EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BRATISLAVA 000657 SIPDIS DEPT FOR NP/ECC - PVANSON, ACHURCH, JOHN COFFEY DEPT FOR EUR/ACE - DMARTIN CBP/INA FOR PWARKER, BPICKETT USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY DOC FOR PETERSEN-BEARD PRAGUE FOR MARK CANNING VIENNA FOR KENNY MACDONALD BUDAPEST FOR JEFFREY IZZO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP ETTC PREL LO SUBJECT: EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE 2004 REF: (A) BRATISLAVA 641 (B) STATE 146478 FOLLOWING IS A RETRANSMITTAL OF REF A AS REQUESTED REF ¶B. ¶1. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE. ¶2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. ¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. ¶I. ON JUNE 11, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR MET WITH DIRECTOR EVA LUTERANOVA, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR THE CUSTOMS DIRECTORATE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO INTRODUCE EXBS ASSISTANT DUSANA BARTKOVA TO DIRECTOR LUTERANOVA AND TO BE INTRODUCED TO VLADIMIR STASKO, HEAD DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR THE CUSTOMS DIRECTORATE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC. DIRECTOR LUTERANOVA TOLD US THAT SHE IS RESIGNING HER POSITION WITH THE CUSTOMS DIRECTORATE ON JUNE 26, 2004, CITING PERSONAL REASONS. MR. STASKO WILL NOW BE THE EXBS POINT OF CONTACT IN THE CUSTOMS DIRECTORATE. DIRECTOR LUTERANOVA HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC SOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE EXBS ADVISOR OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IBIT/RADACAD TRAINING, JULY 14-31, 2004. SLOVAK CUSTOMS WILL BE SENDING SIXTEEN OF THEIR CUSTOMS OFFICERS TO THIS TRAINING, ACCOMPANIED BY THE EXBS ADVISOR. II. ON JUNE 24, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR AND THE EXBS ASSISTANT MET WITH DR. MICHAL BORGULA, DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF BORDER AND ALIENS POLICE. MR. IMRICH SCHLOSSER, DIRECTOR OR THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRATION, BUREAU OF BORDER AND ALIEN POLICE ALSO ATTENDED THE MEETING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WAS TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES, TO DISCUSS THE EXBS PROGRAM GOALS, FINALIZE THE FIVE PARTICIPANTS FROM THE BORDER AND ALIEN POLICE WHO WILL ATTEND THE UPCOMING RADACAD TRAINING FROM JULY 22-31, 2004, AND TO LEARN FROM MR. BORGULA WHAT NEEDS THE BORDER AND ALIEN POLICE HAVE THAT OUR PROGRAM MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. MR. BORGULA MENTIONED THE NEED FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR HIS OFFICERS. ENGLISH IS THE MOST PREVALENT SECOND LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY ILLEGAL MIGRANTS BEING APPREHENDED BY THE BUREAU OF BORDER AND ALIEN POLICE. HE ALSO INDICATED A NEED FOR INFRARED TECHNOLOGY TO CONDUCT RAPID, NON-INTRUSIVE SEARCHES OF VEHICLES FOR ILLEGAL MIGRANTS. EXBS ADVISOR TOLD MR. BORGULA THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF ACQUIRING FUNDING FOR THE LANGUAGE TRAINING AND INFRARED EQUIPMENT. ¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. NONE. ¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING NONE. ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE. ¶I. IBIT/RADACAD TRAINING - JULY 14-JULY 31, 2004. EXBS ADVISOR ACQUIRED VISAS, AIRLINES TICKETS AND PER DIEM MONEY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING THE IBIT AND RADACAD TRAINING COURSES. SIXTEEN PEOPLE FROM THE CUSTOMS DIRECTORATE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC WILL BE ATTENDING IBIT TRAINING IN HIDALGO, TEXAS, JULY 14-23, ¶2004. UPON COMPLETION OF IBIT TRAINING THEY WILL TRAVEL TO RICHLAND, WASHINGTON FOR RADACAD TRAINING, JULY 26-30, 2004. THEY WILL BE JOINED AT RADACAD TRAINING BY FIVE INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC BUREAU OF BORDER AND ALIEN POLICE, ONE PROSECUTOR FROM THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND ONE EXPORT BRATISLAVA 00000657 002 OF 002 LIC. DURING THE MONTH JUNE 2004, THE EXBS ADVISOR MADE NUMEROUS TELEPHONE CALLS (AND SENT NUMEROUS EMAILS) TO L-3 COMMUNICATIONS IN THE UK TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN THE DELIVERY DATE FOR THE X-RAY AUTOVAN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT IN LATE JUNE. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE AUTOVAN WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON OR AROUND JULY 5, ¶2004. III. X-RAY AUTOVAN DELIVERY TO HUNGARY. DURING THE MONTH JUNE 2004, THE EXBS ADVISOR MADE NUMEROUS TELEPHONE CALLS (AND SENT NUMEROUS EMAILS) TO L-3 COMMUNICATIONS IN THE UK TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN THE DELIVERY DATE FOR THE X-RAY AUTOVAN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED TO THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT IN LATE JUNE. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE AUTOVAN WILL BE DELIVERED TO HUNGARY ON OR AROUND JULY 12, 2004. ¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY. NONE. ¶3. RED FLAG ISSUES. NONE. 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 NNNN