C O 5 6 3 5 8 21 1ED U S Department of StatS je ft FB WtJ0PAS Ift C05635821 Date 05 03 2016 UNCLASSIFIED SBU ENVELOPE RATUZYUW RUEHMEA2397 2251320-UUUU--RHEFLGX ZNR UUUUU ZZH HEADER R13132OZ AUG 09 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO RUEHC SECSTATE WASHDC INFO RHEHOND DIR ONDCP WASHINGTON DC OR RUZDADA BATF WASHINGTON DC RELEASED IN FULL RHMFISS COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC RUEABND DEA HQS WASHINGTON DC RUEATRS DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC DECONTROLLED RHMFIUU DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC RHEFHLC DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC RUEABNE EPIC EL PASO TX RHMFIUU FBI WASHINGTON DC RHMFIUU HQ USNORTHCOM RHMFISS HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL RUEAIAO HQ ICE IAO WASHINGTON DC RHMFISS JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC RUEKJCS SECDEF WASHINGTON DC RHMFIUU USCBP WASHINGTON DC ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE BT CONTROLS UNCLA S MEXICO 002397 SENSITIVE E O 12958 N A TAGS SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL MX THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE BODY SUBJECT MEXICO MERIDA INITIATIVE SPOT REPORT #27 MEXICO PREPARES A NEW NATIONAL COMMAND CENTER 1 SBU SUMMARY IN RESPONSE TO ITS MISSION OF MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER AS WELL AS RESPONDING TO CIVILIAN EMERGENCIES THE SSP WILL COMPLETE A NATIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE BUNKER IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2009 IT IS A STATE OF THE ART COMPLEX THAT WILL SERVE AS A MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATION CENTER ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT FOR PLANNING COORDINATING AND ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME IN ADDITION IT WILL SERVE AS THE OPERATIONS CENTER FOR RESPONDING TO AND RECOVERING FROM LARGE-SCALE CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS FOR ALL 31 STATES AND THE FEDERAL DISTRICT IN MEXICO REVIEW AUTHORITY Alan Flanigan Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED SBU ' - 1 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of StaiSEDIfffWEfBPXJf1JtMMI3ASffiEIEM 005635821 Date 05 03 2016 1 C 0 5 6 3 5 8 21-I ED U S Department of Statg p- ft bg W fjWPA 1It C05635821 Date 05 03 2016 UNCLASSIFIEWSBU NAS HAS PROVIDED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE TO SUSTAIN THE SUCCESS OF THE BUNKER PROJECT FOR A FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY END SUMMARY BACKGROUND 2 SBU THE SSP FULFILLS THE DUAL ROLES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DHS AND NATIONAL POLICE IN MEXICO THE SSP WITH A WORK FORCE OF 30 800 PREVENTIVE POLICE PERSONNEL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AGENCIES IN MEXICO AND INDEED LATIN AMERICA THE SSP RESPONDS TO BOTH NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INCLUDING EARTHQUAKES CIVILIAN EMERGENCIES BREAKDOWNS IN LAW AND ORDER CRIME PREVENTION HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS i I MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THE AGENCY OPERATES IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT DF-SSP 31 STATES AND ALL MAJOR CITIES IN MEXICO 3 SBU WITHIN THE DF THE SSP MAINTAINS A RESCUE SQUAD TO RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES 24 HOURS A DAY 365 DAYS A YEAR THE STAFF CONSISTS OF 80 MEDICAL AND EMT PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING DOCTORS RESCUERS AND RADIO OPERATORS IN A TYPICAL YEAR THE SSP MAINTAINS ORDER AND PROVIDES MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT DURING OVER 700 MAJOR DEMONSTRATIONS INVOLVING NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE IN 2005 THE SSP RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 51 806 INCIDENTS THESE CASES INCLUDED RESPONSES TO SEVERELY SICK AND INJURED PERSONS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION THOUSANDS WHO NEEDED ON-SCENE ASSISTANCE 108 CHILDBIRTH CASES AND THE RESCUE OF 82 CHILDREN ABANDONED ALONG PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES THE BUNKER I I 4 SBU IN ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY COORDINATE ITS VARIOUS DAY TO DAY MISSIONS AS WELL AS PREPARE TO RESPOND TO MAJOR EMERGENCIES DISASTERS AND REGIONAL CATASTROPHIC INCIDENTS IN A COORDINATED FASHION