IIR 6 947 0015 06/PRESIDENT TO DECLARE NEW NATIONAL GUARD

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUSHANBE 001964 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/8/2015 TAGS: MCAP TI SUBJECT: IIR 6 947 0015 06/PRESIDENT TO DECLARE NEW NATIONAL GUARD BATTALION READY FOR DUTY (C) CLASSIFIED BY: Jonathan Edwards, DATT, USDAO Dushanbe, DIA. REASON: 1.4 (a) CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS SERIAL: (U) IIR 6 947 0015 06. COUNTRIES: (U) TAJIKISTAN (TI) IPSP: (U) IFC1510, IFC1515, IFC1531, IFC1516, IFC1513, IFC1130, IFC1120, IFC1110, IFC1520, IFC1530, IFC1535 SUBJECT: IIR 6 947 0015 06/PRESIDENT TO DECLARE NEW NATIONAL GUARD BATTALION READY FOR DUTY (C) WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN -------------- -------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -------------- -------------- DOI: (U) 20051206 REQS: (U) DHCD111052, DHCD111055, DHCD111054, DIAC151501802, UUDX113004004 SOURCE: (C) //6 947 0023// HOST NATION FIELD GRADE MILITARY OFFICER WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION. USDAO has an established relationship with source. CONTEXT STATEMENT - RO AND SOURCE MEET ON A REGULAR LIAISON BASIS AS A RESULT OF RO'S AND SOURCE'S OFFICIAL DUTIES. SOURCE APPEARS TO BE A STRONG SUPPORTER OF INCREASED MILITARY RELATIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND TAJIKISTAN. SOURCE IS AWARE THAT INFORMATION WILL REACH U.S. INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS AND COMMENTS MAY BE MEANT TO INFLUENCE AS MUCH AS TO INFORM. SUMMARY: (C//REL TO USA, GBR AND AUS) PRESIDENT RAHMONOV WILL INSPECT THE NEWLY DESIGNATED NATIONAL GUARD SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION IN LATE DECEMBER OR EARLY JANUARY. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION, THE NATIONAL GUARD HOPES THE PRESIDENT WILL DECLARE THE UNIT READY FOR DUTY. TEXT: 1. (C//REL TO USA, GBR AND AUS) ON 6 DECEMBER 2005, SOURCE TOLD RO THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS PREPARING ITS SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION FOR A PRESIDENTIAL INSPECTION (SEE IIR 6 947 0052 05 FOR DETAILS ON BATTALION). THE INSPECTION WOULD TAKE PLACE AT THE SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION HEADQUARTERS. SOURCE ADDED THAT GENERAL-MAJOR RAHMONOLIEV, COMMANDER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, HOPED THE PRESIDENT WOULD DECLARE THE BATTALION READY FOR DUTY. SOURCE SAID THE INSPECTION WOULD TAKE PLACE EITHER THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER OR IN EARLY JANUARY. SOURCE SAID THE BATTALION WOULD LIKELY BE AT FULL STRENGTH OF 300 SOLDIERS BY THAT TIME. COMMENTS: 1. (C//REL TO USA, GBR AND AUS) FIELD COMMENT: SOURCE COMMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL GUARD GOALS LAID OUT THIS PAST SUMMER. THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL ATTENTION TO THIS SPECIFIC BATTALION IS AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN RO SEES TOWARDS ANY UNIT WITHIN ANY OF THE OTHER SECURITY STRUCTURES. THE NATIONAL GUARD CONTINUES TO EMPHASIZE THE PRESIDENT IS AWARE OF EVERY DEVELOPMENT AND HE CONTINUES TO EXPRESS HIS GRATITUDE TOWARD THE UNITED STATES FOR ASSISTING IN THE UNIT'S DEVELOPMENT. ¶2. (U) HEADQUARTERS COMMENT. REQUEST ORIGINATOR OF CITED REQUIREMENTS AND INTERESTED CONSUMERS PUBLISH AN EVALUATION OF THIS IIR IAW CHAPTER 13, DIAM 58-12, OR SUBMIT EVALUATION INPUT USING THE FORM LOCATED ON THE DHO- 2 WEB PAGE ON SIPRNET (HTTP://DO.DIA.SMIL.MIL/DHO2/EVALFORM/EVAL.HT ML) OR JWICS (HTTP://DH.DIA.IC.GOV/DHO2/EVALFORM/EVALFORM. HTML) DHO-2 WILL PUBLISH THE INPUT AS AN IIR EVALUATION. ¶3. (U) SOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER CONTACT. ¶4. (U) DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS IIR TO DIA/DHO-2 AT STU III (202) 231-7299, OR DSN 428-7299. COLL: (U) AB. INSTR: (U) U.S. NO. PREP: (U) 6-04708. ENCL: (U) NONE. ACQ: (U) DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (20051206) DISSEM: (U) FIELD: EMBASSY AT DUSHANBE. WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL DRVD FM: DHS HUMINT SCG OCT 04 DECL ON: 20151125 HOAGLAND NNNN