ATC VIP PROC.

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I WAS WORKING THE LCL CTL POS AT THE ZMP ATC TWR DURING THE EVENTS DESCRIBED BELOW: AN SPC ACFT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART THE MINNEAPOLIS ARPT AT APPROX XX00 AM NOV/XX/94. THE STANDARD SECURITY PLAN COORDINATED BY THE ADVANCE TEAM CALLS FOR A RWY INSPECTION/SWEEP 15 MIN PRIOR TO DEP AND THAT THE RWY REMAIN SECURE UNTIL THE SPC LEFT HAS DEPARTED. ON THIS OCCASION; THE AREA MGR DECIDED TO DEVIATE FROM THESE COORDINATED MEASURES AND CONTINUED TO LAND ACFT ON THE DEP RWY UNTIL SUCH A TIME THAT THE VIP WAS ABOARD THE SPC ACFT. THIS DID NOT ALLOW FOR THE AGREED UPON TIME PARAMETERS FOR THE ARPT PERSONNEL TO PERFORM THE RWY SWEEP. AN ABBREVIATED OR 'HURRIED' RWY INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AS SPC TAXIED TOWARD THE RWY; IT WAS DELAYED FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS TO ALLOW THE INSPECTION VEHICLE TO CLR THE RWY. THE ADDITIONAL ARRIVING ACFT CREATED UNSAFE AND CONGESTED AIRSPACE ABOVE THE INBOUND MOTORCADE. ON 2 OCCASIONS I HAD TO CIRCLE THE HELI FOLLOWING THE MOTORCADE TO ALLOW ARRIVING ACFT TO PASS THROUGH THE AIRSPACE ABOVE IT. THIS SAME TYPE OF ACTION WAS EXPERIENCED A FEW YRS AGO DURING A VISIT BY ANOTHER VIP AND THE SAME AREA MGR AUTH THE DEV FROM THE COORDINATED SECURITY MEASURES. I HAVE CONFRONTED THE AREA MGR AND RECEIVED THE RESPONSE 'WE DON'T HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE COORDINATED MEASURES; WE CAN ADJUST THEM TO ACCOMMODATE OUR TFC NEEDS.' I BELIEVE; IN BOTH INSTANCES MENTIONED ABOVE; THAT NATIONAL SECURITY SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE. HOW CAN THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES PROVIDE SECURITY WHEN 1 INDIVIDUAL DECIDES TO DEVIATE FROM THE COORDINATED MEASURES BECAUSE HE PERSONALLY FEELS THEM TO BE UNNECESSARY.