EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 DUSHANBE 001209 SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/ECC YWONG, ACHURCH, JHARTSHORN DEPT FOR ISN/ECC-AMT LSPRINGER DEPT FOR SCA/CEN ALONG, SCA/RA JMCCLELLAN CBP/INA FOR SBAKER, GRISING DHS/ICE FOR AMEFFERD DOE/NNSA FOR JNOBLE, BPENTOLA DOC FOR DCREED USCG SHABTEMICHAEL FRANKFURT PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE BERLIN PLEASE PASS TO CBP ATTACHE MOSCOW PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI SUBJECT: EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2009 DUSHANBE 00001209 001.2 OF 003 ¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS ¶A. NONE II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ¶1. Site Assessments a) On October 14 the EXBS Advisor and Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. They resolved several ongoing construction issues. They instructed the contractor to reinforce the interior walls. Subsequently they revisited the site and found that the contractor had made the necessary adjustments to the interior wall construction. They rescheduled the completion date of the renovation from October 2009 to January 2010. January 2010 is still within the allotted timeframe of the contract. b) On October 15 the Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO),Frankfurt, Germany issued a notice to proceed to the GOTI Customs Academy project contractor. On October 16, 2009, the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS Advisor met with the Director of the Tajik Customs Academy and the contractor at the Customs Academy Site to discuss the start of construction. c) On October 19 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS Advisor visited the construction site of the GOTI Customs Academy. The partially installed parquet flooring was determined to be inadequate and they told the contractor to remove the flooring and provide higher grade flooring. They also determined that the subfloor for the carpeted area was inadequate and told the contractor that he would have to remove and replace the installed portion of the subfloor. ¶2. Meetings a) There was a special Country Team meeting with General Petraeus on October 27. The Country Team briefed General Petraeus on the lack of response by the GOTI to an MOU the Department of Energy proposed and an agreement the Defense Threat Reduction Agency proposed. These agreements relate to nonproliferation efforts and radiation detection efforts. General Petraeus volunteered to send a letter to the President of Tajikistan asking for his cooperation in signing these two agreements. EXBS drafted a letter and sent it to General Petraeus for his action. DUSHANBE 00001209 002.2 OF 003 ¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD ¶1. During the week of October 5 the EXBS Advisor attended the DTRA/NATO Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Through Enhanced Border Security Training in Bucharest, Romania. Eight senior level managers from the government of Tajikistan Customs and Border Guards also attended. ¶2. During the week of October 19 the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Global Security Engagement and Cooperation, International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) conducted a three-day Commodity Identification Training (CIT) workshop for representatives of the GOTI Customs Service, Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING PERIOD ¶1. NONE ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE ¶1. Training a) During the week of November 9 the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will conduct a course on Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The EXBS Office is working with DTRA on the logistical aspects of the training. ¶2. Equipment None ¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY None DUSHANBE 00001209 003.2 OF 003 III. RED FLAG ISSUES ¶A. None POC for this report is Robert Granico, EXBS Advisor, GranicoRF@state.gov , phone 992 37 229-2804. GROSS