US embassy cable - 05DUSHANBE2003

UNCLAS  DUSHANBE 002003 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
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AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO CUSTOMS ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC, KNNP, KSTC, MNUC, PARM, TI 
SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN EXBS PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE 
 
I.  BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS 
 
EXBS advisor attended the "Central Asia Technical Workshop to 
Prevent the Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive 
Materials" in Istanbul.  All five Central Asian countries sent 
customs representatives and gave reports on their current status 
related to detection of nuclear and radioactive materials.  One 
of the goals of the workshop was to establish a regional counsel 
but the group didn't agree on the need.  See Dushanbe 1840 for 
workshop summary. 
 
 II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
A.  SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
  1.  Advisor visited Tursunzada land port twice during the 
period to assess the progress of modular buildings being 
installed by TFI.  The project is on schedule and will be 
completed by 23 December 2005 barring any unforeseen problems. 
This is a $68,000 EXBS project to upgrade the border crossing 
point at Tursunzada. 
  2. Advisor and SLEA attended the "Eighth Session of the 
Interdepartmental Commission on Border Management in Tajikistan" 
on December 8, 2005.  The meeting was chaired by General 
Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee. 
IOM, EU/BOMCA, and UNODC gave status reports on their border 
projects.  General Zuhurov commented that "several of the 
projects are behind schedule and are not being coordinated very 
well".  He was however very pleased with the progress of EXBS 
and INL projects. 
 
B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
  1.  No training was conducted during this period. 
 
C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
  1. Eighty four radiation pagers valued at $108,000. 
  2. Ninety one P4 computer systems to include software and UPS 
valued at $125,000. 
  3. Thirty five "Night Storm" generation I night vision 
spotting scopes valued at $6,500. 
  4. Four CT-30 kits valued at $53,000. 
  5. Twelve "Uniden" radio frequency scanners with voltage 
converters valued at $4,500. 
  6. Sixty "Honda" generators valued at $42,000. 
  7. Sixty color printer/scanners valued at $8,000. 
 
D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE 
 
  1. Training - None 
  2. Equipment - 540 of the 5685 uniforms ordered are currently 
in Dubai awaiting shipment to Dushanbe on 13 December 2005. 
 
E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY. 
 
  General Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection 
Committee, told EXBS advisor in a private meeting he was very 
unhappy with the progress by EU/BOMCA on their border projects. 
Deadlines haven't been met and the quality of construction at 
the new Border Guard Academy in Dushanbe was well below 
acceptable levels.  Although this doesn't affect the EXBS 
program it does hamper his ability to train and protect the 
borders.  EXBS advisor passed his concerns along to the BOMCA 
coordinator. 
 
III. RED FLAG ISSUES 
 
  1. None. 
 
POC for this report is Paul Shott, EXBS advisor, HYPERLINK 
"mailto:shottpj@state.gov" shottpj@state.gov, phone 992 372 
241560 ext.2102. 
HOAGLAND 
 
 
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