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05ROME3994
2005-12-05 16:44:00
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Embassy Rome
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OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 ROME 003994

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STATE FOR DS/AS, DS/DSS, DS/EX, DS/IP, DS/P, DS/T/ATA, S/CT,
EUR/EX, EUR/WE
ROME FOR RSO, IMO
ATHENS, BEIJING FOR RSO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC KOLY IT AMGT
SUBJECT: OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY
ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2005.

The following activities were undertaken during the month of
November 2005 in connection with the duties and
responsibilities of the U.S. Olympic Security Coordinator
(OSC) for security planning and coordination activities with
the Government of Italy (GOI) officials and Olympic planning
organizations for the 2006 Turin Winter Games.

November 2 - OSC met with TOROC Security Manager Francesco
Norante to discuss DSS field liaison assignments during the
games. OSC asked Mr. Norante for verification of the
various Olympic accreditation levels as well as for an
outline and breakdown of the Olympic accreditation system.
Mr. Norante suggested OSC also request MOI provide an
additional twenty "second party Olympic passes" which would
be signed out for by the OSC through the TOROC security
office. OSC would be able to issue these passes on a case
by case basis, such in the event of an emergency, needed
increase in coverage for a VIP visit, and to cover a shift
for an ill or injured field liaison agent. OSC will
research this further with both TOROC and the MOI before
submitting our final Olympic venues accreditation list.

November 4 - OSC and D/OSC attend RSO Rome briefings and
consultations.

November 6 - OSC meets and greets members of FEST team and
Mike VanBuskirk who traveled to Rome for Turin's Operational
Briefing to Rome's Ambassador, DCM and Milan's Consul
General.

November 7 - OSC, RSO Nancy Rolph, FSNI Helen Russo, DSS
Mike VanBuskirk, FBI Mey attend a briefing with Italian
Director General Dr. Giovanni Luperi, Director General of
the Provincial Police, Rome, Italy. RSO Rome had been
contacted by the Anti-Terrorism Unit who expressed an
interest in meeting with Turin's OSC. During the meeting
Dr. Luperi spoke of Italy's current efforts in identifying
possible terrorist suspects, continued background checks of
known terrorist group supports both internationally through
Interpol and Europol as well as through United States
elements.

RSO Nancy Rolph asked for clarification on the investigative
role of Italian police agencies as no one has been able to
explain to us how it is that often two to three different
Italian Police Agencies will work on similar and often

related crimes without one agency taking the overall lead on
the investigation. RSO Rolph sighted past bombings in Milan
where two different Italian Police Services took the lead on
two related bombings. Dr. Luperi said that most of the time
it was as simple as who responded first to the incident.
NOTE: RSO Rolph, FBI Mey and OSC note that while Dr. Luperi
was extremely hospitable, his answers to a number of our
questions were at best general and in line with all security
conversations we have had with representatives from the GOI,
MOI, and Italian Police Services, namely very generic with
little to no depth of subtenant material or true explanation
of an Italian Olympic Operations Plan. Let alone any
direction on a plan to ensure integration of Italian and USG
Security efforts during the Winter games.

November 7 - D/OSC and D/FBI Stefanek meet with DTS-SPO
representatives for the configuration of the JOC/TIC and
system requirements for participating agencies. OSC remains
in contact with DSS Countermeasures and IMO Rome for CAA
certification of both the JOC/TIC.

November 8 - Turin USG Olympic Command Group (DSS, FBI, DOD
(EUCOM) FEST and POL/MIL provided Rome's Ambassador Spogli,
DCM Borg and Milan's Consul General Graze with the USG's
Internal Operational Plan for both the JOC and TIC. The
purpose of the briefing was to provide an overview of the US
Government's Olympic counterterrorism security and crisis
management operations during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
The Agenda included USG Authorities, USG Olympic Operation
Mission Statement, Olympic Operations Plan to include
planning, operations, Recovery/Redeployment, Command and
Control as well as an Operational Time Line.

