UNCLASSIFIED E1 0 RELEASED IN PART CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EUR-00 INFO USNW-OO TEDE-OO NEA-OO ACE-00 SA-OO BONN MFA-00 DOEE-OO INR-OO NSAE-OO P-OO EPAE-OO 00010 NP-OO SRPP-OO IO-OO OIC-02 SGT-00 PMB-OO 01 OF 08 AID-00 DS-OO L-OO OMB-01 DSCC-OO 292048Z A-OO OIGO-OO VCE-OO PA-OO IBM-00 PRM-OO B1 1 403 ACQ-OO VC-OO TRSE-OO DRL-02 INL-OO PRS-OO USIE-OO G-OO SAS-OO 44F5E8 292049Z 38 292048Z NOV 01 FM USOFFICE BONN TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0003 DIA WASHDC NSC WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC JOINT STAFF WASHDC CIA WASHDC USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMBASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY NICOSIA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY RIYADH AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TASHKENT DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLASSIFIED BY DEPT OF STATE L R LOHMAN DAS REVIEW AUTHORITY HARRY MELONE CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL REASON DECLASSIFY AFTER 29 NOV 2021 UNCLASSIFIED 00010 01 OF 08 292048Z ID 10 AUG 2006 200502534 UNCLASSIFIED AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR I I A SECTION 01 OF 08 BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV RREL ACOA AF SUBJECT AFGHAN CONFERENCE FROCEEDING ON INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OFTIMISTIC CLASSIFIED BY SPECIAL ENVOY AMBASSADOR JAMES DOBBINS FOR REASONS 1 5 B AND D 1 C SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION THE MOOD IN BONN ON THURSDAY NOV 29 WAS ONE OF WATCHFUL WAITING AS NA DELEGATION HEAD QANUNI AWAITED AUTHORIZATION FROM KABUL TO NEGOTIATE OVER NAMES FOR THE INTERIM AUTHORITY AND SUPREME COUNCIL DELEGATIONS MET INFORMALLY WITH EACH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 BONN 00010 01 OF 08 2920482 OTHER AND WITH THE UN WITH A FORMAL SESSION SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY MORNING US AND EUROPEANS AGREED ON PRIORITIES FOR THE MEETING FIRST OF WHICH WAS AGREEMENT ON FORMATION AND MEMBERS OF AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION THE US AND EUROPEANS FRESSED THE IRANIANS AND RUSSIANS To USE THEIR INFLUENCE WITH THE NORTHERN ALLIANCE--ESPECIALLY WITH GET THEM TO COOPERATE IN GENERAL AND SPECIFICALLY To SEND AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE ON NAMES To QANUNI STATED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT HIS REMARKS OF THE DAY BEFORE SEEMING TO RULE OUT AN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCE WERE THE RESULT OF A MISTRANSLATION HE ALSO MODIFIED HIS POSITION ON THE EX-KING I B1 - I UN OFFICIALS SPOKE OF A THREE-STAGE PLAN OF AGREEMENT ON AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION HERE UNSC AUTHORIZATION OF A SECURITY FORCE AND MOVEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO KABUL PUSHTUNS COMPLAINED THEY WERE UNDERREPRESENTED I END SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS SIFLED WAITING BUT GENERALLY UPBEAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 BONN 00010 01 OF 08 2920482 2 C AFGHANS UN AND OBSERVERS CIRCULATED IN THE HALLS OF THE PETERSBERG ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29 NA DELEGATION LEADER QANUNI CONTINUED TO AWAIT AUTHORIZATION FROM A MEETING IN KABUL TO PROVIDE A LIST OF NAMES FOR A SUPREME COUNCIL AND AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION BRAHIMI SCHEDULED A MEETING WITH A WORKING GROUP OF 2 MEMBERS FROM EACH GROUP FOR FRIDAY MORNING DELEGATES ALSO SAID THAT THEY WERE DISCUSSING AT LAST IN GENERAL TERMS THE IDEA OF AN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRESENCE IN KABUL PRESSING IRAN AND RUSSIA 3 C US PRESSED IRAN AND RUSSIA TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE ON RABBANI TO COOPERATE WITH THE BONN CONFERENCE A MEETING OF THE US GERMANY ITALY AND IRAN MET THURSDAY MORNING WITHOUT A UN PRESENCE IRAN WAS REPRESENTED BY NEWLY-ARRIVED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PT01043 PAGE 01 BONN 00010 02 OF 08 2920492 ACTION INFO LOG-00 MFA-00 AID-00 A-OO ACQ-OO INLLOO DOEE-OO SRPP-OO DS-OO OIGO-OO VC-OO TEDE-OO