US embassy cable - 05MAPUTO374

S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 MAPUTO 000374 
 
SIPDIS 
DEPT FOR DS/IP/ITA, DS/IP/AF 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/21/2015 
TAGS: ASEC 
SUBJECT: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) 
- AMEMBASSY MAPUTO 
 
REF: A. (A) STATE 23078 
B. (B) MAPUTO 01294 
Classified By: RSO Karen Lass, Reasons 1.4(c)(d) 
 
1. Post has reviewed its last report (Ref B) and made several 
changes to the Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire 
(SEPQ), reflected in the following answers: 
 
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POLITICAL VIOLENCE 
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1. (U) DEMONSTRATIONS: 
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A. Yes 
B. No 
C. No 
D. For 2004, N/A. 
E. For 2004, N/A. For 2003, reported demonstrations were 
triggered by specific U.S. foreign policy or military events. 
F. Peaceful 
G. N/A 
H. N/A 
I. No. 
J. Yes. In February, 2004, 150-200 employees of Wackenhut, 
the company that has the local guard contract, demonstrated 
about a severance pay discrepancy in a park one block from 
the embassy and a portion of this group attempted to approach 
the embassy later in the day only to be turned away by 
Diplomatic Police. In July, 2004, 41 Mozambicans occupied 
the German Embassy for four days due to a conflict involving 
government pensions. The German Embassy is located less than 
one block from the U.S. Embassy. 
K. 100-150 people 
L. Peaceful 
M. N/A 
? 
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2. (U) MACRO CONFLICT CONDITIONS 
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A. No 
B. N/A 
C. N/A 
D. N/A 
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3. (S/NF) HOST COUNTRY CAPABILITIES 
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A. No 
B. No, not directly. However, some National Police and 
prosecutors in the Attorney General's Office have received 
training from the USG supported International Law Enforcement 
Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone, Botswana and in the United 
States. The Mozambican Police Academy (ACIPOL) has received 
funding and training for its drug laboratory. 
C. Yes 
D. No. Mozambican State Security and Intelligence Service 
(SISE) is professional and reactive when presented with 
information but due to limited funds and resources SISE is 
unable to effectively deter terrorist actions. 
E. Yes 
F. No 
G. Yes. The National Police currently provides static 
police guards (six at the Embassy, two at U.S.AID, one at 
Public Diplomacy, and one at the Ambassador's residence). 
Since 9/11, Rapid Intervention Police maintains postings at 
the Embassy, Public Diplomacy, and the Ambassador's 
Residence. Embassy Maputo provides meals and a monthly 
stipend to these police in order to ensure consistent police 
support. The police are poorly trained and act more as a 
deterrent to any potential threats than as an actual 
safeguard. 
H. Poor. Security at the major airport is inconsistent at 
best. On any given day, the airport perimeter may be left 
unattended. 
I. Ineffective. Immigration and customs controls at the 
border points and crossings are vulnerable to exploitation by 
criminals and extremists, due to meager salaries, lack of 
training for officers, and an underdeveloped security 
infrastructure. Computers are present at two major points of 
entry, Ressano Garcia and Maputo's international airport, but 
there is no comprehensive networked system. 
J. Ineffective. Outside of formal crossing points, security 
along Mozambique's vast land borders with neighboring 
countries (South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi 
and Tanzania) is poor, as is maritime security. There is no 
Navy, Coast Guard, or Border Patrol present in Mozambique to 
serve in this capacity. Unfortunately, the Government of 
Mozambique does not have the resources to control its borders 
effectively. 
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INDIGENOUS TERRORISM 
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4. (SBU) ANTI-AMERICAN TERRORIST GROUPS 
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A. Unknown 
B. N/A 
C. N/A 
D. N/A 
E. N/A 
F. N/A 
G. N/A 
H. N/A 
? 
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5. (SBU) OTHER INDIGENOUS TERRORIST GROUPS 
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A. Unknown 
B. N/A 
C. N/A 
D. N/A 
E. N/A 
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TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM 
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6. (SBU) TRANSNATIONAL TERRORIST INDICATORS 
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A. Unknown. 
B. N/A 
C. N/A 
D. Unknown 
E. Yes. Elements of the small expatriate south Asian Muslim 
community are sympathetic to transnational terrorist groups 
as mentioned in the previous reports. 
F. Low. 
G. Very high. 
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LALIME