DISAPPEARANCE OF 416 BLANK VISA FOILS AND 63 BLANK

UNCLAS TIRANA 000715 SIPDIS DEPT FOR CA/FPP (BILLINGS) DEPT FOR CA/VO (GREWE) DEPT FOR INL/HSTC (GORELICK) DEPT FOR DS/IP/EUR DEPT FOR DS/DSCC EUR POSTS FOR FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGERS DHS CBP FORENSIC DOCUMENT ANALYSIS UNIT DHS ICE FORENSIC DOCUMENTS LAB E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC AL SUBJECT: DISAPPEARANCE OF 416 BLANK VISA FOILS AND 63 BLANK RESIDENCY FOILS FROM THE EMBASSY OF DENMARK IN TIRANA, ALBANIA ¶1. On the night of October 22-23, 2009, the Danish Embassy in Tirana, Albania, was burglarized and consular supplies have disappeared. On November 5, 2009, the US Embassy in Tirana received a copy of CM 4514/09, a Communication from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union dated October 27, 2009, detailing the missing items. ¶2. According to CM 4514/09 the following items have disappeared: - 416 blank Danish visa stickers (foils) with serial numbers DK1488685 to DK1488800 and DK1526201 to DK1526500. - 63 Danish residence permit stickers (foils) with serial numbers DK0180738 to DK0180800. ¶3. The contact person concerning this incident is Pascal Roelandts, who may be reached at pascal.roelandts@consilium.europe.eu, or at +32-2-281-6800. WITHERS