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UNCLAS SKOPJE 000160 
 
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SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR AFIN KJUS MK
SUBJECT:   MACEDONIA 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 
 
REF: 07 STATE 163708 
 
¶1.  This is the CY-2007 report summarizing end-use monitoring of INL 
provided support in the Republic of Macedonia (reftel). 
 
¶2. Procedures.  Our ICITAP Senior Police Advisors conduct ongoing 
assessments of the Ministry of Interior police equipment needs. 
Equipment is donated via a letter of donation.  The letter contains: 
a description of the equipment, quantity of the equipment, and the 
value of the equipment presented in local currency and in the 
corresponding U.S. dollar amount.  A Letter of Donation clearly 
indicates which unit within the police agency is to utilize the 
equipment.  The Ministry of Interior provides an acceptance letter 
indicating that the equipment will be utilized as stipulated in the 
letter of donation, and future inspections by USG personnel are 
allowed at any time. 
 
¶3.  Prior to handover of the donation, ICITAP inventories all 
equipment and attaches a numbered permanent label to each component 
of equipment.  ICITAP maintains electronic records on each piece of 
equipment, including the serial number and the unit receiving the 
equipment.  This allows for onsite reviews that ensure the equipment 
continues to be utilized appropriately. 
 
¶4.  ICITAP Senior Police Advisors observe the use of the equipment 
during the course of their normal advisory activities within the 
police services.  ICITAP also conducts periodic inspections of the 
equipment. 
 
¶5. Status of commodities. 
 
¶A. Computer Equipment 
 
Computer equipment was donated to the Media Relations Department 
(and eight regional media relation offices) of the Ministry of the 
Interior in November 2007.  It has been installed and it is being 
used by the Regional Media Relations Officers in the eight regions 
and by the Media Relation Officers in the Ministry's HQ.  The 
equipment was donated as part of ICITAP supported Media Relations 
training. 
 
Computer equipment was donated to the Sector for Internal Control 
and Professional Standards of the Ministry of the Interior in 
November 2007.  The equipment consists of a network computer system 
that comprises 21 computer units, a basic server, and specific 
software to be used for case management purposes.  The computer 
network system is in the Professional Standards Unit (PSU)and has 
been installed in all of the regional PSU offices and the HQ. 
 
Computer equipment was donated to the Organized Crime Department 
(OCD) of the Ministry of the Interior.  The donation comprises one 
PC, a monitor and a color laser printer.  The equipment was 
installed in the meeting room of the OCD and is used by the 
recipients mostly for the purposes of operation planning, debriefing 
and training. 
 
¶B. Miscellaneous Equipment 
 
ICITAP facilitated the donation of the following equipment to the 
Organized Crime Department and the Border Police of the Ministry of 
the Interior: a TV, a digital projector, a projector screen, digital 
audio recorders, digital cameras and video recorders.  The police 
use the donated equipment in line with their daily operations and 
for training purposes. 
 
¶6. Problems encountered. 
 
No problems/issues have been encountered to date.  The Ministry of 
Interior has cooperated fully in providing unlimited access related 
to the use/maintenance of donated USG equipment.  ICITAP assessed 
the computer literacy of host country police personnel at all levels 
and found a low percentage of personnel with appropriate computer 
skills.  Basic and intermediate computer training courses have been 
developed and provided to all levels of the police structure, in 
order that donated equipment is fully utilized. 
 
¶7. Impact of Donation. 
 
Since all of the equipment was donated in November 2007, it is too 
early to assess the impact of the donations.  ICITAP fully expects 
the positive results of the computer equipment donations will 
include: improvement in police reporting; professional development 
of media relations services leading to more transparent police 
activities at both a national and regional level; improvement in 
professional planning/execution/debriefing of police operations; 
improvement in organized crime police investigations; continuing 
overall professional police development. 
 
¶8. Suggested program changes. 
 
None recommended at this time. 
MILOVANOVIC