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LIMIT CE/W/MB INFO CE/OPS, C/CE/W, CE/W/ST.
WNINTEL RYBAT GTDANCER
SUBJECT: STATION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1996
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TEXT:
MINSK 16093 96 5992714
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).
O 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 SVVITAMIN 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 EXTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR THE
ATTENDANCE OF TWO JYVAPOROUS OFFICERS AT BSNIC V AND
DEBRIEF (MINSK 15892, 15897, 15982)
7 JYPICKET: GENERAL REPORTING ON MEETINGS, PASSING ON
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BSNIC, ASSISTANCE (MINSK 15995, 15942, 15992, 16031).
O 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-00071, 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
IN MINSK
REPORTING ON MINSK DURING REFERENDUM CONGRESS'
(MINSK 15967/EBM-00073, 15968, 15977/EBM-00074, 15978)
AND
15882,
STATION PROVIDED ATMOSPHERIC CABLES TO HQS SURROUNDING
THE REFERENDUM SITUATION, NATO AMBASSADORS SCANDAL,
NUCLEAR ICBM WITHDRAWAL (MINSK 15960, 15961, 15969,
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)
6. 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>
(MINSK 15996,
*<ASSASSINATION>RECORDS REVIEW BOARD VISIT
16006).
GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON BROKERING CONTACT FOR
AMBASSADORIAL MEETING WITH C/JYVAPOROUS (MINSK 16007).
7. ADMINISTRATIVE:
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COS HOUSING: AS EXPECTED, EMBASSY LOST THE HOUSE AND
OFFERED COS A CRAMPED FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT (NO ELEVATOR);
COS
· SIMILAR IN SIZE TO HIS CURRENT INADEQUATE QUARTERS.
HAS NOW SPENT 14 MONTHS IN HIS TEMPORARY QUARTERS AND THE
FAMILY SITUATION IS DIFFICULT (MINSK 15877, 15906, 
15920,
15979, 16011).
EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION: MASSIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
CHANCERY CONTINUES AND FOR A TWO DAY PERIOD CLOSED 
THE
(MINSK 15898, 
15905
,
BUILDING DUE TO SUSPECTED ASBESTOS
15916).
COS MADE AN EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT MEDIVAC TO VILNIUS TO
HAVE SUTURES PUT IN HIS DAUGHTERS FOREHEAD (MINSK 
15929)
.
THOUGH ANOTHER VEHICLE IS NEEDED, STATÍON FELT HAVING
TWO VEHICLES IN ITO'S NAME WAS NOT A VIABLE ANSWER 
TO 
THE
ABUSE HIS POV WAS SUFFERING (MINSK 15922).
STATION COORDINATED ON THE PROPOSED TRAVEL OF THE
REGIONAL FINANCE OFFICER (MINSK 15972).
COORDINATION BEGAN FOR COS' TRAVEL TO CE DIVISION COS
CONFERENCE (MINSK 16004).
BUSY MONTH WITH TDY'ERS.
REPORT NONE HAD VISAS.
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AS MENTIONED IN LAST MONTHS
INCLUDED WERE RADIATION DECTOR INTALL TEAM,
FSS/SEB UPGRADE TEAM, SECURITY "RED" TEAM, WATCHSTANDERS FOR EMBASSY,
ALTHOUGH
AND EUCA OPS OFFICER (YEARLY INSPECTION AND 
CONSULTATIONS).
EUCA OPS OFFICER IN 
PARTICULAR 
GOT A
VERY BUSY, ALL WENT WELL.
BETTER IDEA OF WHAT STATION IS FACING.
8.
FILE: 227-120-008.
1.5 (C) DECL ON: X1 DRV HUM 4-82.
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