QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT- FOURTH QUARTER (JUL, AUG,

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 GENEVA 002415 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT FOR DSS/IP/EUR, DSS/OSAC, IO, IO/EX AND AC/EX FROM RSO GENEVA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC KSAC RPTS SZ SUBJECT: QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT- FOURTH QUARTER (JUL, AUG, SEP 2005) REF: 03 STATE 07339 ¶1. Summary of Significant Events: ¶A. The U.S. Mission's Fourth of July party kicked off this quarter with approx 1,200 guests attending the event at the Ambassador's residence. Not to be outdone, the grand opening of the photovoltaic system at the U.S. Mission was another heavily attended event, bringing in media and Swiss dignitaries from around the area to witness the new eco-friendly Mission. Other events for the quarter included the OSAC meeting in Zurich and a protest against the U.S. participation in Iraqi. The demonstrators attempted to move the protest to the front of the U.S. Mission, but the Swiss police were prepared and ensured that the protestors did not impede Mission operations. Visas Viper meetings were conducted and monthly reports submitted (Geneva 1837, 2371, 2347). Visits to Geneva included Ambassador Portman, head of the U.S. Trade Organization (25-26 Aug). The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) team visited Post 06-13 September. As with every season, personnel changes take place. RSO Don Weinberg PCSd to Washington on 26 August. The new Regional Security Officer, Mark Bandik, arrived at Post (Geneva 2356). ESO Gabriel Kemeny departed for Washington 25 August, and ESO Greg Battistone arrived 17 August from Pretoria. ¶B. Emergency Action Drills: ¶1. Mission: a. Fire Drill: July 2005 b. Emergency Destruction Drill: May 2004 c. Internal Defense: May 2005 d. Bomb: July 2005 e. Duck and Cover: July 2005 f. Warden: August 2005 ¶2. Other Than Chancery: N/A ¶C. Constituent Posts: None ¶D. MSG Activities: ¶1. Date/Type of Drills 07 Jul - Fire Drill at BEQ 13 Jul - Intruder Drill 22 Jul - Bomb Drill 02 Aug - Bomb Drill 11 Aug - E & E Drill at BEQ 18 Aug - Internal Defense (walk through) 06 Sep - Internal Defesne 20 Sep - Intruder Drill 21 Sep - Internal Defense and Intruder Drill ¶2. Guard School attendance: RSO and ARSO attend Guard School or brief MSGs on a regular basis. 05 Jul - Walk-In Procedures and Storage / Destroy Classified Material 07 Jul - Protection of Classified Material 14 Jul - Chemical Munition Employment 21 Jul - Force Continuum 28 Jul - Reporting Contacts and Leadership 04 Aug - Individual Protective Measures and Recognizing Terrorist Operations 12 Aug - Hostage Survival Techniques and Explosive Device 18 Aug - Knowledge of Firefighting System and Emergency First Aid 25 Aug - Leadership and Counterespionage 01 Sep - Military Justice and Law of War, Customs, Courts, History 08 Sep - Individual Resolution System and Sexual Harassment 16 Sep - Handling DOS Weapons and Duty of Supply NCO ¶3. Visits of Headquarters/Company MSG Personnel: 20 - 23 Sept: Semi-Annual Inspection by Capt. Seneres. ¶4. TDY Requests: Sgt Greg Smith, Kabul, 25 July - 25 January 2006; Sgt Inigo Francis returned 02 August from four-month TDY in Kabul. ¶5. Arrivals: Cpl Christine Velasquez arrived 15 July from MSG School. ¶6. Departures: Sgt Sean Clark departed 23 August for Quantico, ¶7. Other: DetCmdr SSgt Tyson Spencer attended Commanders Readiness Conference, 12-15 September, in Limerick, Ireland. ¶2. (SBU) Threats and Incidents: Demonstration against U.S. on 23 September (Geneva 2276, 2254, 2212). ¶3. (SBU) DS-initiated Investigations: ¶A. Number of PSS Cases Generated by Headquarters Offices Opened (20) Closed (22) Pending (9) Overdue (0) ¶B. Number of Cases Generated by Post Opened (0) Closed (0) Pending (0) ¶4. (SBU) Action cables/E-mail not answered by DS: None ¶5. Summary of Separate Reports: ¶A. CIWG - 04 Geneva 03967 ¶B. EAP - Submitted Feb 04 ¶C. Security Surveys - Mission Bldg: submitted July 2002 ¶D. Procedural Security Survey - Being prepared by incoming RSO. ¶E. Comprehensive SPE Inventory - Geneva 1345 (June 2005) ¶F. RSO Quarterly Travel Report - N/A. ¶G. Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire (ACEQ) and OSAC Crime Safety Report - Dec 2004 ¶H. Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) - Submitted September 19, 2005; Geneva 2204. Cassel