US embassy cable - 05ASUNCION772

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ASUNCION 000772 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12358: N/A 
TAGS: OTRA, MASS, PA 
SUBJECT:  US Embassy Asuncion Terms of Reference (TOR) 
Concurrence for Special Forces Joint Combined Exchange for 
Training (CBT JCET) deployment to Paraguay on 
SPA2005JCET230WH 
 
REF:  TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
DEPLOYMENT TO PARAGUAY ON MISSION SPA2005JCET230WH, FY05-4 
DTG 022105Z MAR 05 
 
1.   The Chief of Mission, Ambassador John F. Keane, Chief 
USODC, COL Carlos A. Calderon and General de Ejrcito Jos 
Key Kanazawa, Commander in Chief of the Paraguayan Armed 
Forces, have concurred/ approved with this deployment and 
the TOR. 
 
 
2. Country Team concurs with dates of PDSS, 
ADVON and Main Body and the training POI. 
 
3. The special operations elements of the 
Regimiento Escolta Presidencial (REP)[Military 
Secret Service Equivalent] (22 pax), Comando 
 
SIPDIS 
Infantera de Marina (COMIM)[Marine Comandos] 
(6 Pax), Secretaria Nacional Anti Drogas 
(SENAD) [Military component of DEA 
equivalent](6 Pax), Tropas Especiales(TEE) 
[Army SF equivalent] (6 Pax), Brigada 
Aerotransportatda (BAT)[Airborne equivalent] 
(6 Pax) and Secretaria de Prevencin e 
Investigacin de Terrorismo (SEPRINTE) 
[Special CT Police] with Fuerzas Operacionales 
Policiales Especiales (FOPE) [National 
Police](4 Pax combined) will participate.  A 
total of 50 Pax will train.  Training 
locations will be Asuncion, Cerritos, Vista 
Alegre, and Pozo Colorado. 
 
4. PA units to be trained are the nucleus of a 
joint CT company now taking shape.  The REP, under 
the Paraguayan military concept is the urban 
warfare hostage rescue unit. As such they are the 
he 
hosting unit.  The CT Company, SEPRINTE and FOPE 
send members from their units to facilitate 
standardization of tactics techniques and 
procedures. The SENAD, the Paraguayan DEA 
equivalent, includes a military component from the 
different military services, and has direct 
responsibility for counter narcotics operations. 
Given the nexus between narcotics trafficking and 
terrorism they form a part of this capability and 
stand to gain by standardization of the TTP for 
CQB. 
 
5. ODC Operations Officer will provide threat 
update upon arrival.  Deploying forces need to 
conduct their own force protection threat 
assessment and RDAs.  Recommend this be a task of 
the ADVON.  ODC will support as necessary. 
 
6. COL Carlos A. Calderon, CHODC Paraguay, is the 
CDR USSOUTHCOM designated risk determination 
authority and has TACON for force protection over 
deployed forces.  COL Carlos A. Calderon's 
assessment is that contact with hostile elements 
is unlikely and the area is secure and adequately 
protected. 
 
7. The general threat in Paraguay according to the 
Department of State SETL is HIGH for transnational 
terrorism, LOW for indigenous terrorism and HIGH 
for crime.  Crime consists of larceny, robbery and 
rarely at gun point.  There appears to be no 
direct targeting of U.S. personnel.  Host nation 
military will provide sufficient security to deter 
threat to U.S. personnel and equipment on military 
installations and in transit. 
 
8. Weapons and ammunition will be transported 
IAW U.S. Embassy and Army policies and 
regulations.  Chief of Mission, DCM, and CHODC 
are approval authorities for any use of 
weapons outside of the training areas or 
during transit of weapons, ammunition or 
sensitive items for force protection.  Prior 
to deployment of weapons the following 
information must be provided to ODC for 
submission to RSO: Make, Model, Serial Number. 
 
9.  Maximize use of unclassified transmission. 
For all classified messages use a tear line.  All 
information which is authorized for release to the 
Paraguayan Armed forces in order to coordinate the 
exercise mentioned in reference above should be 
marked as:  (U//FOUO//REL TO USA and PRY) or 
(C//REL TO USA and PRY).  Approval authority for 
special markings is your Foreign Disclosure 
Officer.  Information that is improperly marked 
will result in a delay or cancellation of mission 
due to ODC's inability to release information if 
improperly marked. 
 
10. Deploying units should have a Public Affairs 
plan.  Elected politicians and cabinet level 
officers of the government of Paraguay are 
frequently invited to final exercise to aid in 
transparency issues that will secure further 
training opportunities.  The Press is invited to 
specific events such as the final exercise. 
 
11. Legal protections in support of this 
deployment will be requested via a Dipnote. 
 
12.  All country clearances for PDSS, ADVON and 
Main Body deployments should include a complete 
listing of both Primary and Alternate personnel. 
Units should anticipate last minute changes that 
necessitate this flexibility and build it into the 
Country Clearance Request.  Reference to the total 
number of personnel who will deploy should be made 
in the body to clarify, for example "no more than 
10 personnel will deploy in support of this 
deployment."  By doing so administrative burden to 
process changes is eliminated. 
 
13. POC/Major Tod C. Furtado, Operations 
Officer/ODC PARAGUAY/TEL:  COMM 595-21-208- 
207; FAX 595-21-210-827; DSN 294-9000-59395 E- 
MAIL: furtadot@asuncion.mg.southcom.mil 
KEANE