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04BRATISLAVA552
2004-06-07 07:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Bratislava
Cable title:
EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
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UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000552
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NP-JOHN COFFEY
CUSTOMS FOR BOBBY PICKETT
PRAGUE FOR MARK CANNING
VIENNA FOR KENNY MACDONALD
BUDAPEST FOR KEITH MINES
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP ETTC PREL LO
SUBJECT: EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
CZECH REPUBLIC AND HUNGARY
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SLOVAKIA
--------------
On May 11, 2004, EXBS Advisor attended a Country Law
Enforcement Working Group Meeting hosted by the
American Embassy in Bratislava. In attendance were Rob
Myers, Embassy Regional Security Officer; Bill Flanagan
and Daron Mrkva, Customs Attach Office Vienna; Jason
Andrise, U.S. Secret Service; Deputy Director Imrich
Schlosser, Border and Alien Police, Unit to Fight
Against Illegal Migration; Captain Jan Minarovic,
Diplomatic Police; Mgr. Alena Kurecova, Border and
Alien Police Immigration Detention; Major Maria
Buciova, Bureau of Justice & Criminal Police
(Counterfeiting); and Captain Peter Sucha, Police
Presidium/Anti-Organized Crime (Cyber Crime Unit).
Each attendee described his/her duties and then broke
into smaller groups to discuss specific issues and
concerns with their counterparts. EXBS Advisor met
with Deputy Director Schlosser, Border and Alien
Police, and discussed the upcoming RADACAD Training as
well as equipment and training needs for the Border and
Alien Police. Deputy Director Schlosser is very
interested in finding funding for English language
training for his officers on the Shengen border.
Later, the American contingent attended a luncheon at
the DCM's residence to discuss our impressions from the
meeting.
On May 18, 2004, EXBS Advisor traveled with Slovak
Directorate of Customs Director Eva Luteranova and
Roman Marovec, Head of Border Crossing Control Section
to Kosice Airport and the port of Vysne Nemecke on the
Ukraine border. The purpose of the trip was to observe
the Customs operations and complete an assessment at
those locations. Photographs were taken of the
Rapiscan Pallet X-ray System, for which EXRBS will be
funding repairs and the Eberline Portal Monitors, for
which EXRBS will be funding the upgrade to include
Neutron detection capability. We also visited the
Kosice Regional Customs Office and met with Kosice
Regional Director Viktor Lehotzky. EXBS Advisor is
currently preparing an assessment report for the Port
of Vysne Nemecke.
--------------
HUNGARY
--------------
On May 23, 2004, EXBS Advisor traveled to Ljubljana,
Slovenia to meet with TDY EXBS Advisor Kevin Cummings
and pick up thirteen Panasonic Lap Top computers for
delivery to Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia as a
follow up to the NIPS training that was conducted in
August of 2003.
On May 25, 2004, EXBS Advisors Adkins and Cummings met
with Charge-De-Affairs Janet Garvey and Keith Mines
(Pol/Mil Officer) at the AMEmbassy in Budapest to
introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and discuss the
status of EXBS Program in the Hungary. EXBS Advisors
and Mr. Mines then met with Hungarian Customs and
Finance Guard Deputy Head of Department Adrienn Magyari
where we delivered four laptop computers, with NIPS
software, as part of the NIPS training that was
conducted last August. We also discussed having a
press conference during the official delivery of the
Mobile X-Ray Van that is to arrive in country on June
14, 2004. Press conference and official delivery date
will be in late June or early July 2004.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Mines met with Mr. Gyula Kocsis,
Director General of the Hungarian Trade Licensing
Office. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce
new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins. We discussed their use
of the Tracker System and how they adapted the system
to better meet their needs; the ICP training they
received and their outreach program; and the Hungarian
translation of the new EU laws governing export
licensing. Mr. Kocsis indicated that the translation
was poorly done and stated that they are trying to find
funding to have an NGO translate the new law into
proper Hungarian. EXBS should determine if any funding
is available to help with this project.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Mines also met with Major General
Jozsef Bendek, National Commander of the Hungarian
Border Guard. The purpose of the meeting was to
introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and deliver two
laptop computers, with NIPS software, as part of the
NIPS training that was conducted last August. The
Hungarian Border Guard requested any assistance we
could provide in soliciting U.S. Border Patrol
participation at the International Border Guard
Conference to be held in Helsinki, Finland in
September. This event usually has over 40 countries in
attendance and they would sincerely appreciate
attendance by a U.S. Border Patrol representative. This
information has been reported to the Customs Attach
Vienna. The Hungarian Border Guard has promised to
provide additional details when they become available.
