Cablegate: Spain Country Clearance for Nasa Delegation

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RR RUEHLA
DE RUEHMD #0621 0941311
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 041311Z APR 07
FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
TO RUEANAT/NASA HQ WASHDC
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2209
INFO RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA 2590

UNCLAS MADRID 000621

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/WE
NASA/OER: TIMOTHY.TAWNEY@NASA.GOV

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OTRA SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION

REF: SECSTATE 40985

1. Embassy grants country clearance to NASA DELEGATION as
listed in reftel, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to
travel to Bilbao, Spain on April 6 to April 17. The purpose
of this visit is to attend a quality and design review for
MARS Science Laboratory's high-gain antenna and the Rover
Environmental Monitoring system.

2. Post understands that no assistance is required.

3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and
official passports coming to Spain on official business need
to obtain a Spanish visa prior to arrival to Spain.

4. Post can provide DoS email access via OpenNet
(unclassified system) to State Department travelers who have
active OpenNet accounts. Post can also support users who wish
to access their email accounts using FOBs or OWA. Exchange
5.5 users (ask your system manager to provide Exchange server
version) who have to use remote login to access their
exchange email accounts will need to provide Post,s IM
section with the name of their DoS Domain and their Exchange
Server name and/or IP address.

5. THREAT ASSESSMENT:

In general, Spain is safe. However, Madrid, Barcelona and
other large cities in Spain -- including resort/convention
areas such as Benidorm -- attract a large number of criminals
and pickpockets and frequent incidents of crime of
opportunity against the unwary do occur. Carry only
essential items including a photocopy of your passport's
photo page. Visitors can protect themselves against crime by
being street-smart, alert and aware of their surroundings.
In the event you are victimized by crime, or experience any
security-related incident, please contact the Embassy's
Regional Security Office at 91-587-2550 or after hours at
91-587-2355. Official visitors to the Embassy in Madrid or
the Consulate General in Barcelona are encouraged to receive
a security briefing from the RSO office at their earliest
convenience. Additional information regarding safety and
security in Spain is available on the U.S. Department of
State's website (www.embusa.es).

Travelers are encouraged to review the most recent Worldwide
Caution issued by the Department of State. As the Department
of State continues to develop information on any potential
security threats to Americans overseas, it shares credible
threat information through its Consular Information Program
documents, available on the Internet at
http://travel/state.gov. In addition to information on the
Internet, U.S. travelers can hear recorded information by
calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at
202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive
information by automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from
their fax machine.
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