INR-OO IO-OO L-00 VCE-OO M-OO NEA-OO NSAE-OO OMB-01 PA-OO PM-OO ACE-00 P-00 SGT-00 SP-OO IRM-OO TRSE-OO USIE-OO SA-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO DSCC-OO PRM-OO DEL-02 G-OO NFAT-OO -SAS-00 44F5EE 2920492 38 2920482 NOV 01 FM USOFFICE BONN TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0004 DIA WASHDC NSC WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC JOINT STAFF WASHDC CIA WASHDC USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL UNCLAS SIFIED UNCLASSIFIED USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMBASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ASHGABAE AMEMBASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN 00010 02 OF 08 2920492 AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSI LONDON AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY NICOSIA AMEMEASSY PARIS AMEMEASSY RIYADH ANENBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHANAR I I A SECTION 02 OF 08 BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PREL ACOA AF SUBJECT AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING ON INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ZARIF PLUS TAHERIAN AND ZIARAN DOBBINS TOLD THE IRANIANS THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS HERE AND THAT OUR PRIORITY WAS TO GET AGREEMENT ON AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION--FORM AND UNCLASSIFIED 5 C THURSDAE AFTERNOON US PLUS ALL EU COUNTRIES PRESENT FRANCE UK GERMANY BELGIUM FRANCE AND THE EU MET THE RUSSIAN IDOBBINS REJOINED THAT THIS MEETING WOULD BE A FAILURE IF IT JUST NAMED THE LEADERS OF THE BODIES HE LISTED WHAT HE BELIEVED THE PRIORITIES SHOULD BE ON AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION AND ITS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 BONN 00010 02 OF 08 2920492 MEMBERS --AGREEMENT ON A SUPREME COUNCIL AND THE ROLE OF THE KING ROAD MAP AND PRINCIPLES FOR THE FUTURE IF WE AGREED ON THESE PRIORITIES WE SHOULD PUSH THE AFGHANS TO ACCEPT THEM AND NOT LEAVE UNTIL THEY REACHED THE GOALS THE EUROPEANS BACKED THIS APPROACH SAID RUSSIA HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE GOALS BUT DOUBTED WHETHER THEY WERE ACHIEVABLE UNCLASSIFIED TNCLASSTFIE- CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PT01044 PAGE 01 BONN 00010 03 OF 08 292049Z ACTION INFO LOG-00 MFA-00 NP-OO AID-00 A-OO USNW-OO DOEE-OO SRPP-OO DS-OO TEDE-OO INR-OO IO-OO L-OO VCE-OO NEA-OO NSAE-OO OMB-01 PA-OO ACE-00 P-OO SCT-OO SP-OO IBM-00 SA-OO EPAE-OO PMBHOO DSCC-OO PRM-OO NFAT-OO SAS-OO 44F5F3 292048Z Nov 01 FM USOFFICE BONN TO SECSTAFE DIA NASEDC NSC WASHDC SECDEF NASHDC JOINT STAFF NASHDC CIA NASHDC MACDILL AFB FL USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMBASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA ANEMBASSY ASHSASAT AMEMEASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN 00010 03 OF 08 AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY RIYADH ROME VC-OO M-OO PM-OO DEL-02 2920492 38 2920492 UNCLASSIFIED INL-OO PRS-OO USIE-OO I AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR UNCLASSIFIED I I A SECTION 03 OF 08 BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PREL ACOA AF SUBJECT AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING ON INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC WHERE ARE THE 7 C THERE HAS BEEN GRUMBLING FROM VARIOUS PARTIES THAT PUSHTUNS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED HERE THAT THE VIEWS OF IMPORTANT PUSHTUNS INSIDE THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 BONN 00010 03 OF 08 2920492 COUNTRY ARE NOT BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF PUSHTUNS HERE IS WE BELIEVE WELL OVER HALF I IN GENERAL DELEGATES AND UN OFFICIALS AGREED THAT SOUTHERN PUSHTUNS ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED ONE SOLUTION BEING WAS TO LEAVE SOME SEATS VACANT ON THE SUPREME COUNCIL so THAT PUSHTUNS COULD BE ADDED LATER UN CONTINUES TO FACILITATE TALKSV 8 U IN HIS DAILY PRESS CONFERENCE UN SPOKESMAN AHMAD FAWZI SAID THAT BRAHIMI HAD MET SEPARATELY WITH ALL FOUR DELEGATIONS ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 28 THE