMALITY OF AN ORDER-IN-COUNCIL TO PASS (EXPECTED 
MID-NOVEMBER 2004). 
 
2. (U) THE BPG HAS BEEN WORKING VERY EFFECTIVELY SINCE 
20021200 TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND NEW AREAS OF POTENTIAL CANUS 
MILITARY COOPERATION.  THEY HAVE INCREASED DIALOGUE AMONG 
U.S. AND CANADIAN MILITARY STAFFS, ADVOCATED ENHANCED 
INFO-SHARING, CATALOGUED OVER 350 BINATIONAL MILITARY 
PLANNING DOCUMENTS, AND STUDIED THE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED 
COOPERATION IN THE MARITIME, CYBER, AND CIVIL SUPPORT 
DOMAINS. 
 
3. (U)  THE BPG WILL CONTINUE ITS CURRENT WORK HIGHLIGHTED BY 
THE COMPLETION OF THE CANUS DEFENSE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 
(CDSA); A COMPLETE REWRITE OF THE CANUS BASIC SECURITY 
DOCUMENT (BSD); A NEW CANUS CRISIS ACTION PLAN (CAP); AND A 
NEW CANUS COMBINED DEFENSE PLAN (CDP).  THESE NEW PLANS WERE 
WRITTEN TO FACILITATE THE CONDUCT OF JOINT AND COMBINED 
TRAINING AND EXERCISES IN SUPPORT OF BI-NATIONAL, 
CROSS-BORDER HOMELAND DEFENSE AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO 
CIVIL AUTHORITIES (MACA), ALSO KNOWN AS DEFENSE SUPPORT TO 
CIVIL AUTHORITIES (DSCA).  ALL SHOULD INCREASE BI-NATIONAL 
INTEROPERABILITY. 
 
4. (U) IN ADDITION, SEVERAL NEW MISSION AREAS FOR ENHANCED 
COOPERATION MAY BE TAKEN ON BY AN EXTENDED BPG: 
 
A. (U) JOINT AND COMBINED CANUS EXERCISES; 
 
B. (U) MISSILE DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS (SUBJECT TO CANADA 
DECIDING TO PARTICIPATE); 
 
C. (U) ENHANCED CANUS INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND 
COORDINATION; 
 
D. (U) INFORMATION OPERATIONS; 
 
E. (U) MULTI-NATIONAL DEFENSE AGREEMENTS. 
 
COMMENTS: 1. (C/NF) FIELD COMMENTS. THE BPG HAS BEEN VIEWED 
BY BOTH THE U.S. AND CANADA AS AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS.  WHILE 
THE EXTENSION OF THE BPG MANDATE COMES AS NO SURPRISE, IT WAS 
HELD UP IN GOVERNMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE THE MARTIN 
GOVERNMENT SAW THE MISSILE DEFENSE ISSUE AS MORE PRESSING 
WHEN IN FACT THE BPG EXTENSION WAS THE MORE TIME SENSITIVE 
ISSUE SINCE IT WAS DUE TO EXPIRE IN 20041200. 
 
2. (C/NF) THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE BPG WILL BE TO 
CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY AS THE ISSUES AND 
EQUITIES BECOME MORE AND MORE SENSITIVE WITH MARITIME DOMAIN 
AWARENESS AND SECURITY MISSIONS; CYBER SECURITY AND 
INFORMATION OPERATIONS; AND MISSILE DEFENSE PROTOCOLS SHOULD 
CANADA DECIDE TO JOIN.  THE BPG WILL ALSO HAVE TO PLAN FOR 
ITS OWN SUNSET IN MAY 2006, FIGURING OUT HOW TO 
INSTITUTIONALIZE ITS FUNCTIONS AND WHERE THEY SHOULD RESIDE - 
WHETHER IN NORAD, NORTHCOM, OR ELSEWHERE. 
 
3. (U) SOURCES REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER EXPLOITATION. 
 
4. (C/NF) THIS REPORTING SUPPORTS PRIORITY 3, PARAGRAPH 1D OF 
THE DAO OTTAWA OPERATING DIRECTIVE. 
 
5. (U) DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS IIR TO DHO-1 AT 
STU III (703) 907-0541, OR GRAY 981-8236. 
 
COLL:  (U) AB; AC; AH; AI; DB; MM. 
INSTR: (U) US NO. 
PREP:  (U) 6-03048. 
ACQ:  (U) CANADA, OTTAWA (20041112). 
DISSEM:  (U) FIELD:  AMEMB OTTAWA. 
WARNING:  (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED 
C O N F I D E N T I A L/NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS. 
 
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DRV FROM:  DO HUMINT SCG SEPTEMBER 2003 
DECL ON:  X1