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Viewing cable 09ADDISABABA963, POTENTIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN ADDIS ABABA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09ADDISABABA963 2009-04-24 09:25 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Addis Ababa 
VZCZCXYZ0009
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHDS #0963 1140925
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 240925Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4534
 
UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 000963 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR STATE ISN/WMDT AND PM/ISO/PMAT (24/7) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
SUBJECT: POTENTIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN ADDIS ABABA 
 
REF: A. (A)2007 STATE 162091 
     B. (B)2006 163201 
 
1. (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington 
agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating 
a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radiological 
material.  This report came to post's attention via 
photographic material.  Information concerning this report 
was relayed by email to PMAT at 0800 on 23 April 2009. 
 
2.   Details of the incident follow: 
 
 
Location and Description of Material 
 
 
A) UNK 
B) Possible Plutonium 
C) Photo ID 
D) UNK 
E) UNK 
F) Yellow cylinder container with marking in English, 
radioactive emblem, and "Made in USSR" visible 
G) UNK 
H) UNK 
I) UNK 
J) UNK 
 
 
Alarm and Detection Detail 
 
 
K) Email sent to general PAS mailbox 
L) 1519 local time, 23 April 2009 
M) UNK 
N) UNK 
O) UNK 
P) UNK 
Q) UNK 
 
 
Host Government Response 
 
 
R) UNK 
S) UNK 
T) UNK 
U) UNK 
V) Post's Public Affairs Section 
W) UNK 
X) UNK 
Y) UNK 
Z) UNK 
 
 
Details on Individuals Involved 
 
 
AA) UNK 
BB) UNK 
CC) UNK 
DD) UNK 
 
3. (SBU) Action officer at post handling incident is ARSO 
David Dioguardi, reachable via 011-517-4386 and 
dioguardidb@state.gov. 
YAMAMOTO