UN FOUND CLEAR ON HOW TO PROCEED BUT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS SIFIED NOTED THAT IT HAD NOT YET SEEN THE EMERGENCE OF A SINGLE THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN AGREEMENT FAWZI CATEGORIZED THE UNITED AND ROME GROUP POSITIONS AS BUT STRESSED THAT NO AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED THE AFGHAN DELEGATIONS ARE WORKING ON LISTS FOR THE INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL 15-25 MEMBERS AND THE INTERIM SUPREME COUNCIL 120 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 BONN 00010 03 0F 08 2920492 200 MEMBERS FAWZI NOTED THAT SECURITY ISSUES WERE BEING DISCUSSED BUT REFUSED TO GIVE DETAILS WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE DURATION OF THE BONN CONFERENCE HE REPLIED THAT THE UN WAS WORKING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CONFERENCE WOULD BE OVER ON DECEMBER 1 OR 2 9 U FAWZI ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT A DELEGATION OF EUROPEAN WOMEN LEADERS HAD MET WITH ALL FOUR AFGHAN GROUPS ON THE PETERSBERG TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN TWO OF THE FEMALE AFGHAN DELEGATES SIMA WALI ROME GROUP AND AMINA AFZALI UNITED ALSO ADDRESSED THE MEETING 10 C SEPARATELY A UN OFFICIAL TOLD US THAT THE UN SAW THE PROCESS AS HAVING THREE STAGES THE FIRST WOULD BE AGREEMENT ON AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION AND PERHAPS A SUPREME COUNCIL THE UNSC WOULD THEN AUTHORIZE SOME TYPE OF SECURITY PRESENCE THIS PRESENCE AND THE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PT01046 PAGE 01 BONN 00010 04 OF 08 2920502 ACTION EUR-00 INFO LOG-00 MFA-00 NP-OO AID-00 A-OO ACQ-OO INL-OO USNW-OO SRPP-OO DS-OO OIGO-OO VC-OO TEDE-OO INR-OO IO-OO VCE-OO NSAE-OO OMB-01 PA-OO PM-OO PRS-OO ACE-00 P-OO SGT-00 IRM-OO TRSE-OO USIE-OO PMB-OO DSCC-OO PRM-OO DRL-02 G-OO NEAT-00 44F5FF 2920502 38 2920482 NOV 01 FM USOFFICE BONN TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0006 DIA WASHDC NSC WASHDC UNCLASSIFIED SECDEF NASHDC JOINT STAFF NASHDC CIA NASHDC MAODILL AFB FL USCINOEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA UNCLASSIFIED USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY PAGE 02 AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI ALMATY ANKARA ASHGABAT BERLIN BRUSSELS BONN DUSHANBE ISLAMABAD LONDON MOSCOW NEW DELHI NICOSIA PARIS RIYADH ROME SANAA TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR CONFIDENTIAL 00010 04 OF 08 2920502 I I A SECTION 04 OF 0B BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PREL ACOA AF AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING 0N INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC SUBJECT INTERIM ADMINISTRATION WOULD THEM MOVE TO KABUL NOTE THIS IS ONE VIEW IT MAI NOT REFLECT COMPLETELY VIEWS QANUNI PRESS CONFERENCE SECURITY FORCE NA SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 BONN 00010 04 OF 08 292050Z 11 U UNITED FRONT INTERIOR MINISTER AND DELEGATION HEAD YOUNIS QANUNI BRIEFED REPORTERS ON NOVEMBER 29 EMPHASIZING THAT HE WAS MORE OPTIMISTIC THAN YESTERDAY ON PROSPECTS FOR REACHING A CONCRETE AGREEMENT ON AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION DURING THE BONN CONFERENCE QANUNI CLARIFIED THAT THE UNITED FRONT SUPPORTS AN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN AS PART OF THE TRANSITIONAL POLITICAL PHASE ONCE AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION IS AGREED UPON AND IF IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OVER THIS ISSUE DURING HIS NOVEMBER 28 PRESS CONFERENCE WAS THE RESULT OF FAULTY TRANSLATION FOR THE TIME BEING HE CONTINUED THE UNITED FRONT WILL MAINTAIN SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN AND CURRENTLY SEES NO NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL FORCES ONCE AN INTERIM MECHANISM IS ESTABLISHED AND IF AT THAT TIME AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE IS REQUIRED THE UNITED FRONT WILL SUPPORT SUCH A FORCE QANUNI SAID THE UNITED FRONT HAS NO PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPOSITION OF SUCH A FORCE BUT THAT THE AFGHAN PEOPLE WOULD PREFER FORCES FROM