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[11]ACTION: CE/W/MB (318) INFO: CE/COPS, ce/W/ST, CEDORECORD, MDSX, ODED,
[12]RYBAT, FILE, CE/W (3/W)
[14]96 5992807 ASR: PAGE 001 IN 5992807
[15]TOR: 1213072 NOV 96 . MNSK 16094 |
[18]CITE MINSK 16094
[20]TO: DIRECTOR.
[22]FOR: LIMIT CE/W/MB INFO CE/OPS, C/CE/W, CE/W/ST,
[23]SLUGS: WNINTEL RYBAT GTDANCER
[25]SUBJECT: STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1996
[27]REF:, MINSK 16093 96 5992714
[29]TERT:
[33]1. ACTION REQUIRED: HQS COMMENTS WELCOME.
[35]2. FOLLOWING IS MINSK STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR
[36]OCTOBER 1996. REF REPRESENTS STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR
[37]23-30 SEPTEMBER. SEE ALSO STATION’S OCTOBER REPORT ON
[38]CI/SECURITY.
[40]3. LIAISON OPERATIONS
[41]~~ JYVAPOROUS: STATION REPORTED ON GENERAL TOPICS RE CPIC
[43]CONTACT WITH BND, MEETINGS, ETC. (MINSK 15872, 15904,
[44]15988, 15937, 16016).
[46]O DEMARCHE: COS RECEIVED A DEMARCHE FROM DC/JYVAPOROUS RE
[47]NVTAG PITCH AND SURVEILLANCE ON THE BELARUS CG IN NEW YORK.
[48]IN ADDITION, THEY CHARGED STATION HAD AT LEAST 15 OFFICERS
[49]IN BELARUS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS "CONDUCTING OPERATIONAL °
[50]ACTIVITY" WHO WERE NOT DECLARED BY COS. THESE PROBABLY
[51]REPRESENT SVVITAMIN TDYERS. (MINSK 15891, 15899, 15915,
[52]16020, 16026)
[54]O REFERENDUM: COS SUBMITTED TWO REPORTS BASED ON JYVAPOROUS
[55]CONTACTS RE THE REFERENDUM CRISIS IN BELARUS (MINSK
[56]15$44/EBM-00070, 15945, 15958/EBM-00072, 15959) 3
[58]O BSNIC: STATION PROVIDED EXTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR THE
[59]ATTENDANCE OF TWO JYVAPOROUS OFFICERS AT BSNIC V AND
[60]DEBRIEF (MINSK 15892, 15897, 15982)
[62]~~ JYPICKET: GENERAL REPORTING ON MEETINGS, PASSING ON
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[71]BSNIC, ASSISTANCE (MINSK 15995, 15942, 15992, 16031).
[73]O REFERENDUM: FOR THE FIRST TIME, JOYPICKET/2 STEPPED OUT:
[74]OF HIS BRIEF AND PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT REPORT PREDICTING
[75]THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL COMPROMISE (MINSK sO
[76]15952/EBM-00071, 15953) HE ALSO OFFERED TO BROKER
[77]INTRODUCTIONS FOR COS TO NSC OFFICIALS HE KNOWS.
[79]4, GENERAL OPS SUPPORT:
[81]-- STATION PROVIDED HEADS UP RE TRAVEL OF A SENSITIVE ASSET
[82]WHICH RESULTED IN EXCELLENT REPORTING (MINSK 1124).
[84]-- STATION RESPONDED TO WARSAW CABLE RE UOP/CI REQUEST FOR
[85]INFORMATION ON BELARUSIANS AND VIENNA REQUEST FOR TRACES
[86](MINSK 16029, 15994) ; ;
[88]5. HOS REQUIREMENTS / SUPPORT’
[89]\-- STATION PROVIDED GROUND TRUTH AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
[91]REPORTING ON MINSK DURING REFERENDUM CONGRESS’ IN MINSK
[92](MINSK 15967/EBM-00073, 15968, 15977/EBM-00074, 15978)
[94]_- STATION PROVIDED ATMOSPHERIC CABLES TO HQS SURROUNDING
[95]THE REFERENDUM SITUATION, NATO AMBASSADORS SCANDAL, AND
[96]NUCLEAR ICBM-WITHDRAWAL (MINSK 15960, 15961, 15969, 15882,
[97]15884, 16005).
