US embassy cable - 05DUSHANBE1964

C O N F I D E N T I A L  DUSHANBE 001964 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL:  12/8/2015 
TAGS: MCAP, TI 
SUBJECT: IIR 6 947 0015 06/PRESIDENT TO DECLARE NEW NATIONAL GUARD 
BATTALION READY FOR DUTY (C) 
 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: Jonathan Edwards, DATT, USDAO Dushanbe, DIA. 
REASON: 1.4 (a) 
 
CONFIDENTIAL 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SERIAL:  (U) IIR 6 947 0015 06. 
 
COUNTRIES:  (U) TAJIKISTAN (TI) 
 
IPSP:  (U) IFC1510, IFC1515, IFC1531, IFC1516, IFC1513, IFC1130, 
IFC1120, IFC1110, IFC1520, IFC1530, IFC1535 
 
SUBJECT: IIR 6 947 0015 06/PRESIDENT TO DECLARE NEW NATIONAL 
GUARD BATTALION READY FOR DUTY (C) 
 
WARNING:  (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY 
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.  REPORT CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL NO 
FOREIGN 
 
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                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
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DOI:  (U) 20051206 
 
REQS: (U) DHCD111052, DHCD111055, DHCD111054, DIAC151501802, 
UUDX113004004 
 
SOURCE:  (C) //6 947 0023// HOST NATION FIELD GRADE MILITARY 
OFFICER WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION. 
USDAO has an established relationship with source. CONTEXT 
STATEMENT - RO AND SOURCE MEET ON A REGULAR LIAISON BASIS AS A 
RESULT OF RO'S AND SOURCE'S OFFICIAL DUTIES. SOURCE APPEARS TO 
BE A STRONG SUPPORTER OF INCREASED MILITARY RELATIONS BETWEEN 
UNITED STATES AND TAJIKISTAN. SOURCE IS AWARE THAT INFORMATION 
WILL REACH U.S. INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS AND COMMENTS MAY BE MEANT 
TO INFLUENCE AS MUCH AS TO INFORM. 
 
SUMMARY:  (C//REL TO USA, GBR AND AUS) PRESIDENT RAHMONOV WILL 
INSPECT THE NEWLY DESIGNATED NATIONAL GUARD SPECIAL FORCES 
BATTALION IN LATE DECEMBER OR EARLY JANUARY.  AT THE CONCLUSION 
OF THE INSPECTION, THE NATIONAL GUARD HOPES THE PRESIDENT WILL 
DECLARE THE UNIT READY FOR DUTY. 
 
TEXT: 1.  (C//REL TO USA, GBR AND AUS) ON 6 DECEMBER 2005, 
SOURCE TOLD RO THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS PREPARING ITS SPECIAL 
FORCES BATTALION FOR A PRESIDENTIAL INSPECTION (SEE IIR 6 947 
0052 05 FOR DETAILS ON BATTALION).  THE INSPECTION WOULD TAKE 
PLACE AT THE SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION HEADQUARTERS.  SOURCE 
ADDED THAT GENERAL-MAJOR RAHMONOLIEV, COMMANDER OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD, HOPED THE PRESIDENT WOULD DECLARE THE BATTALION READY FOR 
DUTY.  SOURCE SAID THE INSPECTION WOULD TAKE PLACE EITHER THE 
LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER OR IN EARLY JANUARY.  SOURCE SAID THE 
BATTALION WOULD LIKELY BE AT FULL STRENGTH OF 300 SOLDIERS BY 
THAT TIME. 
 
COMMENTS: 1. (C//REL TO USA, GBR AND AUS) FIELD COMMENT:  SOURCE 
COMMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL GUARD GOALS LAID OUT THIS 
PAST SUMMER.  THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL ATTENTION TO THIS 
SPECIFIC BATTALION IS AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN RO SEES TOWARDS ANY 
UNIT WITHIN ANY OF THE OTHER SECURITY STRUCTURES.  THE NATIONAL 
GUARD CONTINUES TO EMPHASIZE THE PRESIDENT IS AWARE OF EVERY 
DEVELOPMENT AND HE CONTINUES TO EXPRESS HIS GRATITUDE TOWARD THE 
UNITED STATES FOR ASSISTING IN THE UNIT'S DEVELOPMENT. 
 
 
2.  (U)  HEADQUARTERS COMMENT.  REQUEST ORIGINATOR OF CITED 
REQUIREMENTS AND INTERESTED CONSUMERS PUBLISH AN EVALUATION OF 
THIS IIR IAW CHAPTER 13, DIAM 58-12, OR SUBMIT EVALUATION INPUT 
USING THE FORM LOCATED ON THE DHO- 2 WEB PAGE ON SIPRNET 
(HTTP://DO.DIA.SMIL.MIL/DHO2/EVALFORM/EVAL.HT ML) OR JWICS 
 
(HTTP://DH.DIA.IC.GOV/DHO2/EVALFORM/EVALFORM. HTML) DHO-2 WILL 
PUBLISH THE INPUT AS AN IIR EVALUATION. 
 
3.  (U) SOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER CONTACT. 
 
4.  (U) DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS IIR TO DIA/DHO-2 AT 
STU III (202) 231-7299, OR DSN 428-7299. 
 
COLL: (U) AB. 
INSTR:  (U) U.S.  NO. 
PREP:  (U) 6-04708. 
ENCL: (U) NONE. 
ACQ:  (U)  DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (20051206) 
DISSEM:  (U)  FIELD:  EMBASSY AT DUSHANBE. 
WARNING:  (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL 
DRVD FM: DHS HUMINT SCG OCT 04 
DECL ON:  20151125 
HOAGLAND 
 
 
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