OSC provided an overview of the interagency effort in Turin,
our accomplishments to date, time line and support
requirements to the startup process for the Winter games.
Each of the Command Group members provided an overview of
their agency's mission statement and intended contributions
to the USG's interagency efforts in Turin. Following the
briefing Command Group members answered a number of
questions from the Ambassador, DCM and Consul General. Of
particular note was Ambassador Spogli's question on what
were OSC's top three concerns addressing the USG's
preparation for the Winter Games 2006. OSC responded with
Olympic field accreditation for DSS, FBI and DOD agents (to
include vehicle accreditation),knowledge of the GOI's
Olympic Security Operational Plan, and the USG's integration
with GOI Olympic assets prior to and throughout the winter
games. Also in attendance were RSO Nancy Rolph, SA Mike
VanBuskirk, OC Puma, and members of Embassy Rome's senior
staff.

Turin Command Group attend Rome's Olympic Roundtable
meeting. The agenda consisted of the following topics:
Turin Office Space; Communications Update - CAA - 24/7
Operations, Interagency support, Back-up Communications
plan; Housing Update; Transportation - Embassy/Milan
Consulate support plan; Medical Support; Personnel - FSN
support, pending Admin notice on housing/conditions of work;
Security - Rome/Turin CME exercises in December; Consular -
Installation of ACS systems, staffing plans; Public
Diplomacy - Pre briefs for journalists, MOI Briefings, Plan
for Ambassador press events; Representational Events -
Proposed events, Funding, Paralympics Athlete Programming.

Following the Olympic Roundtable Turin's Command Group
provided an Operational Plans briefing to all USG
representatives who were unable to attend the Ambassador's
morning briefing. Due to the number of requested attendee it
became necessary to schedule a second briefing later in the
afternoon.

- D/OSC attend TOROC corporate sponsor security briefing.
D/OSC met with numerous OSAC attendees to establish a point
of contact for the OSCO. The two-day seminar began with
briefs from Dott. Taglienti and Roberto Massucci describing
the MOI's assurance of their security plan for the games and
the GOI Winter Games Management. Specific briefs were
conducted by TOROC security personnel concerning the local
crime climate, transportation plan and general security at
the venues. The remainder of the day and the following day
were venue specific tours and description of the security
plan at each. The following corporate sponsors
representatives were in attendance:

Corporate Sponsor Representative
Alto Origin Christine Hirzel
Alto Origin Michael Fowler
Budweiser Maurizio Asara
Budweiser Franco Bersani
Coca Cola Marco Morando
Coca Cola Gene Brown
Concept Sports Intl. David Boak
Consorzio Fiori Tipici Carlo Serafino
Fontanafredda Barbra Levi Cavaglione
General Electric Joseph Masonis
General Electric John Vazeris
Kodak Ann Fichtner
Kyoceramita Adriano Zurardelli
Kyoceramita Piergiovanni Callagari
Lenovo Michael Shaw
Lenovo Wang Peng
McDonalds Nerio Zurli
McDonalds Cory Keith
McDonalds Remo Pincelli
McDonalds Michael Peaster
NBC John Fritsche
Nortel Marco Carbone
Johnson & Johnson Andrew Palumbo
Panasonic Hitoshi Sakano
Samsung Barbra Della Valle
Samsung Jaehwan Choi
Samsung William Cho
San Paolo IMI Claudio Esposito
San Paolo IMI Sonia D'Arcangelo
Schenker Gianni Naso
SETECO Luca Giannetti
Telecom Fabrizio Sette
Telecom Aldo Papetti
Telecom Chiara Bertolone
TNT Francesco Feroldi

November 9 - Turin's Command Group attended CME planning
session hosted by RSO Nancy Rolph and CME manager Douglas
Kinney. Mission Italy will host an unclassified Crisis
Management Exercise (CME) on December 14 at Turin, Italy and
December 16, at American Embassy Rome. The purpose of this
special Mission Italy CME is to exercise crisis planning and
execution by Mission Italy, including the Olympics Security
Coordination team in Turin consisting of members of DSS,
FBI, DOD, FEST, and POL/MIL, and non-security members of the
Olympics Coordination team (Consular, Public Affairs) under
the direction of Consul General Milan, and Rome's Emergency
Action Committee, Consulate General Milan, as well as other
Italian posts identified by American Embassy Rome.

