EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000015 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 CARLTON BULKIN WARSAW FOR THOMAS YEAGER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP ETTC PREL LO SUBJECT: EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2004 ¶1. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. The EXBS Advisor was on a consultation trip to the United States, followed by annual leave from December 15-31, 2004. The EXBS Advisor's FSN Assistant was on annual leave from December 5-11, 2004. As most of Slovakia's government agency EXBS contacts were also on leave during this period, no meetings, site assessments or training sessions were conducted in December. ¶2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. ¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. None ¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. None ¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING None ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE. 1) A fundcite for $4,200 was received from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for the purchase of spare parts for TSA Systems Hand Held Radiation Detection monitors. These spare parts are needed to repair inoperative monitors previously donated to the Slovak Directorate of Customs. The parts are scheduled to arrive in early January 2005 and will be delivered to Slovak Customs upon arrival. 2) CBP notified EXBS Advisor that they have shipped 100 Tool Bag Kits to be delivered to Slovak Customs in January 2005. The value of these Tool Bag Kits is approximately $20,000. They will be distributed to Slovak Customs' Mobile Enforcement Teams, Ports of Entry and in-land distributions centers. ¶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- 2-5922-3497 or through email at adkinslh@state.gov. THAYER NNNN