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UNCLAS TBILISI 002012 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC - ACHURCH, EMCPHERSON AND LSPRINGER 
DEPT FOR EUR/ACE - DFROMAN AND MSTEWART 
CBP/INA FOR ESEYMOUR-REDD AND NSIMPSON 
USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY, EDESCHLER, AND RTALLEY 
COAST GUARD FOR SATAMAN, SHABTEMICHAEL, AND JCAIRL 
NRC FOR JRAMSEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
SUBJECT: EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2009 
 
¶I.  BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY 
MANAGERS: 
 
¶1. EXBS Georgia has recently learned that the Operation and 
Maintenance manual for the Caterpillar 3412 diesel engine is 
available on CD in the Russian language. The model 3412 engine 
powers the former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 82' Point Class patrol 
boats donated to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. 
 
The manual covers basic engine safety and operating procedures along 
with preventative maintenance requirements and procedures. The CD 
can be ordered through any Caterpillar dealer by referencing media 
number SRRU6728. 
 
¶2. USCG shipyard subject matter experts (SMEs) toured the Georgia 
Coast Guard (GCG) ship repair facility in Poti as part of a project 
to enhance the ability of the GCG to internally maintain and repair 
their fleet. Initial observations were that the existing building 
was in extremely poor condition and located at an impractical 
distance from the water. They also noted that should a decision be 
made to refurbish the existing building, the GCG would be unable to 
even minimally maintain their boats during a period of construction 
which could extend up to a year. As an alternative, they recommended 
considering construction of a new building that would be located 
closer to the harbor and specifically designed for the purpose. 
 
¶3. The USCG SMEs also had an opportunity to observe one of the U.S. 
donated cutters out of the water and undergoing propeller repair. 
They noted that the condition of the hull was visibly very poor with 
three evident holes and nearly 50 percent deterioration of the 
original steel plating. 
 
This vessel is one of two scheduled for dry-docking and maintenance 
with EXBS funds. The hull condition raises the question as to 
whether the project should proceed and, if so, whether funding will 
be sufficient to recondition both vessels to a level of operational 
safety. 
 
  II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. 
 
¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
04 Oct: The Maritime Advisor (MA) and the USEMB Force Protection 
Officer met with USCG International Training Division, Mobile 
Training Team (MTT) personnel to provide a country briefing and to 
discuss training plans for the Incident Command Systems (ICS-300) 
course scheduled for 5-9 Oct. 
 
05 Oct: The Program Coordinator (PC) and MA visited the Ministry of 
Internal Affairs (MOIA) Police Academy for the first day of the 
ICS-300 course. The MA provided brief remarks. 
 
The PC and MA also met with MOIA Police Academy Director, Khatia 
Dekanoidze, to discuss plans for the course graduation ceremony. 
 
09 Oct: The EXBS Advisor (EA), PC and MA attended the ICS-300 
graduation ceremony. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Jeff VanDreal 
spoke and congratulated the students on behalf of the U.S. The 
ceremony received national media coverage. 
 
15 Oct: The EA and MA met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(USACE) North Atlantic Division Commander, Colonel Peter Deluca, and 
Georgia USACE project engineer Charles Samuel. The purpose of the 
meeting was to introduce Colonel Deluca to the Georgia EXBS team and 
Qmeeting was to introduce Colonel Deluca to the Georgia EXBS team and 
to discuss EXBS related projects which will potentially be supported 
by USACE. 
 
19 - 20 Oct: Newly assigned EXBS Country Manager (CM) Eric McPherson 
visited Georgia for an initial familiarization. During his short 
time in country, and in addition to meetings with EXBS staff, he met 
with DCM Logsdon and had separate EXBS related briefings from USACE, 
POl/Econ, INL, GBSLE and the FBI WMD Coordinator. The CM also met 
with Mr. Archil Kvitashvili, Head of the Military-Technical 
Department of the Ministry of Defense to discuss the revision to 
Georgian Export Control laws, and with Herman Rivera, a visiting INL 
communications SME, to discuss the radio communications needs of the 
Border Police. 
 
25 Oct: The MA and EA met in Poti with two SMEs from the Baltimore 
USCG shipyard and a USACE structural engineer to assess the existing 
GCG vessel repair facility and tooling and to make recommendations 
for improvement based on USCG best practices. 
 
26 Oct: The MA, EA, USACE and the USCG SMEs met with Commander 
Vepkhvia Bibileishvili, Head of Resources, to introduce the USCG 
specialists and to discuss the goals 
of their visit. 
 
 
Also discussed were details of the planned closed-circuit television 
security surveillance system for the perimeter of the Poti GCG base. 
The Commander, USACE and the EA subsequently toured the 2.2 
kilometer fence line to be covered. 
 
