| ID: | 244966 |
| Date: | 2010-01-22 15:17:00 |
| Origin: | 10USNATO35 |
| Source: | Mission USNATO |
| Classification: | SECRET |
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| Destination: | VZCZCXRO5464 OO RUEHSL DE RUEHNO #0035 0221517 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 221517Z JAN 10 FM USMISSION USNATO TO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3806 RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC IMMEDIATE RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY 6591 RUEHRA/AMEMBASSY RIGA PRIORITY 7172 RUEHTL/AMEMBASSY TALLINN PRIORITY 0021 RUEHVL/AMEMBASSY VILNIUS PRIORITY 7318 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW PRIORITY 4204 RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC PRIORITY RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY RUEKJCS/HQ USEUCOM LO WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEHNO/USDELMC BRUSSELS BE PRIORITY RHMFISS/USNMR SHAPE BE PRIORITY |
S E C R E T USNATO 000035 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/22/2030 TAGS: MCAP, MARR, PREL, NATO, PINS, EN, LG, LH, PL, RS SUBJECT: NATO AGREES TO DO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR THE BALTIC STATES REF: IMSWM-0028-2010 Classified By: D/Political Advisor A. "Hoot" Baez. Reasons: 1.4 (b) an d (d). 1. (S/REL NATO) On January 22, NATO's Military Committee agreed to expand EAGLE GUARDIAN, the Alliance's contingency plan for the reinforcement and defense of Poland, to also include the defense and reinforcement of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 2. (S/REL NATO) The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), ADM Stavridis, had proposed the EAGLE GUARDIAN expansion at the January 20 meeting of the Military Committee, after which the expansion was formally submitted to Allies for decision under a silence procedure. HEFFERN |
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