KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ASTANA 002127 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/CEN DEPT FOR ISN/ECC: JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, JHARTSHORN, SROBINSON DEPT FOR ISN/ECC-AMT: LSPRINGER, DLYONS DEPT FOR EUR/ACE: DFISCHER DEPT FOR SCA/RA: JSPILSBURY CBP/INA: KCHAISSON AND BPICKETT USDOE/NNSA: CWALKER, TPERRY, EDESCHLER DOC FOR DCREED AMEMBASSY BERLIN FOR CUSTOMS ATTACHE AMEMBASSY TASHKENT, BISHKEK, BAKU, DUSHANBE AND ASHGABAT FOR EXBS ADVISORS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER 2009) ASTANA 00002127 001.2 OF 002 ¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD: ¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED ¶1. November 2-10, EXBS Advisor was TDY to Embassy Yerevan to conduct meetings and briefings for Fred Carter, the newly arrived EXBS Advisor to Armenia. ¶2. November 12, EXBS office received a Diplomatic Note from the MFA advising EXBS that the Border Guards would not be able to meet with EXBS until December due to their busy schedule. The Border Guards still have not answered our mid-October Dip Note requesting access to the sites where the portable shelter will be installed. EXBS and NSOI funded five portable shelters for the border guards, the first of which has been delivered to the border guard warehouse in Almaty. The Border Guards have not disclosed where they will put the shelters, only that they will be used on the Kazakh-Uzbek border. EXBS will continue to press the border guards for access to the sites to ensure all preparation work has been completed for installation. ¶3. November 13, EXBS Advisor completed and submitted inputs for the PPR. ¶4. November 17, EXBS Advisor briefed FBI Director, Robert Mueller, on the EXBS program in Kazakhstan and answered questions concerning proliferation threats. ¶5. November 16 - 20, EXBS Program Coordinator and Admin Assistant were TDY to Frankfurt for the annual EXBS FSN conference and training. ¶B. TRAINING COURSES CONDUCTED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD None ¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD None ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE TRAINING: NONE EQUIPMENT: ¶1. The Regional Procurement Support Office/Frankfurt (RPSO) executed a contract for the procurement of five (5) portable modular shelter complexes valued at $1,178,330. These shelters are part of the Kazakhstan Green Border Project and will be purchased using EXBS and NSOI provided funding. ¶2. The Regional Procurement Support Office/Frankfurt (RPSO) executed a contract for the procurement of five (5) X-ray baggage screening systems valued at $620,565 for the ASTANA 00002127 002.2 OF 002 Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee. Delivery date pending. ¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY None ¶F. CASPIAN SECURITY INFORMATION None III. RED FLAG ISSUES: None HOAGLAND