--------------
CZECH REPUBLIC
--------------
On May 27, 2004, EXBS Advisors Adkins and Cummings met
with Mr. Mark Canning (Polec Officer) at the AmEmbassy
in Prague, Czech Republic. The purpose of the meeting
was to introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and
discuss the status of the EXBS program in the Czech
Republic.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Canning met with Deputy Director
Vaclav Vosecky, Police of the Czech Republic,
Directorate of Alien and Border Police. The purpose of
the visit was to introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry
Adkins.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Canning met with Deputy General
Director Vendulka Hola, General Directorate of Customs
for the Czech Republic. The purpose of the meeting was
to introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and deliver
six laptop computers, with NIPS software, as part of
the NIPS training that was conducted last August. We
also discussed the possibility of a press conference
for the official delivery of the Mobile X-ray Van
during the last week of June 2004.
NOTE: Every foreign agency representative that we met
with on this trip expressed extremely high praise for
the work and professionalism of former EXBS Advisor
Kevin Cummings and the EXBS Program in general.
Questions regarding this report can be directed to
Larry Adkins, EXBS Senior Advisor, at AmEmbassy
Bratislava at telephone no.: 421-2-5922-3375, fax: 421-
2-5922-3044 or through email at adkinslh@state.gov.
WEISER
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR NP-JOHN COFFEY
CUSTOMS FOR BOBBY PICKETT
PRAGUE FOR MARK CANNING
VIENNA FOR KENNY MACDONALD
BUDAPEST FOR KEITH MINES
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP ETTC PREL LO
SUBJECT: EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
CZECH REPUBLIC AND HUNGARY
--------------
SLOVAKIA
--------------
On May 11, 2004, EXBS Advisor attended a Country Law
Enforcement Working Group Meeting hosted by the
American Embassy in Bratislava. In attendance were Rob
Myers, Embassy Regional Security Officer; Bill Flanagan
and Daron Mrkva, Customs Attach Office Vienna; Jason
Andrise, U.S. Secret Service; Deputy Director Imrich
Schlosser, Border and Alien Police, Unit to Fight
Against Illegal Migration; Captain Jan Minarovic,
Diplomatic Police; Mgr. Alena Kurecova, Border and
Alien Police Immigration Detention; Major Maria
Buciova, Bureau of Justice & Criminal Police
(Counterfeiting); and Captain Peter Sucha, Police
Presidium/Anti-Organized Crime (Cyber Crime Unit).
Each attendee described his/her duties and then broke
into smaller groups to discuss specific issues and
concerns with their counterparts. EXBS Advisor met
with Deputy Director Schlosser, Border and Alien
Police, and discussed the upcoming RADACAD Training as
well as equipment and training needs for the Border and
Alien Police. Deputy Director Schlosser is very
interested in finding funding for English language
training for his officers on the Shengen border.
Later, the American contingent attended a luncheon at
the DCM's residence to discuss our impressions from the
meeting.