Security Participants are expected to be the actual agency
operational personnel repeat operational personnel who will
be assigned to the USG Olympics Security Coordination (OSC)
team in Turin during the Winter Olympics. The following
agencies were asked to have a representative on hand for the
Turin exercise as those elements will plan a role in the day
to day operations of the Turin Operations and Threat
Integration Centers. Due to the limited size of this
exercise and other constraints, each agency may provide only
the following number of persons; DSS (2),FBI (2) , FEST
(4) , DOD (EUCOM) (2),Pol/Mil (1) , TSA (1) , OSAC (1),
NGA (1) DOE (1),DOJ (1),NSA (1),USSS (1),and NCTC (1).

Due to the structure of the exercise in Turin, not all
contributing agencies will be required to sit at the OSC
Command Group Table but will be expected to be on hand and
available to the OSC Command Group for consultation and
taskings. Security Agencies are asked not to send non-
participating supervisors or office directors as observers,
as the security aspect of this exercise is designed
specifically for USG Olympics Security Coordination team
members who will be present in an operational capacity
during the 2006 Winter Games.

The non-security members of the USG Olympics Coordination
team planning to be present in Turin for the Winter Olympics
will constitute the rest of the players in Turin.

American Embassy Rome's Emergency Action Committee will
participate from Rome for the Turin exercise on December 14
as will Turin for the Rome exercise on December 16, 2005.
Consulate General Milan's EAC, staffed according to the
plans during the Turin Olympics, will participate from
Milan. American Embassy Rome will have ultimate
operational control for all aspects of this exercise.

For that part of the exercise conducted in Rome on December
16, Rome's Emergency Action Committee will handle a series
of incidents affecting Mission Italy, including further
Olympic-related events, with Turin's Olympic team
participating from Turin.

November 10 - OSC and FBI Mey provided a security briefing
to McDonald's representatives Remo Pincelli, Michael Peaster
and Cory Keith. McDonald's will have twenty USA citizens
working out of their Longotto Office in Turin. McDonalds is
working directly with its Turin Restaurant Managers to
address site-specific security checks and screening.
McDonald's representative's added they will have 220 Italian
employees on hand to staff their restaurants at two Olympic
Venue sites. The restaurants will be behind the "mag and
bag" security areas, which alleviates some of their security
concerns for these sites.

November 13 - OSC met with NBC representatives John
Fritsche, Senior Vice President, Col Paterno, Italian
Cabinare, and Joseph Masonis, The Annapolis Group for
conversations on Olympic security preparations by Italy's
MOI, TOROC and the USG's Operations Office. During the
meeting OSC asked Mr. Fritsche if he had considered our
request for a direct feed from the field during events, real
time, as it would greatly assist the USG in it's effort to
provide and respond to real time security concerns and
issues should they arise in the field. Disappointingly, Mr.
Fritsche said NBC would not be doing any direct feeds from
any of it's Olympic venues. Mr. Fritsche suggested the USG
use the Armed Forces Television Net for Olympic Coverage
which will be some 8 to 10 hours behind the actual real time
of the events. OSC and FBI Mey have and remain attentive to
all of NBC's security needs to include OSC recent
participation in NBC's immigration and work permit meeting
with the Questora in Turin. OSC learned recently both the
USOC and Bank of America were each scheduled to receive
"real time" direct feed from NBC during the games. OSC will
approach Mr. Fritsche once again on this matter.