ISLAMIC COUNTRIES IN RESPONSE TO FURTHER QUESTIONING ON REPORTED DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF DELEGATION AND THE TAJIK REPRESENTATIVES OVER SUPPORT FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN UZBEKS AND HAZARAS REPORTEDLY IN FAVOR TAJIKS OPPOSED QANUNI MAINTAINED THAT THERE IS NO DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE UNITED FRONT DELEGATES ON THIS ISSUE ON RABBANI QANUNI SAID THAT THE AFGHAN PRESIDENT RETURNED TO KABUL TODAY AND HAD NOT TRAVELED TO EITHER SAUDI ARABIA OR PAKISTAN AS PRESS REPORTS HAD SPECULATED QANUNI REPORTED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 BONN 00010 04 OF 08 2920502 RABBANI PRESS CONFERENCE ON HIS RETURN TO KABUL HAD REAFFIRMED HIS WILLINGNESS TO TRANSFER POWER TO AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION AND HIS SUPPORT FOR THE UN PROCESS UNDERWAY IN BONN QANUNI SAID THE UNITED FRONT AND ROME GROUP WERE IN AGREEMENT ON THE FORMATION OF A SUPREME INTERIM COUNCIL AS WELL AS AN INTERIM HOWEVER THERE IS NOT YET AGREEMENT ON NAMES FOR BOTH GROUPS RESPONDING TO PRESS REPORTS THAT GENERAL DOSTUM DID NOT FEEL WELL REPRESENTED IN BONN QANUNI REPLIED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A ON REPRESENTATION BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN RESOLVED YESTERDAY REPRESENTATIVE IS TAKING PART IN DISCUSSIONS SAID UNCLASSIFIED I UNCLASSIFIED QANUNI THE UNITED FRONT REPRESENTATIVE OFFERED LITTLE NEW ON THE ROLE SAYING THAT THE KING REMAINS AN IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND POLITICAL FIGURE WHO CAN HELP ENSURE NATIONAL UNITY CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PT01050 PAGE 01 BONN 00010 05 OF 08 2920502 ACTION INFO LOG-00 MFA-00 NP-OO AID-00 ACQ-OO USNW-OO DOEE-OO SRPP-OO DS-OO OIGO-OO VC-OO TEDE-OO INR-OO IO-OO L-OO VCE-OO M-OO NEA-OO NSAE-OO OICHOZ OMB-01 PA-OO PM-OO ACE-00 P-OO SGT-00 SP-OO IRM-OO TRSE-OO USIE-OO SA-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO DSCC-OO PRM-OO DEL-02 G-OO NEAT-00 SAS-OO 44F607 2920502 38 2920482 NOV 01 FM USOFFICE BONN TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0007 DIA WASHDC NSC WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC JOINT STAFF WASHDC CIA WASHDC USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMBASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN 00010 05 OF 08 2920502 AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED AMEMBASSY NICOSIA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY RIYADH AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR I I A SECTION 05 0F 08 BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PREL ACOA AF SUBJECT AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING 0N INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC UNCLASSIFIED J CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PT01051 PAGE 01 BONN 00010 06 OF 08 292050Z ACTION EUR-00 INFO LOG-00 MFA-00 NP-OO AID-00 A-00 ACQ-OO INL-OO USNW-OO DOEE-OO DSHOO OIGO-OO VC-OO TEDE-OO INR-OO IO-00 L-OO VCE-OO NEA-OO NSAE-OO OIC-02 OMB-01 PA-OO PM-OO PRS-OO ACE-00 P-OO SGT-00 SP-OO IBM-00 TRSE-OO USIE-OO SA-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO FEM-00 DEL-02 G-OO NFAT-OO SAS-OO 44F615 292050Z 38 292048Z NOV 01 FM USOFFICE 301m T0 WASHDC 0008 UNCLASSIFIED DIA WASHDC NSC WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC JOINT STAFF WASHDC CIA WASHDC USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMBASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN 00010 06 OF 08 AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMEASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY NICOSIA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY RIYADH AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR UNCLASSIFIED I I A SECTION 06 OF 08 BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PEEL ACOA AF SUBJECT AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING ON INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC UNCLASSIFIED ROME GROUP MEETING 14 C DOBBINS ALSO MET 0N 11 29 WITH ROME GROUP PESHAWAR GROUP UPDATE 15 C ON 11 29 AMBASSADOR DOBBINS TOUCHED BASED WITH