SOUTH AFRICA FEDERAL AIR MARSHALL SERVICE DIPNOTE

UNCLAS PRETORIA 004889 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS DHS PASS TO JHLANISKI, ROME E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTIA EAIR PGOV PTER KHLS SF SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA FEDERAL AIR MARSHALL SERVICE DIPNOTE REF: SECSTATE 188876 ¶1. (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered on November 30 Federal Air Marshal Service dipnote and proposed Air Marshal agreement received 17 November to South Africa Department of Foreign Affairs Nokwazi Mtshali. ¶2. (SBU) Post received October 23 via e-mail the proposed Air Marshal agreement from TSA's (Transportation Security Administration) John Halinski (Rome). The agreement was sent to South Africa Department of Transport Bilateral Affairs Chief Johann Bierman and to South African Civil Aviation Authority Security Chief Mongezi India. Mr. India tabled the matter at the November 9 meeting of the South Africa Aviation Security Committee, chaired by Biermann. Mr. Biermann told econoff November 24 that good progress was being made on reviewing the proposed agreement but that the review would not be completed before U.S. carrier Delta Airline's inaugural flight to South Africa December 5. BOST