US embassy cable - 05PRAGUE1660

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CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR UN REQUEST FOR DEDICATED AIRCRAFT

Identifier: 05PRAGUE1660
Wikileaks: View 05PRAGUE1660 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Prague
Created: 2005-11-29 10:40:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PARM PREL IZ EZ UN
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 001660 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR/NCE FOR FICHTE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/27/2015 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, IZ, EZ, UN 
SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR UN REQUEST 
FOR DEDICATED AIRCRAFT 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 212960 
 
     B. IIR 6 824 0132 05 
 
Classified By: Poloff Brian Greaney for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) 
 
1. (C) Poloff and DATT Nov 23 delivered reftel points to 
Zdenek Borkovec, Policy Director of the MOD,s Strategic 
Planning Division. The Czechs are unable to provide aircraft. 
As reported Ref B, Defense Minister Kuehnl has requested U.S. 
air transport for a visit to Iraq due to the Czechs' own 
inablity to provide safe air transport in a hostile 
environment. Borkovic said that the Czechs supported the UN 
mission in principle, and would be willing to consider such 
requests in the future. However it would be years before the 
Czech Air Force had passenger or transport aircraft with 
adequate defensive countermeasures. 
CABANISS 

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