US embassy cable - 05DUSHANBE1802

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DEMARCH DELIVERED: DESTRUCTION OF STATE BORDER PROTECTION COMMITTEE-HELD MANPADS

Identifier: 05DUSHANBE1802
Wikileaks: View 05DUSHANBE1802 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dushanbe
Created: 2005-11-10 06:00:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: MASS PREL TI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 001802 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR PM/WRA (KATHERINE BAKER), EUR/CACEN, SA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MASS, PREL, TI 
SUBJECT: DEMARCH DELIVERED:  DESTRUCTION OF STATE BORDER PROTECTION 
COMMITTEE-HELD MANPADS 
 
REF: STATE 201459 
 
1.  Post delivered reftel demarche on MANPAD destruction on 
November 9 to General Saidamir Zuhurov, Chairman of the State 
Border Protection Committee (Tajik Border Guards). 
 
2.  On the first point, Zuhurov said Tajikistan is working well 
with OSCE on the destruction of small arms, light weapons, and 
ammunition. 
 
3.  On the second point, Zuhurov stated that he knew of only 
five or six MANPADs that existed and believed they had already 
been destroyed.  He will confirm whether they have been 
destroyed or not, and if not, he has no problem with OSCE 
destroying them.  He will provide us with confirmation by 
November 20. 
 
4.  On the third point, taking steps to make arrangements with 
OSCE, Zuhurov stated that the Government of Tajikistan is 
cooperating fully with OSCE and will also cooperate on MANPAD 
destruction. 
HOAGLAND 
 
 
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