KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONS TO 2007 INL END USE MONITORING

UNCLAS ASTANA 000823 SIPDIS STATE FOR INL/AAE (BALABANIAN),INL/C, SCA/CEN (O'MARA) SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR KCOR KCRM PREL KZ SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONS TO 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT REF: A) STATE 19195 B) ASTANA 362 ¶1. In response to Reftel A, Post is providing additional information on equipment provided to the GOK. ¶2. Computers at the Financial Police Academy. INL provided 25 computers to the Financial Police Academy in Astana. End-use monitoring was conducted during training at the Academy in November ¶2007. All computers are being used in a classroom and were in good condition. The computers were also seen by INL representatives during a visit to the Academy on April 16, 2008. ¶3. Computers at the National Laboratory of Forensics Control. INL provided 16 computers to the National Lab in Almaty. End-use monitoring was conducted in October 2007. All computers were being used and in good condition. On a recent visit to the Lab, INL representatives learned that 3 of the computers are no longer operational because of a power surge in the Lab. ¶4. Equipment at the Military Institute. The fiber optic boroscope and metric tools were provided to the Military Institute in Almaty to provide hands-on training to border guards. The equipment is in working order and is being used. IOM is building lockable display cabinets that will hold such training equipment. ORDWAY