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FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7473
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
RHMCSUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUCNEXC/EXPORT CONTROL AND RELATED BORDER SECURITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RUEAWJL/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 001651 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC YWONG, ACHURCH, ROWEN, LSPRINGER, EAP/MLS 
DRICHELSOPH, BBLACKSHAW, AWEST 
CBP/INA FOR BMCCRAY 
DEPT OF ENERGY FOR NNSA TPERRY 
AMEMBASSY HANOI FOR JBOCKLAGE 
AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR FOR PZARESK 
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH FOR MSWEENEY 
AMEMBASSY JAKARTA FOR PVALDEZ 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB ID
SUBJECT: EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY 
REPORTING CABLE - JUNE 2009 
 
REF: BANGKOK 1569 
 
BANGKOK 00001651  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
SUMMARY 
 
¶1. (U) Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisor Conference in 
Tbilisi, Georgia, June 1-4.  Advisor and Program Assistant 
visited Thai border crossings with Cambodia, June 17-19. 
Advisor briefed Cambodian officials on proposed EXBS program, 
June 23.  Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the 
Tenth International Export Control Conference in Istanbul, 
June 25-27.  Advisor conducted coordination visit with 
Interdict/RADACAD staff in Richland, WA, on June 26. 
Wisconsin Project staff will conduct training in Bangkok, 
July 12-14.  Advisor will conduct event coordination meetings 
in Jakarta, July 16-17.  Advisor will escort a delegation of 
Vietnamese officials to Interdict/RADACAD training, July 
27-31. 
 
SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS 
 
¶2. (U)  Advisor, Program Assistant and embassy Political 
Officer visited Thai border crossings with Cambodia, June 
17-19 (see REFTEL).  Meetings were held with officials at 
Aranyaprathet, Baan Laem and Klong Yai crossing points. 
Representatives from Customs, Immigration, the military and 
police attended.  Aranyaprathet had been the site of 
International Border Interdiction Training (IBIT) in 
September, 2007.  Officials briefed on their skill 
sustainment training program and use of their donated 
equipment.  Party also met with the Commandant of the Royal 
Thai Marine Corps at Sattahip Naval Base.  The Marine Corps 
has overall responsibility for border security in Trat and 
Chantaburi provinces.  The main concerns currently are 
illegal drugs and smuggling, but these border stations will 
become more important as sub-regional trade increases through 
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) infrastructure projects and 
Thai and Vietnamese nuclear power programs develop. 
 
¶3. (U) Advisor briefed members of the Cambodian National 
Counterterrorism Commission on the proposed EXBS program on 
June 23.  Officials agreed with the suggested activities.  In 
discussions with post, it appears that early October will be 
the best time to conduct the first event, a 1540 
Implementation Workshop.  Maritime-related training will 
supplement post,s current efforts in assisting the Cambodian 
government to establish a national Maritime Security Working 
Group.  Advisor also joined a meeting between post and 
Japanese embassy officials to discuss collaborative efforts 
for maritime security training under the aegis of the 
US-Australia-Japan trilateral partnership. 
 
¶4. (U) Advisor conducted a coordination visit on June 26 with 
Interdict/RADACAD staff of the Hazardous Materials Management 
and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Training Center, part of 
DOE,s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) complex 
in Richland, WA.   Advisor observed a class of Jordanian 
officials, and discussed training arrangements for a group of 
senior and working-level Vietnamese officials who will attend 
July 27-31. 
 
TRAINING CONDUCTED 
 
¶5. (U) Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Tenth 
International Export Control Conference in Istanbul, June 
25-27.  Delegates from Vietnam included representatives of 
the Office of Government (Prime Minister,s Office), the 
Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and the 
National Chemical Agency.  Delegates from Thailand included 
officials from Customs and the Ministries of Commerce and 
Foreign Affairs. 
 
EQUIPMENT DELIVERED 
 
 
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¶6. (U) Silver Sea, Rapiscan,s Vietnamese subcontractor, 
installed the electrical generator in the mobile x-ray van in 
Hue.  Training for the operators was also conducted. 
 
¶7. (U) Advisor and ECC are working to facilitate the transfer 
of surplus chemical analysis equipment (gas chromatography - 
mass spectrometry) from DEA to the Vietnam Ministry of Public 
Security,s Forensic Science Department.  In addition to 
giving the Vietnamese police the capability to identify 
illegal drugs, the equipment can also be used to analyze 
suspected WMD chemical compounds.  Introductory training will 
occur in conjunction with the RADACAD course in July; Advisor 
and PNNL will work with ISN/ECC to develop follow-on 
technical training in-country. 
 
IMMINENT TRAINING/EQUIPMENT UPDATE 
 
¶8. (U) Wisconsin Project staff will conduct training in 
Bangkok, July 12-14.  Advisor will conduct training and 
equipment coordination meetings in Jakarta, July 16-17. 
Advisor will escort a delegation of Vietnamese officials to 
Interdict/RADACAD training in Washington State, July 27-31. 
 
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS 
 
¶9. (U) None. 
 
¶10. (U) Points of contact for the EXBS Program are: William 
Comley, Regional Advisor, comleywa@state.gov, (66-2) 
205-4621; Kamolrat Chotesungnoen (Dao), Thai Program 
Assistant, Kamolrat@state.gov, (66-2) 205-4403; Nguyen Thi 
Huong Giang, Vietnam Program Assistant, NguyenGH@state.gov, 
(84-4) 3850-6241. 
JOHN