COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NORVAL FRANCIS

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000285 SIPDIS TOFAS 17 VIENNA FOR AGRICULTURE FAS FOR FAA/BLEGGI USDA FOR HL/SHERRY MADDUX, DIANE DIPIETRO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAGR EUN SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NORVAL FRANCIS REF: USEU BRUSSELS 001657 ¶1. Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to USEU Brussels Agricultural Minister-Counselor Norval Francis, to visit Ljubljana, Slovenia May 03 - 04, 2005, as a Committee Member for the FAPC Expert Training Seminar. ¶2. Control Officer for your visit is Matjaz Kavcic, Office phone: 386-1-200-5644, fax: 386-1-200-5530, Cell phone: 386-70-684-766. ¶3. The overall security threat level for U.S. personnel and interests in Ljubljana, Slovenia is considered to be low. Slovenia has a low crime rate and violent crime is extremely rare. Nonetheless, visitors should take normal security precautions and are requested to report any suspected surveillance of themselves or U.S. facilities to the Mission Security Office. Visitors should avoid carrying large amounts of cash and jewelry on their person and are urged to use safe deposit boxes available in hotel. While very uncommon, there have been some incidents of purse snatching or pickpockets, usually at night outside of bars. The threat from intelligence services remains viable, and official visitors should take appropriate measures to protect classified or sensitive conversations and documents. Conversations on non- secure lines and cell phones should be considered subject to compromise. ROBERTSON NNNN 2005LJUBLJ00285 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED v1.6.2