Cablegate: Quarterly Status Report- Fourth Quarter (Jul, Aug,

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 GENEVA 002415

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT FOR DSS/IP/EUR, DSS/OSAC, IO, IO/EX AND AC/EX FROM RSO
GENEVA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC KSAC RPTS SZ
SUBJECT: QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT- FOURTH QUARTER (JUL, AUG,
SEP 2005)

REF: 03 STATE 07339

1. Summary of Significant Events:
A. The U.S. Mission's Fourth of July party kicked off this
quarter with approx 1,200 guests attending the event at the
Ambassador's residence. Not to be outdone, the grand opening
of the photovoltaic system at the U.S. Mission was another
heavily attended event, bringing in media and Swiss
dignitaries from around the area to witness the new
eco-friendly Mission. Other events for the quarter included
the OSAC meeting in Zurich and a protest against the U.S.
participation in Iraqi. The demonstrators attempted to move
the protest to the front of the U.S. Mission, but the Swiss
police were prepared and ensured that the protestors did not
impede Mission operations. Visas Viper meetings were
conducted and monthly reports submitted (Geneva 1837, 2371,
2347).

Visits to Geneva included Ambassador Portman, head of the
U.S. Trade Organization (25-26 Aug). The Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) team visited Post 06-13 September. As
with every season, personnel changes take place. RSO Don
Weinberg PCSd to Washington on 26 August. The new Regional
Security Officer, Mark Bandik, arrived at Post (Geneva 2356).
ESO Gabriel Kemeny departed for Washington 25 August, and
ESO Greg Battistone arrived 17 August from Pretoria.

B. Emergency Action Drills:
1. Mission:
a. Fire Drill: July 2005
b. Emergency Destruction Drill: May 2004
c. Internal Defense: May 2005
d. Bomb: July 2005
e. Duck and Cover: July 2005
f. Warden: August 2005

2. Other Than Chancery: N/A

C. Constituent Posts: None

D. MSG Activities:

1. Date/Type of Drills
07 Jul - Fire Drill at BEQ
13 Jul - Intruder Drill
22 Jul - Bomb Drill
02 Aug - Bomb Drill
11 Aug - E & E Drill at BEQ
18 Aug - Internal Defense (walk through)
06 Sep - Internal Defesne
20 Sep - Intruder Drill
21 Sep - Internal Defense and Intruder Drill
2. Guard School attendance: RSO and ARSO attend Guard School
or brief MSGs on
a regular basis.
05 Jul - Walk-In Procedures and Storage / Destroy
Classified Material
07 Jul - Protection of Classified Material
14 Jul - Chemical Munition Employment
21 Jul - Force Continuum
28 Jul - Reporting Contacts and Leadership
04 Aug - Individual Protective Measures and Recognizing
Terrorist Operations
12 Aug - Hostage Survival Techniques and Explosive Device
18 Aug - Knowledge of Firefighting System and Emergency
First Aid
25 Aug - Leadership and Counterespionage
01 Sep - Military Justice and Law of War, Customs, Courts,
History
08 Sep - Individual Resolution System and Sexual Harassment
16 Sep - Handling DOS Weapons and Duty of Supply NCO
3. Visits of Headquarters/Company MSG Personnel: 20 - 23
Sept: Semi-Annual Inspection by Capt. Seneres.
4. TDY Requests: Sgt Greg Smith, Kabul, 25 July - 25 January
2006; Sgt Inigo Francis returned 02 August from four-month
TDY in Kabul.
5. Arrivals: Cpl Christine Velasquez arrived 15 July from
MSG School.
6. Departures: Sgt Sean Clark departed 23 August for
Quantico,
7. Other: DetCmdr SSgt Tyson Spencer attended Commanders
Readiness Conference, 12-15 September, in Limerick, Ireland.

2. (SBU) Threats and Incidents:
Demonstration against U.S. on 23 September (Geneva 2276,
2254, 2212).

3. (SBU) DS-initiated Investigations:

A. Number of PSS Cases Generated by Headquarters Offices
Opened (20)
Closed (22)
Pending (9)
Overdue (0)

B. Number of Cases Generated by Post

Opened (0)
Closed (0)
Pending (0)

4. (SBU) Action cables/E-mail not answered by DS: None

5. Summary of Separate Reports:

A. CIWG - 04 Geneva 03967
B. EAP - Submitted Feb 04
C. Security Surveys - Mission Bldg: submitted July 2002
D. Procedural Security Survey - Being prepared by incoming
RSO.
E. Comprehensive SPE Inventory - Geneva 1345 (June 2005)
F. RSO Quarterly Travel Report - N/A.
G. Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire (ACEQ) and OSAC
Crime Safety Report - Dec 2004
H. Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) -
Submitted September 19, 2005; Geneva 2204.
Cassel

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