US embassy cable - 04MADRID2394

UNCLAS MADRID 002394 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DOE/LANL FOR DANIEL DURAN 
DOE/NNSA FOR CHERYL DOBBS 
 
E.O.12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG, TRGY, KSCA, OTRA, SP, Country Visits 
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV 
BALATSKY 
 
REF: SECSTATE 134594 
 
1.POST WELCOMES AND GRANTS CLEARANCE TO MR. ALEXANDER V 
BALATSKY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO TRAVEL TO SPAIN ON JULY 11 
AND DEPART POST JULY 16, 2004. TRAVELER WILL PRESENT WORK 
DONE IN T-11 AND MST-10 ON SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN CORRELATED 
SYSTEMS, WHERE HE WILL PRESENT AND ABSTRACT ENTITLED 
"INELASTIC TUNELING SPECTROSCOPY IN D-WAVE SUPERCONDUCTORS 
AND BOSONIC SPECTRAL FUNCTION EXTRACTION" IN SITGES, SPAIN. 
 
2.CONTACT PERSON DAY: PROFESSOR BANSIL, NORTHWESTERN 
UNIVERSITY, TEL: 34-938-110170. CONTACT PERSON EVEING: 
PASSEIG DE LA RIVERA, SITGES TEL: 34-938-110170. NO EMBASSY 
ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED. 
 
3.VISITORS ARE REMINDED THAT BEARERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND 
OFFICIAL PASSPORTS COMING TO SPAIN ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS NEED 
TO OBTAIN A SPANISH VISA PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL. 
 
4.IN GENERAL, SPAIN IS SAFE.  HOWEVER, MADRID AND OTHER 
LARGE CITIES IN SPAIN ATTRACT A NUMBER OF CRIMINALS AND 
PICKPOCKETS AND FREQUENT INCIDENTS OF CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITY 
AGAINST THE UNWARY OCCUR.  CARRY ONLY ESSENTIAL ITEMS, 
INCLUDING A PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT.  VISITORS CAN 
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM CRIME BY BEING STREET-SMART, ALERT, 
AND AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.  IN THE EVENT YOU ARE 
VICTIMIZED BY CRIME, OR EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER SECURITY- 
RELATED INCIDENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE EMBASSY'S REGIONAL 
SECURITY OFFICE AT (91) 587-2550.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
REGARDING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN SPAIN IS AVAILABLE ON THE 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.STATE.GOV). 
 
5.TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE MOST RECENT 
WORLDWIDE CAUTION ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.  AS THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP INFORMATION ON ANY 
POTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS TO AMERICANS OVERSEAS, IT SHARES 
CREDIBLE THREAT INFORMATION THROUGH ITS CONSULAR INFORMATION 
PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT 
HTTP://TRAVEL/STATE.GOV.  IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION ON THE 
INTERNET, U.S. TRAVELERS CAN HEAR RECORDED INFORMATION BY 
CALLING THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AT 202- 
647-5225 FROM THEIR TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE, OR RECEIVE 
INFORMATION BY AUTOMATED TELEFAX BY DIALING 202-647-3000 
FROM THEIR FAX MACHINE. 
 ARGYROS