27 Oct: The MA met with Captain Giorgi Kveselava, Head of Operations 
to provide an update on the 82' patrol boat dry dock plan and to 
obtain an update on current GCG operations. 
 
Commander Bibileishvili identified a piece of land close to the 
water that would be avilable for a new ship repair building should 
we decide to build new rather than refurbish the old. 
 
28 Oct: The USCG SMEs and the MA toured the Batumi Maritime Academy 
and met with the Academy Head of Administration, Teimuraz 
Gatserelia. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize the USCG 
specialists with locally available training capabilities and 
resources for hull and engine repair. 
 
27 - 28 Oct: The PC attended a regional Seminar on Export Controls 
organized by the Swedish Agency for Non-proliferation. The seminar 
was attended by the EU donor countries of Sweden, Finland, Germany, 
Estonia, Poland, and Belgium. Attendees from recipient countries 
included Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Moldova. Discussions and 
presentations included: Fundamentals of Successful Export Controls 
(EC), Successful EC System Safeguards, EC from a National 
Perspective, EU Outreach Activities, and Confidence Building 
Measures. The PC spoke on EXBS program goals and activities in 
Georgia, and emphasized the importance of donor coordination. 
 
30 Oct: The PC attended a meeting organized by the German Federal 
Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) to review the final 
draft of Georgian export control legislation and to coordinate CY10 
donor activities. The meeting was attended by representatives from 
Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Slovakia. Representing the GOG were 
representatives from the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Economic 
Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Security Council. 
 
 
The PC briefed the donor community on upcoming EXBS projects 
including: regulatory and industry outreach workshops, possible 
assistance with the development of an EC website, and possible 
assistance with printing a short, handbook type version of the EC 
legislation for use at ports of entry. 
 
BAFA intended to conduct industry outreach seminars. However since 
EXBS took the lead in this area, the EU will focus on a series of 
dual-use workshops. 
 
¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 
 
5 - 9 Oct: Incident Command Systems (ICS)-300. 
 
A total of 23 personnel from various agencies within the MOIA 
completed this USCG course. The course received positive reviews 
from the students. Course instructors recommended that follow-up 
Qfrom the students. Course instructors recommended that follow-up 
courses be offered in the near future for senior MOIA policy 
makers. 
 
October: Mechanical/Electrical Training 
 
This first, locally funded, five-week, mechanical/electrical 
training course for the benefit of the GCG was held at the Batumi 
Maritime Academy. This course was developed as a result of a joint 
training agreement between the MOIA Police Academy and the Batumi 
Maritime Academy and represents the first foray into local training 
by the GCG. 
 
 
¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD: 
 
None 
 
  ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE: 
 
  --UPCOMING TRAINING: 
 
1) Date TBD: 
 
Tracker system administration training and installation of 
equipment. 
 
2) November 9-11: 
 
Commodity Identification Training 
 
Training will be conducted in Batumi by INECP and provided to (30) 
officers from Customs and Coast Guard. 
 
4) November - December (Exact date TBD) 
 
Controlled Delivery Training 
 
Training will be conducted by ICE and will include participants from 
the MOIA Special Operations Center, Special Operations Department, 
and Anti-terrorist unit. A selection of covert surveillance 
equipment will be provided as part of the course. 
 
  --EQUIPMENT STATUS: 
 
 
  --PENDING PROCUREMENT OR DISTRIBUTION: 
 
  (1170)Utility Belts and Equipment - BP (NSOI)          $286,916 
  Spare Parts, Equipment - GCG                   70,000 
  (5)Radioactive Source Containers - NRSS (GTRI, EXBS)         TBD 
  (109) Thermal Imaging Cameras - BP (NSOI, EXBS)        TBD 
  ¶E.  SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
   NON-PROLIFERATION OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY: 
 
¶1. A Governmental Decree, signed by Prime Minister Nika Gilauri, was 
issued on October 22. According to the decree, the automated 
software system 'Tracker 7' that was initiated by the Export Control 
and Related Border Security program will regulate export control 
licensing procedures. The purpose of the Decree is to direct the 
Ministries of Economic Development, Environment and Natural 
Resources, Defense, Internal Affairs, and Finance to make relevant 
changes, within two months, to their regulations to comply with the 
system. The responsible agency for Tracker implementation was 
designated as the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance. 
 
¶2. Georgian export control legislation is in final draft and will be 
introduced to Parliament at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland on December 
9-12. Attending will be representatives from EU donor countries as 
well as high level GOG officials from the Presidents Administration, 
the Legal Committee of the Parliament, and relevant ministries. 
 
  III. RED FLAG ISSUES: 
 
  None 
 
  POC for this report is Charles Hiscock, EXBS Program Advisor. 
  Telephone +995 32 277312. 
 
  BASS