THE PESHAWAR GROUP UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 ACTION EUR-00 INFO LOG-00 USNW-OO TEDE-OO ACE-00 SA-OO NFAT-OO BONN 00010 MFA-00 DOEE-OO INR-OO NSAE-OO P-OO EPAE-OO SAS-OO 44F644 292048Z NOV 01 FM USOFFICE BONN TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0009 DIA WASHDC NSC WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC JOINT STAFF WASHDC CONFIDENTIAL NP-OO SRPP-OO IO-OO GIG-02 SCT-OO PMB-OO USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMBASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS PAGE 02 AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY Bonn DUSHANBE ISLAMABAD LONDON 00010 07 OF 08 07 OF 08 CONFIDENTIAL PT93892 292051Z AID-00 DS-OO OMB-01 SP-OO DSCC-OO A-OO OIGO-OO VCE-OO PA-OO IRM-OO PRM-OO ACQ-OO VC-OO M-OO PM-OO TRSE-OO DEL-02 2920522 38 CONFIDENTIAL 292051Z UNCLASSIFIED INL-OO H-oi PRS-OO G-OO AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY- MOSCOW NEW DELHI NICOS IA PARIS RIYADH ROME SANAA TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR UNCLASSIFIED I I A SECTION 07 OF 08 BONN 000010 E O 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PREL ACOA AF AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING ON INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC SUBJECT 17 C BONN MEETING AMBASSADOR DOBBINS TOLD THE PESHAWAR GROUP THAT THERE IS A CONVERGENCE AMONG THE OBSERVER DELEGATIONS THAT FIRM CONCLUSIONS MUST RESULT FROM THE DOBBINS SAID THAT THE BONN PARTICIPANTS CANNOT DEFER KEY DECISIONS TO SOME FUTURE MEETING RATHER THEY MUST TURN OVER THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES T0 SOME NEW INSTITUTIONS SPECIFICALLY A NEW INTERIM UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTED BY A LARGER LEGITIMATING COUNCIL AND UNDERPINNED BY MUTUALLY AGREED-UPON GUIDELINES AND PRINCIPLES DOBBINS NOTED THAT THE BONN DELEGATES SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ROOM IN THE INTERIM ADMINISTRATION AND ON THE LARGER COUNCIL FOR IMPORTANT AFGHANS ESPECIALLY FROM THE SOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ATTEND THE BONN MEETING 18 C DOBBINS ALSO PRESSED THE PESHAWAR GROUP FOR ITS VIEWS ABOUT THE ACTUAL ROLE OF THE EX-KING IDOBBINS NOTED THAT THE EMERGING CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE EX- KING SHOULD SERVE AS THE LARGELY CEREMONIAL HEAD OF SOME LARGER COUNCIL COMPOSED OF 150-200 NOTABLES WHO WOULD SUPPORT AN ADMINISTRATIVE CABINET WHICH WOULD BE CHARGED WITH ACTUALLY RUNNING THE COUNTRX CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PT93894 PAGE 01 BONN 00010 08 OF 08 2920522 ACTION EUR-00 INFO LOG-00 MFA-00 NP-OO AID-00 A-OO ACQ-OO INL-OO USNW-OO DOEE-OO SRPP-OO DS-OO OIGO-OO VC-OO TEDE-OO INRHOO IO-OO L-OO VCE-OO M-OO NEA-OO NSAE-OO OIC-02 OMB-01 RM-OO ACE-00 P-OO SGT-00 SP-OO TRSE-OO USIE-OO SA-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO DSCC-OO PRM-OO DEL-02 NFAT-OO SAS-OO UNCLASSIFIED 292048Z NOV 01 FM USOFFICE BONN To SECSTATE WASHDC 0010 DIA NASHDC NASHDC SECDEF WASHDC JOINT STAFF NASHDC CIA NASHDO USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USNATO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AMEMEASSY ALMATY AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMENBASSY BERLIN AMEMBASSI BRUSSELS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN 00010 08 OF 08 AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY NICOS IA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY RIYADH AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY SANAA AMEMBASSY TASHKENT AMCONSUL DUBAI AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF AMCONSUL JEDDAH AMCONSUL KARACHI AMCONSUL PESHAWAR UNCLASSIFIED 44F64A 2920522 38 292052Z I I A SECTION 08 0F 08 BONN 000010 E o 12958 DECL 11 29 11 TAGS PGOV PEEL ACOA AF SUBJECT AFGHAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDING ON INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORMATION MDOD REMAINS OPTIMISTIC 1 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DOBBINS CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT UNCLAS SIFIED This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu