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CR E T 121305Z NOV 96 STAFF

CITE MINSK 16094

TO: 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

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1. ACTION REQUIRED: HQS COMMENTS WELCOME .

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

NVIAG 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.

REPRESENT SUVITAMIN 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)

-- 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

REPORTING ON MINSK DURING REFERENDUM CONGRESS' IN MINSK

(MINSK 15967/EBM-00Q73, 15968, 15977/EBM-00074, 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)

6. EMBASSY

-- STATION RELAYED AMBASSADORIAL REQUESI 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) .

7. ADMINISTRATIVE.

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-- COS HOUSING: AS EXPECTED, EMBASSY LOST THE HOUSE AND

OFFERED COS A CRAMPED FOURTH

FLOOR APARTMENT (NO ELEVATOR);

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

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

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.

AS MENTIONED IN LAST MONTHS

REPORT NONE HAD VISAS.

INCLUDED WERE RADIATION DECTOR INTALL TEAM,

FSS/SEB UPGRADE TEAM,

SECURITY "RED" TEAM, WATCHSTANDERS FOR EMBASSY,

AND EUCA OPS OFFICER

(YEARLY INSPECTION AND CONSULTATIONS) . ALTHOUGH

VERY BUSY, ALL WENT WELL:

BUCA OPS OFFICER IN PARTICULAR GOT A

BETTER IDEA OF WHAT STATION IS FACING:

8. FILE: 227-120-008.

CL BY: 0593899 CL REASON:

1.5 (C)

DECL ON: XI DRV HUM 4-82.

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