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R 131736Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY BANJUL
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INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS BANJUL 000375 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR G/TIP, AF/W 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG GA
SUBJECT: THE GAMBIA: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: (a) STATE 085477 (b) BANJUL 64 
 
¶1. (U) On June 5, Post delivered Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 
demarche (ref a) to the Foreign Ministry.  Copies of demarche and 
country report were delivered to the Vice President, Secretary 
General, Attorney General, Secretary of State for Interior and 
Secretary of State for Health & Social Welfare.  On June 12 
 
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poloff met with senior Justice Ministry officials and the 
Director of the Gambian Interagency Anti-TIP task force to review 
in detail The Gambia's Tier Two rating. 
 
¶2. (U) The Justice Department officials were pleased and relieved 
to learn that The Gambia had moved up to Tier Two from Tier Two 
Watch list.  Poloff congratulated them on the progress made to 
date, while advising that continued progress and attention to 
combating TIP is essential, particularly passage of comprehensive 
Anti-Trafficking legislation.  The Embassy has scheduled 
additional meetings with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the 
Department of Social Welfare to review this year's TIP Report and 
reiterate need for further progress toward achieving Tier One 
placement. 
 
¶3. (SBU) COMMENT:  As noted in the TIP report, The Gambia made 
noticeable progress in combating trafficking in 2005, but 
continued USG support for the GOTG's efforts is essential to 
continue that progress and to prevent any slippage.  Capacity 
building in law enforcement is necessary and has been 
consistently requested by our contacts in Justice and Interior 
Ministries.  Post repeats its request (ref B) for Anti-TIP ESF 
funds for a U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal 
Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in The Gambia. 
END COMMENT. 
 
STAFFORD