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ACTION CE /W / MB (318) INFO : CE/COPS , CE/W/ST , CEDORECORD MDSX , ODPD ,
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96 5992807 ASR; PAGE 001 IN 5992807
TOR 1213072 NOV 96 MSK 16094
S E C R E T 1213052 NOV 96 STAFF
CITE MINSK 16094
T0 DIRECTOR
FOR LIMIT CE/W /MB INFO CE/oPs c/CE/w , CE/w/ST_
SLUGS WNINTEL RYBAT GTDANCER
SUBJECT STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1996
REF MINSK 16093 96 5992714
TEXT :
1 ACTION REQUIRED HQS COMMENTS WELCOME
2 FOLLOWING IS MINSK STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR
OCTOBER 1996 REF REPRESENTS STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR
23 -30 SEPTEMBER SEE ALSO STATION S OCTOBER REPORT ON
CI/ SECURITY
3 LIAISON OPERATIONS
JYVAPOROUS STATION REPORTED ON GENERAL TOPICS RE CPIC
CONTACT WITH BND _ MEETINGS _ ETC _ (MINSK 15872 , 15904 _
15988 , 15937 _ 16016)
0 DEMARCHE COS RECEIVED A DEMARCHE FROM DC / JYVAPOROUS RE
NVTAG PITCH AND SURVEILLANCE ON THE BELARUS CG IN NEW YORK
IN ADDITION THEY CHARGED STATION HAD AT LEAST 15 OFFICERS
IN BELARUS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS CONDUCTING OPERATIONAL
ACTIVITY" WHO WERE NOT DECLARED BY COS THESE PROBABLY
REPRESENT SWVITAMIN TDYERS (MINSK 15891 , 15899 , 15915
16020 _ 16026)
O REFERENDUM : COS SUBMITTED TWO REPORTS BASED ON JYVAPOROUS
CONTACTS RE THE REFERENDUM CRISIS IN BELARUS (MINSK
15944 EBM 00070 _ 15945 15958 / EBM- 00072 _ 15959)
BSNIC : STATION PROVIDED EXTENS IVE SUPPORT FOR THE
ATTENDANCE OF TWO JYVAPOROUS OFFICERS AT BSNIC V AND
DEBRIEF (MINSK 15892 15897 _ 15982 )
JYPICKET GENERAL REPORTING ON MEETINGS PASSING ON
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BSNIC , ASSISTANCE (MINSK 15995_ 15942 _ 15992 _ 16031)
0 REFERENDUM FOR THE FIRST TIME JYPICKET/ 2 STEPPED OUT
OF HIS BRIEF AND PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT REPORT PREDICTING
THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL COMPROMISE (MINSK
15952 EBM - 000 71 15953) HE ALSO OFFERED TO BROKER
INTRODUCTIONS FOR COS TO NSC OFFICIALS HE KNOWS
4 GENERAL OPS SUPPORT
STATION PROVIDED HEADS UP RE TRAVEL OF A SENSITIVE ASSET
WHICH RESULTED IN EXCELLENT REPORTING (MINSK 1124)
STATION RESPONDED TO WARSAW CABLE RE UOP/ CI REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION ON BELARUSIANS AND VIENNA REQUEST FOR TRACES
(MINSK 16029 _ 15994)
5 HQS REQUIREMENTS / SUPPORT
STATION PROVIDED GROUND TRUTH AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
REPORTING ON MINSK DURING REFERENDUM CONGRESS' IN MINSK
(MINSK 15967/EBM-00073 _ 15968 _ 15977 /EBM-0 0074 _ 15978 )
STATION PROVIDED ATMOSPHERIC CABLES TO HQS SURROUNDING
THE REFERENDUM SITUATION NATO AMBASSADORS SCANDAL _ AND
NUCLEAR ICBM WITHDRAWAL (MINSK 15960 15961 15969 15882
15884 16005 )
STATION REPORTED ITS 1996 ANNUAL FIELD PROGRAM PLAN
(MINSK 15930 )
THE sIX-MONTH OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR MINSK STATION WAS
SUBMITTED TO HQS (MINSK 15873
STATION RESEARCHED AND PROVIDED COMMENTS ON SEVERAL
INTELS UTA-00147 _ EAV- 18791 CNY - 03569 (MINSK 15881 , 15928
16017)
LIAISON RECORD REVIEW BOARD INPUT AND LIAISON EXCHANGE
ISSUES (MINSK 15997 , 15974)
EMBASSY
STATION RELAYED AMBASSADORIAL REQUEST FOR REGULAR
UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE SS-25 ICBM S IN BELARUS (MINSK
15940 )
STATION BROKERED CONTACT FOR EMBASSY To SUPPORT THE<JFK>
*<ASSASSINATION>RECORDS REVIEW BOARD VISIT (MINSK 15996 _
16006)
GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON BROKERING CONTACT FOR
AMBASSADORIAL MEETING WITH C/ JYVAPOROUS (MINSK 16007)
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AS EXPECTED , EMBASSY LOST THE HOUSE AND
cOS HOUSING
FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT (NO ELEVATOR)i
OFFERED COS A CRAMPED QUARTERS COS
SIMILAR IN SIZE TO HIS CURRENT INADEQUATE
THE
HAS NOW SPENT 14 MONTHS IN HIS TEMPORARY QUARTERS AND
SITUATION IS DIFFICULT (MINSK 15877 15906 , 15920 ,
FAMILY
15979 _ 16011)
EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION
MASSIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
CHANCERY CONTINUES AND FOR A TWO DAY PERIOD CLOSED THE
BUILDING DUE TO SUSPECTED ASBESTOS (MINSK 15898 , 15905
15916)
COS MADE AN EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT MEDIVAC TO VILNIUS TO
HAVE SUTURES PUT IN HIS DAUGHTERS FOREHEAD (MINSK 15929)
THOUGH ANOTHER VEHICLE IS NEEDED STATION FELT HAVING
IN ITO' S NAME WAS NOT A VIABLE ANSWER TO THE
TWO VEHICLES
ABUSE HIS POV WAS SUFFERING (MINSK 15922)
STATION COORDINATED ON THE PROPOSED TRAVEL OF THE
REGIONAL FINANCE OFFICER (MINSK 15972)
INATION BEGAN FOR COS TRAVEL TO CE DIVISION COS
COORD
CONFERENCE (MINSK 16004 )
MONTH WITH TDY ERS AS MENTIONED IN LAST MONTHS
BUSY
INCLUDED WERE RADIATION DECTOR INTALL TEAM _
REPORT NONE HAD VISAS
TEAM _ WATCHSTANDERS FOR EMBASSY ,
FSS SEB UPGRADE TEAM_ SECURITY RED" ALTHOUGH
AND EUCA OPS OFFICER (YEARLY INSPECTION AND CONSUREICUONR) GOF
A
VERY BUSY ALL WENT WELL EUCA OPS OFFICER IN PARTICULAR
BETTER IDEA OF WHAT STATION IS FACING
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