[99]-- STATION REPORTED ITS 1996 ANNUAL FIELD PROGRAM PLAN
[100](MENSK 15930).
[102]_- THE SIX-MONTH OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR MINSK STATION WAS.
[103]SUBMITTED TO HOS (MINSK 15873) -:
[105]> STATION RESEARCHED. AND PROVIDED COMMENTS ON SEVERAL
[106]INTELS UTA-00147, EAV-18791, CNY-03569 (MINSK 15881, 15928,
[107]16017). .
[109]oo LIATSON RECORD REVIEW BOARD INPUT AND LIAISON EXCHANGE
[110]ISSUES (MINSK 15997, 15974)
[112]6. EMBASSY .
[114]-~- STATION RELAYED AMBASSADORIAL REQUEST FOR REGULAR
[115]UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE SS-25 ICBM'S IN BELARUS (MINSK
[116]15940).
[118]*-- STATION BROKERED CONTACT FOR EMBASSY TO SUPPORT THE<JFK>
[119]* <ASSASSINATION>RECORDS REVIEW BOARD VISIT (MINSK 15996,
[120]16006).
[122]-~- GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON BROKERING CONTACT FOR
[123]AMBASSADORIAL MEETING WITH C/JYVAPOROUS (MINSK 16007).
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[136]GOS HOUSING: AS EXPECTED, EMBASSY LOST THE HOUSE AND
[137]OFFERED COS A CRAMPED FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT (NO ELEVATOR);
[139]‘SIMILAR IN SIZE TO HIS CURRENT INADEQUATE QUARTERS. cos
[141]WAS NOW SPENT 14 MONTHS IN HIS TEMPORARY QUARTERS AND THE
[142]FAMILY SITUATION IS DIFFICULT (MINSK 15877, 15906, 15920,
[144]15979, 16011).
[146]-- EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION: MASSIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
[147]CHANCERY CONTINUES AND FOR A TWO DAY PERIOD CLOSED THE
[149]SUILDING DUR TO SUSPECTED ASBESTOS (MINSK 15898, 15905,
[150]15916).
[152]-- COS MADE AN EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT MEDIVAC TO VILNIUS TO
[154]HAVE SUTURES PUT IN HIS DAUGHTERS FOREHEAD (MINSK 15929).
[156]-- THOUGH ANOTHER VEHICLE IS NEEDED, STATION FELT HAVING
[157]TWO VEHICLES IN ITO’S NAME WAS NOT A VIABLE ANSWER TO THE
[158]ABUSE HIS POV WAS SUFFERING (MINSK 15922) -
[160]_- STATION COORDINATED ON THE PROPOSED TRAVEL OF THE
[161]REGIONAL FINANCE OFFICER (MINSK 15972) .
[163]-- COORDINATION BEGAN FOR COS’ TRAVEL TO CE DIVISION cos
[164]CONFERENCE (MINSK 16004) «
[166]_- BUSY MONTH WITH TDY’ERS. AS MENTIONED IN LAST MONTHS
[168]“REPORT NONE HAD VISAS. INCLUDED WERE RADIATION DECTOR INTALL TEAM,
[170]FSS/SEB UPGRADE TEAM, SECURITY "RED" TEAM, WATCHSTANDERS FOR EMBASSY,
[171]AND EUCA OPS OFFICER (YEARLY INSPECTION AND CONSULTATIONS). ALTHOUGH
[172]VERY BUSY, ALL WENT WELL. EUCA OPS OFFICER IN PARTICULAR GOT A
[173]BETTER IDEA OF WHAT STATION IS FACING.
[175]8. FILE: 227-120-008. CL BY: 0593899 CL REASON:
[177]1.5(C) DECL ON: Xi DRV HUM 4-82.
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