On May 18, 2004, EXBS Advisor traveled with Slovak
Directorate of Customs Director Eva Luteranova and
Roman Marovec, Head of Border Crossing Control Section
to Kosice Airport and the port of Vysne Nemecke on the
Ukraine border. The purpose of the trip was to observe
the Customs operations and complete an assessment at
those locations. Photographs were taken of the
Rapiscan Pallet X-ray System, for which EXRBS will be
funding repairs and the Eberline Portal Monitors, for
which EXRBS will be funding the upgrade to include
Neutron detection capability. We also visited the
Kosice Regional Customs Office and met with Kosice
Regional Director Viktor Lehotzky. EXBS Advisor is
currently preparing an assessment report for the Port
of Vysne Nemecke.
--------------
HUNGARY
--------------
On May 23, 2004, EXBS Advisor traveled to Ljubljana,
Slovenia to meet with TDY EXBS Advisor Kevin Cummings
and pick up thirteen Panasonic Lap Top computers for
delivery to Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia as a
follow up to the NIPS training that was conducted in
August of 2003.
On May 25, 2004, EXBS Advisors Adkins and Cummings met
with Charge-De-Affairs Janet Garvey and Keith Mines
(Pol/Mil Officer) at the AMEmbassy in Budapest to
introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and discuss the
status of EXBS Program in the Hungary. EXBS Advisors
and Mr. Mines then met with Hungarian Customs and
Finance Guard Deputy Head of Department Adrienn Magyari
where we delivered four laptop computers, with NIPS
software, as part of the NIPS training that was
conducted last August. We also discussed having a
press conference during the official delivery of the
Mobile X-Ray Van that is to arrive in country on June
14, 2004. Press conference and official delivery date
will be in late June or early July 2004.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Mines met with Mr. Gyula Kocsis,
Director General of the Hungarian Trade Licensing
Office. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce
new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins. We discussed their use
of the Tracker System and how they adapted the system
to better meet their needs; the ICP training they
received and their outreach program; and the Hungarian
translation of the new EU laws governing export
licensing. Mr. Kocsis indicated that the translation
was poorly done and stated that they are trying to find
funding to have an NGO translate the new law into
proper Hungarian. EXBS should determine if any funding
is available to help with this project.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Mines also met with Major General
Jozsef Bendek, National Commander of the Hungarian
Border Guard. The purpose of the meeting was to
introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and deliver two
laptop computers, with NIPS software, as part of the
NIPS training that was conducted last August. The
Hungarian Border Guard requested any assistance we
could provide in soliciting U.S. Border Patrol
participation at the International Border Guard
Conference to be held in Helsinki, Finland in
September. This event usually has over 40 countries in
attendance and they would sincerely appreciate
attendance by a U.S. Border Patrol representative. This
information has been reported to the Customs Attach
Vienna. The Hungarian Border Guard has promised to
provide additional details when they become available.
--------------
CZECH REPUBLIC
--------------
On May 27, 2004, EXBS Advisors Adkins and Cummings met
with Mr. Mark Canning (Polec Officer) at the AmEmbassy
in Prague, Czech Republic. The purpose of the meeting
was to introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and
discuss the status of the EXBS program in the Czech
Republic.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Canning met with Deputy Director
Vaclav Vosecky, Police of the Czech Republic,
Directorate of Alien and Border Police. The purpose of
the visit was to introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry
Adkins.
EXBS Advisors and Mr. Canning met with Deputy General
Director Vendulka Hola, General Directorate of Customs
for the Czech Republic. The purpose of the meeting was
to introduce new EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins and deliver
six laptop computers, with NIPS software, as part of
the NIPS training that was conducted last August. We
also discussed the possibility of a press conference
for the official delivery of the Mobile X-ray Van
during the last week of June 2004.
NOTE: Every foreign agency representative that we met
with on this trip expressed extremely high praise for
the work and professionalism of former EXBS Advisor
Kevin Cummings and the EXBS Program in general.
Questions regarding this report can be directed to
Larry Adkins, EXBS Senior Advisor, at AmEmbassy
Bratislava at telephone no.: 421-2-5922-3375, fax: 421-
2-5922-3044 or through email at adkinslh@state.gov.
WEISER
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