THE SSP IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY KNOWN AS THE BUNKER IN MEXICO CITY THE DESIGN FOR THE BUILDING CAME FROM A VISIT MADE BY SENIOR SSP OFFICIALS TO SIMILAR FACILITIES IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS FROM GROUND BREAKING TO COMPLETION 5 SBU THE PHYSICAL BUILDING STRUCTURE IS A FOCAL POINT FOR PLANNING RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS IT ALSO ENHANCES THE SSP S CAPACITY TO UNCLASSIFIEWSBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of ftffi F13M14AM1341SWEED C05635821 Date 05 0312016 i C 0 56358 21- ED U S Department of State Fg11U3 If C05635821 Date 05 03 2016 UNCLASSIFIEDHOU START OF SECTION 2 SENSITIVE E O 12958 N A TAGS SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL MX SUBJECT MEXICO MERIDA INITIATIVE SPOT REPORT #27 MEXICO PREPARES A PROMOTE PUBLIC SECURITY ACROSS GOVERNMENT AND REGIONS IT IS THREE FLOORS UNDERGROUND MEANT TO WITHSTAND ANY NATURAL DISASTER AND IN A RECENT EQUIPPED WITH STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARE TOUR OF THE BUNKER WHICH IS NEARING COMPLETION NAS DIRECTOR WAS SHOWN AN IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE THAT WILL ALLOW ALL FEDERAL AND LOCAL ENTITIES TO WORK TOGETHER IN PROTECTED SPACE WITH A FULL FLOW OF INFORMATION IT LOOKS LIKE A NASA COMMAND CENTER WITH MULTIPLE SCREENS AND THREE ROWS OF TRAINED COMPUTER OPERATORS MONITORING DATA AND EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ALL OF WHICH CAN BE PROJECTED FOR THE GROUP AND FOR DECISION MAKERS DURING AN EMERGENCY 6 SBU THE BUNKER IS ADJACENT TO THE SSP S NEW HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX IN MEXICO CITY CONSTITUYENTES TO BETTER SUPPORT ITS MAIN FUNCTIONS AS THE PHYSICAL PRINCIPAL SITE OF PLATAFORMA MEXICO THE COMMAND CENTER WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO EMPOWER THE SSP OPERATIONS OFFICERS TO COLLATE INTELLIGENCE REGARDING MAJOR INCIDENTS FROM MANX OF ITS DEPARTMENTS AND MANAGE THEM FROM INITIAL PREVENTION RESPONSE AND RESUMPTION OF NORMAL CONDITIONS AFTER AN INCIDENT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDIZED CORE COMPETENCIES SIMILAR TO DHS DOJ AND FEMA AGENCIES IN THE U S IN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND OTHER BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS THE SSP NATIONAL EMERGENCY TEAMS WILL BE USING CONSISTENT PROCEDURES COMMON INCIDENT LANGUAGE STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND HAVE COMMON SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR SWIFT AND EFFECTIVE CRISIS RESPONSE U S CONTRIBUTION 7 SBU CURRENTLY NAS HAS DELIVERED AND INSTALLED OVER 60 SERVERS FOR THE PROJECT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3 5 MILLION PIPELINE WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DEFINE THE BEST FUNDS MEANS TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF THE BUNKER TO FULFILL AN EXTREMELY COMPLEX MISSION ALL OF THIS WILL GREATLY STRENGTHEN MEXICO S CAPABILITY TO DISSEMINATE TIMELY ACCURATE AND ACTIONABLE INFORMATION TO DECISION-MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS PROVIDE A MEANS TO DETERMINE AND LAUNCH APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL MEASURES DURING CIVIL EMERGENCIES I I I UNCLASSIFIEWSBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of StatrsEVfiffWEFBP fI4Jft fIMSfElEM C05635821 Date 05 03 2016 C O 5 6 3 5 8 21 IED U S Department of State ft FBA fjOPA I1t 005635821 Date 05 03 2016 d UNCLASSIFIED SBU 8 SBU COMMENT THE PROJECT IS PART OF A GROWING WEB OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT MEXICO IS ROLLING OUT TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME AND TO BETTER PREPARE FOR NATURAL DISASTERS IT IS ALSO PART OF THE DIZZYING PACE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION THE SSP IS UNDERTAKING THAT INCLUDES TWO HANGERS TWO MAJOR OPERATIONS CENTERS A FORENSICS LAB AN INTELLIGENCE FACILITY A STATE OF THE ART FIRING RANGE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING FACILITIES ALL THIS AT THE IZTAPALAPA AND CONSTITUYENTES FACILITIES ALONE THEY ARE EVIDENCE OF THE 300$ INCREASE IN THE SSP S BUDGET OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS PASCUAL I I ADMIN BT #2397 6B5A NNNN I I UNCLASSIFIED SBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of Stat8ENWftEFBP1WftMIMSffiEIff@ C05635821 Date 05 03 2016