November 14 - United States Olympic Security Manager Larry
Buendorf requested OSC presence during his security meeting
with TOROC Security Manager Francesco Norante. Mr. Buendorf
requested OSC support in his request for a second pedestrian
entrance to the Turin Olympic Village, the permanent
assignment of Police Escort units for the USA men's and
women's Ice Hockey teams as well as the men's and women's
Curling teams, closure or greater effort in controlling
traffic on Via Bruno Giordano to ensure greater security
along the perimeter of the Turin Olympic Village. OSC also
asked for greater clarification on TOROC's accreditation
system and which systems would better support the USG
efforts in both the mountain and Turin venues.

Mr. Norante noted he was not in a position to address Mr.
Buendorf's security concerns as they fall within the
responsibility of the Questora Police Service in Turin. Mr.
Noranted added he would like to meet with all USG field
supervisors for all Olympic competition and village sites in
early January 2006. OSC promised Mr. Buendorf his concerns
would be forward to the Questora for their review.

November 14 - OSC met with Questura Di Torino, Dott.
Guiseppe Petronzi to discuss DSS Tetra radio support and Mr.
Buendorf's security concerns. Mr. Petronzi declared his
support for this issues, and asked that OSC direct these
requests in a written letter to Questora Poli and his
office. Correspondence was sent to the Questora on November
17, 2005, translated into Italian.

November 14 - OSC, D/OSC and FBI Mey met with Japanese
Security representatives Superintendent Ikuya Yoshimura,
Inspector Shuja Hara, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence
Department, National Police Service and Dott. Hideo Kikuchi,
Consul, Japanese Consulate, Milan for a general conversation
of their security preparations for the upcoming games.
Superintendent Yoshimura pointed out the address of Japan's
Athletes House and spoke of briefings he has received from
Italy's MOI on Olympic security preparations.

November 16 - OSC met with Drs. Jan Van Nieuwamerongen,
Matthieu van Antwerpen and Loek ten Hagen, The Netherlands
Embassy, Rome. The meeting was Olympic Security specific
with a general overview of the MOI chain of command.

November 17 - OSC and FBI Mey met with Daniel Lucca,
Supervisor, John Hancock, Financial Services, INC regarding
his company's Olympic presence in Turin and the Mountain
venues.

- OSC, D/OSC and FBI Mey provided a security
briefing to SA Michael Lonetto, U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services Office of the Inspector General, Office of
Investigations, Secretary's Protective Detail. The briefing
consisted of an over view of the JOC and TIC efforts, USG
inter-agency contributions, communication support and
technical requirements, VIP lodging support, vehicle support
and security liaison support for all USG VIP visitors during
the Olympic Games.

November 21 - Dr. Filipe Dispenxa, Primo Digigente Polizia
di Stato, Zona Polizia di Frontier requested OSC to
accompany TSA John Halinski during conversations on Delta
Airlines's request to conduct offsite check in of hold
baggage for NBC as the request was denied by the Ministry of
the Interior in Rome. This was based on an Italian law
which forbids offsite check-in as well as the Italian MOI's
concern that the zone of control for baggage prior to
arriving at the Baggage Handling System (HBS) in Caselle
could not be guaranteed. The MOI Representative in Torino
will meet with Delta Airlines and TSA on 30 November to seek
alternate solutions to the situation."

