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09TASHKENT2018
2009-11-11 02:23:00
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Embassy Tashkent
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Leahy Vetting for River Port Termez Unit, UNODC J-49

Tags:  PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ 
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INFO ALL SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS TASHKENT 002018 

SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR CACEN
SCA/RA FOR JOSEPH BRENNIG
PM/ISO; INR; DRL;
STATE PASS TO ALL EUROPE COLLECTIVE AS INFO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ
SUBJECT: Leahy Vetting for River Port Termez Unit, UNODC J-49
Targeting and Risk Management, November 16-20, Termez, Uzbekistan

UNCLAS TASHKENT 002018

SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR CACEN
SCA/RA FOR JOSEPH BRENNIG
PM/ISO; INR; DRL;
STATE PASS TO ALL EUROPE COLLECTIVE AS INFO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ
SUBJECT: Leahy Vetting for River Port Termez Unit, UNODC J-49
Targeting and Risk Management, November 16-20, Termez, Uzbekistan


1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four.




2. (U) GOU officials nominated the River Port Termez Unit
under the Surhandarya Customs and Border Committee for UNODC
training course J-49 Targeting and Risk Management, to take place
November 16-20. The training will teach participants how to
identify and prevent drug smuggling. Although it is sponsored by
UNODC, INL is funding the project.



The unit is listed below:



Unit: River Port Termez

Unit Commanders: Dmitry Em, State Customs Committee

Bahtiyer Rahmonov, Committee of the State Border Protection

Location: Surkhandarya Region, Termez, Uzbekistan

Agencies: State Customs Committee and Committee of the State
Border Protection

Note: that this is the only river port in
Uzbekistan.




3. (U) Post has no credible information of gross violations
of human rights by this unit.




4. (U) Action request: Post requests that the Department
Conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for this GOU unit
as soon as possible. Trainers are leaving the U.S. this Friday,
November 13, 2009, and the training will begin next Monday,
November 16, 2009.



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