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UNCLASSIFIED SBU # UNCLASSIFIED SBU **MRN:** 04 ASHGABAT 1028 **Date/DTG:** Nov 12, 2004 / 120851Z NOV 04 **From:** AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT **Action:** RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC ROUTINE **E.O.:** 12958 **TAGS:** AORC, TSPA, PREL, PGOV, EAID, OSCI, TX **Captions:** ~~SENSITIVE~~ **Subject:** TURKMENISTAN, CIVIL SOCIETY AND UFOS R 120851Z NOV 04 FM AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5085 INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE 1267 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0905 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC//DHO-2/REA/NMJIC-J2// RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC RUCAACC/USCENTCOM MAC…
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UNCLASSIFIED SBU UFOlogists of Turkmenabat has established a reputation as a reliable NGO partner for a variety of activities from assisting with small and medium businesses, to distributing humanitarian assistance, to assisting NGOs with registering under the 2003 NGO law. The UFOlogists have developed a good rapport with local authorities, they say, and are able to accomplish their tasks because "everyone is interested in UFOs." The UFOlogists next initiative is to publish an independent newsletter, the first in independent Turkmenistan. 2. In the appearances-are-deceiving world of Turkmen…
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UNCLASSIFIED SBU activities from sport, to youth, to business consulting. The Union has over 1000 members including some individual members from other welayets. ## Registering Small and Medium Businesses 6. (SBU) Members told the DCM they first started the "practical" side of their work shortly after independence by assisting small and medium-sized businesses register with local authorities. According to the UOU President, during the '90's the Union assisted 187 enterprises in registering ranging from farmers unions to joint enterprises to a shoe factory. The UOU told the DCM all ASHGABAT …
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UNCLASSIFIED SBU 10. (SBU) USAID was presented with a grant proposal by the UOU for a $30k grant for printing equipment for the UOU to establish its own newsletter. Though printing of independent media is illegal in Turkmenistan, the UOU assured DCM it already had advance approval from local authorities because a license was needed for anything over 1000 copies and the UOU only planned to publish 999 copies. UOU members said the content of the newsletter would be nonpolitical and only would describe the activities of the Union. If members wanted to make additional copies, the UOU told DCM, “t…
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