November 22 - RIMC completed radio/communication update of
systems that will be utilized by the Olympic Security
Coordination Office during the games. The following work
was completed:
- Outfitted 3 mobile communications vehicles. These
vehicles are for DSS Supervisor use in the Mountain
and city venues. These systems give the supervisors
UHF and HF radio secondary communication
capabilities to the JOC (this configuration was done
in Rome and then delivered to the OSCO in Turin).
- Florence and Milan HF systems updated to use as
a secondary HF system to Turin.
- Installed Iridium antennas in the OSCO and in the
Supervisor vehicles.
- Installed repeater and repeater antennas in the
JOC.
- Installed base station in the JOC.
- 80 Motorola handhelds programmed but not coded. RIMC
is waiting for the quarterly change to initiate code.
- Conducted HF radio test from the furthest mountain
venue of Bardeneccia. The system was able to link with
Embassy Rome but did not link with OSCO Turin. RIMC radio
technician thought failure to link with Turin was due to
atmospheric conditions. HF radio console shorted out and
was replaced when returned to Turin.
- Conducted handheld radio checks from city venues.
Clear radio contact was established from the farthest city
venue to the OSCO.

November 23 - ATO Europe Electrical Engineer Ron Smith
completed a power survey for the Olympic Coordination Office
facility. The 3rd floor is rated for a maximum of 63 amps
and is currently drawing 20. Turin's TDY Management
Representative Judy Futch remains engaged in this effort to
properly address the required amps (electrical power)
required to properly address power required for the JOC/TIC.

November 24 - OSC attending a Questora sponsored briefing on
the Turin's Police radio network. OSC remains engaged with
police counterparts in reaching a possible answer to DSS's
TETRA radio requirements during the Olympic games. The
Questora noted while they are open to assist DSS they are
hampered by Police policy which does not allow sharing of
it's radio frequencies or equipment. Most importantly, we
have confirmed it is highly unlikely the DSS Tetra radios
can be modified to the required Italian band-with of 380-400
MHZ from the current setting of 410-420MHZ. OSC will up
date accordingly on these efforts.

November 28 - OSC, RSO Rolph and FBI Mey provided NSC Ms.
Fran Townsend with the USG's Internal Operational Plan for
both the JOC and TIC. The purpose of the briefing was to
provide an overview of the US Government's Olympic
counterterrorism security and crisis management operations
during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. The Agenda included
USG Authorities, USG Olympic Operation Mission Statement,
Olympic Operations Plan to include planning, operations,
Recovery/Redeployment, Command and Control as well as an
Operational Time Line which was very much in line with the
briefing the above mentioned had provided to Rome's
Ambassador on November 8, 2005.

OSC provided an overview of the interagency effort in Turin,
our accomplishments to date, time line and support
requirements to the startup process for the Winter games.
During the briefing OSC, RSO and FBI OC noted post's
disappointment in not having any concrete knowledge of the
Italians Operational Plans in preparation for the Winter
Games. By not having these plans (either a copy or by a
briefing by the MOI) has made USG efforts for security and
emergency contingency planning during the games difficult at
best.

- IPO, ESC Rome and RIMC Cairo & Frankfurt arrive it Turin
for the installation of classified computer and phone
systems and the installation of 3rd floor security equipment
to finalize the CAA certification process.

November 29 - OSC and FBI OC host NSC USSS SA Brian Murphy's
Turin visit of both TIC/JOC and Olympic venues. OSC, RSO
and FBI OC provided the following questions to Ambassador
Spogli which are to be put into a Diplomatic note to Italy's
Chief of Police: Evacuation Plan: USG requests GOI/MOI
operational evacuation response and detection capabilities
for a credible threat and/or a Weapons of Mass Destruction
Incident - this means a car bombing, a biological or
chemical release/attack, and radiological devise throughout
the Olympic Theater.

Operational Staging and Response to a Hostage Situation:
USG requests clarification from GOI/MOI on existing
operational plans to deal with a hostage-taking event.

Soft Targets: USG requests counter measures to address
monitoring of soft targets and measures to address possible
incidents at these locations.

Command and Control: What will the on scene command and
control consist of in the event of i.e. a bomb blast. Who
is in charge, what are your staging plans for assets and
anticipated response times throughout the Olympic Theater.

Airspace Interdiction: What are the airspace interdiction
plans and restrictions. What Italian organization is
responsible for airspace control and interdiction measures
during the games?