US embassy cable - 05LJUBLJANA555

UNCLAS  LJUBLJANA 000555 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR, SI 
SUBJECT:  ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, 
JULY 2005 
 
 
1.  SUMMARY: THE PREVIOUS ODC CHIEF, LT COL MARGARET 
CLAYTOR, HAS DEPARTED FOR HER NEW ASSIGNMENT AT 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN WASHINGTON.  THE NEW DCM ARRIVES 
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST. 
 
2.  KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: 
 
A. FMS: NSTR 
 
B. DCA: THE AMBASSADOR RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE EURO-ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF SLOVENIA.  IT 
DISCUSSES THEIR 22-23 SEP DEFENSE INDUSTRY 
CONFERENCE/TRADESHOW AND REQUESTS WE PASS THE 
INFORMATION ALONG TO FOLKS IN THE US WHO MIGHT BE 
INTERESTED.  THE ODC CHIEF IS IN CONTACT WITH EUCOM'S 
DCA HERO, MAJ MALLETS, ON THIS ISSUE. 
 
C. IMET: NSTR 
 
D. CTFP: NSTR 
 
E. SPP: NSTR 
 
F. MIL-TO-MIL: NSTR 
 
3.  PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS: 
 
A.  PERSONNEL: 
 
1) PERSPECTIVE GAINS: NONE 
 
2) PERSPECTIVE LOSSES: LT COL MARGARET CLAYTOR HAS 
DEPARTED FOR HER NEW ASSIGNMENT AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT 
IN WASHINGTON DC.  IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT HER PLEASE 
USE THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS CLAYTORMA@STATE.GOV. 
 
3) ATTACHED PERSONNEL: 
- KATHY LANCE, ENGLISH TEACHER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT 
- JOHN STEPHENS, ENGLISH TEACHER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT 
- HELEN PREVOST, ENGLISH TEACHER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT 
- KRISTIN PEDROJA, TEST DEVELOPER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT 
- SAMO DRNOVSEK, LIMITED PSA CONTRACT, MIL-TO-MIL 
 
4) ODC CHIEF APPROVED TDY/LEAVE: 
- 22JUL-5 AUG: MS IRENA KUFAR ON LEAVE. 
- 7-21 AUG: MAJ SCOTT FREDERICKSEN WILL BE TDY TO 
ATTEND PHASE ONE OF HIS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL EDUCATION AT 
GRAFENWEIR. 
- 11-16 AUG: MR. GASPER KRESNIK ON LEAVE. 
- 13-15 SEP: MR GASPER KRESNIK WILL BE TDY TO KELLY 
BARRACKS TO ATTEND IMPAC CARD TRAINING.  THE ODC CHIEF 
IS ALSO PLANNING ON ATTENDING. 
 
5) RATING SCHEME CHANGES: NONE 
 
6) EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: NONE 
 
B. RESOURCES. VEHICLES AND ADP EQUIPMENT ARE 100% 
OPERATIONAL. 
 
4. WAY AHEAD (UPCOMING EVENTS): 29 AUG - 9 SEP: THE 
FIRST SLOVENIA SMALL UNIT EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 
THE COLORADO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD'S 220TH MILITARY 
POLICE COMPANY AND SLOVENIA'S 17TH MILITARY POLICE 
BATTALION.  TWENTY SOLDIERS FROM THE 220TH MP WILL 
TRAVEL TO SLOVENIA TO CONDUCT LANES TRAINING EXERCISES 
WITH THE SLOVENES.  THIS EXERCISE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT 
ASPECT OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR ONE OF THE 
SLOVENE PLATOONS WHICH WILL BE LEAVING THREE WEEKS 
LATER FOR OPERATIONS IN KFOR. 
 
5. CHIEF COMMENTS: 
 
A. EMBASSY TURNOVER: THE EMBASSY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
LARGE PERSONNEL TURNOVER INCLUDING A NEW DATT, DCM AND 
POL-MIL OFFICER.  FORTUNATELY AUGUST IS OUR SLOW MONTH 
AND WILL GIVE THE NEW PERSONNEL TIME TO SETTLE IN.  THE 
NEW DCM ARRIVES ON FRIDAY 5 AUGUST.  SHE WILL BE 
VISITING THE ODC OFFICE ON MONDAY 8 AUGUST AND THEN 
RECEIVE OUR MISSION BRIEFING TUESDAY 9 AUGUST. 
 
B. PROGRAM EXECUTION: WE WILL CONTINUE OUR OUTSTANDING 
PROGRAM EXECUTION FOCUSING HEAVILY ON REVIEWING THE 
STATUS OF OUR FMS CASES. 
 
 
C. TSC STRATEGY: OUR POL-MIL TEAM IS FOCUSED ON 
ACHIEVING THE OVERLAPPING OBJECTIVES OF THE AMBASSADOR, 
EUCOM AND HOST NATION.  THIS IS VITAL TO TIGHTENING UP 
OUR "SHOT GROUP" AND APPLYING OUR LIMITED RESOURCES TO 
THE BIGGEST IMPACT OBJECTIVES.  MY DISCUSSIONS WITH 
VARYING GENERAL STAFF, MOD, AND MOI PERSONNEL HAVE THE 
SLOVENE'S CLEARLY FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS. 
- ACHIEVING THEIR NATO FORCE GOALS 
- CONTINUING TRAINING AND EDUCATION VIA EXERCISES AND 
IMET 
- RESTRUCTURING THEIR MOD AND GS 
- FIGHTING ORGANIZED CRIME (TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS, 
PEOPLE, ETC) 
MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM'S LIAISON TO THE 
SLOVENE MOD PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL INSIGHT FROM A 
PURELY NATO AND EU PERSPECTIVE.  HE STATED THAT IF WE 
COULD HELP THE SLOVENES DEVELOP ONE FULLY DEPLOYABLE 
INFANTRY BATTALION AND ONE FULLY DEPLOYABLE NBC 
BATTALION THAT WOULD BE "SIGNIFICANT FOR A COUNTRY OF 
SLOVENIA'S SIZE". 
 
D. COUNTER TERRORISM.  WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SLOVENE 
POLITICAL ADVISOR TO THE FOREIGN MINISTER ON A 
CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT SIMULATION AIMED AT INCREASING 
THE HOST NATION'S AWARENESS OF TERRORIST THREATS. 
CONCEPTUALLY THIS IS A SLOVENE FUNDED, PLANNED AND 
EXECUTED ACTIVITY WITH LIMITED US ASSISTANCE IN ALL 
PHASES.  WE ARE RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF TAPPING 
INTO THE STATE OF COLORADO'S CONSQUENCE MANAGEMENT 
EXPERTS FOR SUCH AN EVENT.  OBVIOUSLY FUNDING WILL BE A 
KEY ISSUE AND WE ARE OPEN TO ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS 
IN THAT VEIN. 
 
6. POC: 
LT COL GENE MOTY 
+386-1-471-2873 
EMOTY@SAN.OSD.MIL 
- OR - 
MAJ SCOTT FREDERICKSEN 
+386-1-471-2165 SCOTT.FREDERICKSEN@US.ARMY.MIL 
 
ROBERTSON 
 
 
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