US embassy cable - 05BRATISLAVA15

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000015 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT FOR NP/ECC - PVANSON, ACHURCH, JOHN COFFEY 
DEPT FOR EUR/ACE - DMARTIN 
CBP/INA FOR PWARKER, BPICKETT 
USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY 
DOC FOR PETERSEN-BEARD 
PRAGUE FOR MARK CANNING 
VIENNA FOR KENNY MACDONALD 
BUDAPEST FOR CARLTON BULKIN 
WARSAW FOR THOMAS YEAGER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC, MNUC, PARM, PREL, KSTC, KNNP, ETTC, PREL, LO 
SUBJECT: EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE 
- DECEMBER 2004 
 
1.  BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY 
MANAGERS. 
 
     The EXBS Advisor was on a consultation trip to the 
United States, followed by annual leave from December 
15-31, 2004.  The EXBS Advisor's FSN Assistant was on 
annual leave from December 5-11, 2004.  As most of 
Slovakia's government agency EXBS contacts were also on 
leave during this period, no meetings, site assessments 
or training sessions were conducted in December. 
 
2.  COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. 
 
A.   SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING 
    PERIOD. 
 
     None 
 
 
B.   TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 
 
     None 
 
C.   EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING 
     None 
 
D.   IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE. 
 
     1)   A fundcite for $4,200 was received from Customs 
         and Border Protection (CBP) for the purchase of spare 
         parts for TSA Systems Hand Held Radiation Detection 
         monitors.  These spare parts are needed to repair 
         inoperative monitors previously donated to the Slovak 
         Directorate of Customs.  The parts are scheduled to 
         arrive in early January 2005 and will be delivered to 
         Slovak Customs upon arrival. 
 
     2)   CBP notified EXBS Advisor that they have shipped 
         100 Tool Bag Kits to be delivered to Slovak Customs in 
         January 2005. The value of these Tool Bag Kits is 
         approximately $20,000.  They will be distributed to 
         Slovak Customs' Mobile Enforcement Teams, Ports of 
         Entry and in-land distributions centers. 
 
E.  SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY. 
 
     None. 
 
3.  RED FLAG ISSUES. 
 
     None. 
 
Questions regarding this report can be directed to 
Larry Adkins, EXBS Senior Advisor, at AmEmbassy 
Bratislava at telephone no.: 421-2-5922-3375, fax: 421- 
2-5922-3497 or through email at adkinslh@state.gov. 
 
THAYER 
 
 
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