US embassy cable - 00ULAANBAATAR1422

UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 001422 
 
STATE FOR S/CT FOR REAP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER, MG 
SUBJECT: MONGOLIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT 
 
REF: STATE 217248 
 
POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO 
REFTEL REQUEST: 
 
A) THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC 
TERRORISM IN MONGOLIA DURING 2000. 
 
B) THERE WERE NO CASES OF EXTRADITION OR REQUESTS FOR 
EXTRADITION IN TERRORIST CASES. 
 
C) N/A 
 
D) N/A 
 
E) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, PARLIAMENT APPROVED THE GOM 
DECISION TO BECOME A PARTY TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 
FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS. 
 
F) THE GOM DOES NOT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, 
TERRORISTS OR TERRORIST GROUPS. 
 
G) THE GOM HAS NOT/NOT MADE STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT OF A 
TERRORIST-SUPPORTING COUNTRY ON A TERRORISM ISSUE. 
 
H) THE GOM IS GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES 
AND HOPES TO WORK COOPERATIVELY IN THE REGION TO PREVENT 
GROWTH OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, INCLUDING TERRORISM. 
BECAUSE OF ITS LONG AND RATHER POROUS BORDERS WITH RUSSIA 
AND CHINA, THE GOM IS AWARE OF ITS VULNERABILITY TO 
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME.  POST ENGAGES THE GOM IN DISCUSSION OF 
SUCH ISSUES FREQUENTLY. 
 
I) IN JULY 2000 THE AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATED IN A COLLECTIVE 
G-8 DEMARCHE TO URGE GOM ACCESSION TO THE 1997 CONVENTION 
ON THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS AND THE 1999 
FINANCING OF TERRORISM CONVENTION.  IN FEBRUARY 1999 FBI 
HONOLULU SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE MYRON FULLER CONDUCTED 
ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING WITH THE BORDER TROOPS, CIVIL 
AVIATION AUTHORITY, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND GENERAL 
POLICE DEPARTMENT.  SINCE THEN POST HAS MAINTAINED AN 
ACTIVE EXCHANGE WITH THE GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND 
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE INFORMATION WOULD IMPACT ON 
MISSION SECURITY.  WHERE POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE, THE RSO 
ARRANGES TO INCLUDE GOM OFFICIALS OR AGENCIES IN MEETINGS 
AND TRAINING DEALING WITH COUNTER-TERRORISM. 
 
J) N/A 
 
K) POST HAS SOUGHT COOPERATION FROM THE GOM FOR ADDITIONAL 
SECURITY FOR THE EMBASSY COMPOUND IN SEVERAL CASES WHEN 
POST BELIEVED THE SPECIFIC THREAT LEVEL HAD INCREASED.  AT 
SUCH TIMES, THE GOM WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE MISSION, AND 
POST EXPECTS THAT SUCH ASSISTANCE WOULD BE FORTHCOMING IN 
THE FUTURE. 
 
 
DINGER