Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
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CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 01 THE HA 01334 111521Z
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ACTION EUR-08
INFO OCT-01 SS-14 ISO-OO SNM-02 DEAE-00 INR-05 CIAE-00
MMO-01 SP-02 /033 W
090958
R 1 1 1440Z MAR 76
FM AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7757
INFO AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
CONFIDENTIAL THE HAGUE 1334
LIMDIS
EUR FOR BIEGEL; S/NM; DEPT ALSO PASS DEA
PARIS PASS TO PICINI
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: SNAR, NL
SUBJECT: DEA REQUEST TO STATION THIRD MAN IN THE HAGUE
REF: PARIS 4402
1 . SUMMARY. JUSTICE MINISTER VAN AGT WELCOMES THE ADDITION
OF A THIRD DEA OFFICER IN THE NETHERLANDS. ACTION
REQUESTED: PLEASE FURNISH GUIDANCE FOR NOTE TO FOREIGN
MINISTRY. END SUMMARY.
2. THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON MINISTER OF JUSTICE VAN
AGT MARCH 4 TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE DEA
PRESENCE IN THE NETHERLANDS. ASKED FOR HIS REACTION TO
AN INCREASE FROM TWO TO THREE IN THE NUMBER OF DEA
OPERATIVES, VAN AGT REPLIED "THE SOONER THE BETTER"
AND WENT ON TO EXPRESS HIS SATISFACTION WITH THE
DEA PRESENCE TO DATE. HE SAW NO DIFFICULTY IN PRO-
CEEDING IMMEDIATELY WITH THE ADDITION.
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3. THE AMBASSADOR TOLD THE MINISTER THAT HE HAD
Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING GROUND RULES FOR DEA
OPERATION: A) NO WEAPONS SHOULD BE CARRIED, AND B )
NO OPERATIONS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT THE
EXPRESS KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESPONSIBLE DUTCH OFFICIALS.
4. THE MINISTER SAW NO DAMAGE FROM A
RECENT ARTICLE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS ECONOMIC DAILY
NRC HANDELSBLAD WHICH CLAIMED THAT HIS CHANGE IN
ATTITUDE TOWARD HARD DRUGS DATED FROM HIS VISIT IN
1975 TO THE U.S. NOT ONLY WAS THE ARTICLE NOT DAMAG-
ING, SAID VAN AGT, IT WAS ENTIRELY TRUE. MOREOVER,
HE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THE EMBASSY
HAD DONE TO ARRANGE HIS VISIT.
5. THE MINISTER EXPRESSED SATISFACTION THAT HE WAS
AT LAST GETTING HIS NEW DRUG ENFORCEMENT TEAM ORGAN-
IZED. HE EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
TO SET UP IN VIEW OF THE NUMEROUS OVERLAPPING JURISDIC-
TIONS, EACH JEALOUS OF THEIR PREROGATIVES. HE SAID
THAT BY APRIL 1 DRUG TEAMS WOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN
ALL THE MAJOR CITIES. THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN HIS MIND
THAT THE HARD DRUG SITUATION WAS BECOMING VERY SERIOUS
IN THE NETHERLANDS. HE SAID THAT MORE THAN 20 KILOS
OF HEROIN HAD BEEN SF.T7.ED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ALONE,
AN ENOURMOUS QUANTITY FOR SO SMALL A COUNTRY. WHEN
ASKED DURING HIS APPEARANCE IN PARLIAMENT FOR THE DRUG
DEBATE WHETHER AMSTERDAM WAS NOW AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER
FOR HARD DRUG TRADE, VAN AGT HAD HAD TO ANSWER AFFIRMA-
TIVELY, MUCH TO HIS REGRET.
6. ACTION REQUESTED: WE WOULD APPRECIATE GUIDANCE ON
WHAT TO SAY IN NOTE TO FOREIGN MINISTRY REQUESTING
PERMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL DEA OFFICER.
GOULD
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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
Message Attributes
Automatic Decaptioning: Z
Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994
Channel Indicators: n/a
Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Concepts: DRUG CONTROL, DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS
Control Number: n/a
Copy: SINGLE
Draft Date: 11 MAR 1976
Decaption Date: 28 MAY 2004
Decaption Note: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Action: RELEASED
Disposition Approved on Date:
Disposition Authority: ShawDG
Disposition Case Number: n/a
Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004
Disposition Event:
Disposition History: n/a
Disposition Reason:
Disposition Remarks:
Document Number: 1976THEHA01334
Document Source: CORE
Document Unique ID: 00
Drafter: n/a
Enclosure: n/a
Executive Order: GS
Errors: N/A
Film Number: D760093-0377
From: THE HAGUE
Handling Restrictions: n/a
Image Path:
ISecure: 1
Legacy Key: Iink1976/newtext/t19760369/aaaacjaj.tel
Line Count: 95
Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM
Office: ACTION EUR
Original Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Original Handling Restrictions: LIMDIS
Original Previous Classification: n/a
Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a
Page Count: 2
Previous Channel Indicators: n/a
Previous Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Previous Handling Restrictions: LIMDIS
Reference: 76 PARIS 4402
Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED
Review Authority: ShawDG
Review Comment: n/a
Review Content Flags:
Review Date: 31 MAR 2004
Review Event:
Review Exemptions: n/a
Review History: RELEASED <31 MAR 2004 by MartinML>; APPROVED <29 JUL 2004 by ShawDG>
Review Markings:
Margaret P. Grafeld
Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
04 MAY 2006
Review Media Identifier:
Review Referrals: n/a
Review Release Date: n/a
Review Release Event: n/a
Review Transfer Date:
Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a
Secure: OPEN
Status: NATIVE
Subject: DEA REQUEST TO STATION THIRD MAN IN THE HAGUE
TAGS: SNAR, NL, US, DEA, (AGT, ANDREAS A M VAN)
To: STATE
Type: TE
Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
