US embassy cable - 05GENEVA2415

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 GENEVA 002415 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR DSS/IP/EUR, DSS/OSAC, IO, IO/EX AND AC/EX FROM RSO 
GENEVA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC, KSAC, (RPTS) SZ,, FY2005 
SUBJECT: QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT- FOURTH QUARTER (JUL, AUG, 
SEP 2005) 
 
REF: 03 STATE 07339 
 
1.  Summary of Significant Events: 
 A.  The U.S. Mission's Fourth of July party kicked off this 
quarter with approx 1,200 guests attending the event at the 
Ambassador's residence.  Not to be outdone, the grand opening 
of the photovoltaic system at the U.S. Mission was another 
heavily attended event, bringing in media and Swiss 
dignitaries from around the area to witness the new 
eco-friendly Mission.  Other events for the quarter included 
the OSAC meeting in Zurich and a protest against the U.S. 
participation in Iraqi.  The demonstrators attempted to move 
the protest to the front of the U.S. Mission, but the Swiss 
police were prepared and ensured that the protestors did not 
impede Mission operations.  Visas Viper meetings were 
conducted and monthly reports submitted (Geneva 1837, 2371, 
2347). 
 
Visits to Geneva included Ambassador Portman, head of the 
U.S. Trade Organization (25-26 Aug). The Public Key 
Infrastructure (PKI) team visited Post 06-13 September.  As 
with every season, personnel changes take place.  RSO Don 
Weinberg PCSd to Washington on 26 August.  The new Regional 
Security Officer, Mark Bandik, arrived at Post (Geneva 2356). 
 ESO Gabriel Kemeny departed for Washington 25 August, and 
ESO Greg Battistone arrived 17 August from Pretoria. 
 
B. Emergency Action Drills: 
1. Mission: 
a. Fire Drill:  July 2005 
b. Emergency Destruction Drill:  May 2004 
c. Internal Defense:  May 2005 
d. Bomb: July 2005 
e. Duck and Cover:  July 2005 
f. Warden:  August 2005 
 
2. Other Than Chancery: N/A 
 
C.  Constituent Posts:  None 
 
D.  MSG Activities: 
 
1. Date/Type of Drills 
   07 Jul - Fire Drill at BEQ 
   13 Jul - Intruder Drill 
   22 Jul - Bomb Drill 
   02 Aug - Bomb Drill 
   11 Aug - E & E Drill at BEQ 
   18 Aug - Internal Defense (walk through) 
   06 Sep - Internal Defesne 
   20 Sep - Intruder Drill 
   21 Sep - Internal Defense and Intruder Drill 
2. Guard School attendance:  RSO and ARSO attend Guard School 
or brief MSGs on 
   a regular basis. 
   05 Jul - Walk-In Procedures and Storage / Destroy 
Classified Material 
   07 Jul - Protection of Classified Material 
   14 Jul - Chemical Munition Employment 
   21 Jul - Force Continuum 
   28 Jul - Reporting Contacts and Leadership 
   04 Aug - Individual Protective Measures and Recognizing 
Terrorist Operations 
   12 Aug - Hostage Survival Techniques and Explosive Device 
   18 Aug - Knowledge of Firefighting System and Emergency 
First Aid 
   25 Aug - Leadership and Counterespionage 
   01 Sep - Military Justice and Law of War, Customs, Courts, 
History 
   08 Sep - Individual Resolution System and Sexual Harassment 
   16 Sep - Handling DOS Weapons and Duty of Supply NCO 
3. Visits of Headquarters/Company MSG Personnel:  20 - 23 
Sept: Semi-Annual Inspection by Capt. Seneres. 
4. TDY Requests:  Sgt Greg Smith, Kabul, 25 July - 25 January 
2006;  Sgt Inigo Francis returned 02 August from four-month 
TDY in Kabul. 
5. Arrivals:  Cpl Christine Velasquez arrived 15 July from 
MSG School. 
6. Departures:  Sgt Sean Clark departed 23 August for 
Quantico, 
7. Other:  DetCmdr SSgt Tyson Spencer attended Commanders 
Readiness Conference, 12-15 September, in Limerick, Ireland. 
 
2.  (SBU) Threats and Incidents: 
Demonstration against U.S. on 23 September (Geneva 2276, 
2254, 2212). 
 
3.  (SBU)  DS-initiated Investigations: 
 
A.  Number of PSS Cases Generated by Headquarters Offices 
    Opened  (20) 
    Closed  (22) 
    Pending  (9) 
    Overdue  (0) 
 
B.  Number of Cases Generated by Post 
 
    Opened   (0) 
    Closed   (0) 
    Pending  (0) 
 
4.  (SBU) Action cables/E-mail not answered by DS: None 
 
5.  Summary of Separate Reports: 
 
A.  CIWG -  04 Geneva 03967 
B.  EAP - Submitted Feb 04 
C.  Security Surveys - Mission Bldg: submitted July 2002 
D.  Procedural Security Survey - Being prepared by incoming 
RSO. 
E.  Comprehensive SPE Inventory -  Geneva 1345 (June 2005) 
F.  RSO Quarterly Travel Report - N/A. 
G.  Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire (ACEQ) and OSAC 
Crime Safety Report - Dec 2004 
H.  Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) - 
Submitted September 19, 2005; Geneva 2204. 
Cassel