Identifier
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07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69
2007-02-22 07:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Cable title:  

BRUNEI TO ISSUE BIOMETRIC PASSPORT IN FALL

Tags:  CVIS PREL BX 
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PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHBD #0069 0530724
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 220724Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3729
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS PRIORITY
RULSJGA/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
UNCLAS BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 000069 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR CA/VO, EAP/MTS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS PREL BX
SUBJECT: BRUNEI TO ISSUE BIOMETRIC PASSPORT IN FALL

REF: 06 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 572

UNCLAS BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 000069

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR CA/VO, EAP/MTS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS PREL BX
SUBJECT: BRUNEI TO ISSUE BIOMETRIC PASSPORT IN FALL

REF: 06 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 572


1. (U) The Government of Brunei announced on Thursday,
February 15 that it had awarded a contract for production of
biometric-compliant e-passports to Giesecke & Devrient (G&D)
of Germany. G&D will partner with a the local firm ITPSS to
equip Brunei's immigration department with necessary
production equipment for the e-passport system.


2. (U) Azmi Hj Hafneh, Assistant Director of the Immigration
Department and project manager for the e-passport program,
told us that he expects the first e-passports to be issued in
early September of this year. Azmi assured us that the GoB
would provide the USG (and others) with exemplars and
information on the new passport design's security features in
late July or early August.
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