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

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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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


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