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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUSHANBE 000044 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, JHARTSHORN 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC-AMT LSPRINGER 
CBP/INA FOR SBAKER, GRISING 
DHS/ICE FOR AMEFFERD 
DOE/NNSA FOR JNOBLE, BPENTOLA 
DOC FOR DCREED 
USCG SHABTEMICHAEL 
FRANKFURT PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE 
BERLIN PLEASE PASS TO CBP ATTACHE 
MOSCOW PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
SUBJECT: EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009 
 
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¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS 
 
 
 
¶A.  The EXBS Advisor was on leave during the month of December. 
The equipment end use monitoring report was completed and sent 
to ISN. 
 
 
 
II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
 
 
¶1. Site Assessments 
 
 
 
a)  On December 15 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant 
and the EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the 
construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) 
laboratory.  The Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the 
EXBS Program Management Assistant met with representatives from 
the NRSA and the IAEA (Vienna) to review the ongoing 
construction.  Based on the progress of the construction the 
IAEA will deliver their equipment to the laboratory at the end 
of January.  The Contractor estimates that the construction will 
be completed by February 10. 
 
 
 
b)  The Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS 
Program Management Assistant made several visits to the 
construction site of the GOTI Customs Academy.  During the month 
of December construction work was completed, the furniture was 
delivered, computer equipment was installed, and audio/video 
equipment was delivered and installed.  A turnover and opening 
ceremony will take place in January. 
 
 
 
¶2. Meetings 
 
 
 
a)  On December 7 the EXBS Advisor and the Regional EXBS Advisor 
for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met with officials from the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, 
Georgia.  FLETC will conduct an assessment of the training 
curriculum at the GOTI Customs Training Academy and will provide 
assistance in developing new curriculum. 
 
 
 
b)  On December 15 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant 
met with officials of the NRSA to obtain an import license for 
Rapiscan x-ray equipment.  The Rapiscan equipment includes 
Cobalt 60 and requires an import license from the NRSA.  The 
delivery of the Rapiscan equipment is part of an ongoing project 
at the Nizniy-Pyanj border crossing.  On December 25 the NRSA 
provided the import license. 
 
 
 
c)  On December 17 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant 
and the EXBS Program Management Assistant met with the First 
Deputy Chairman of the Customs Department.  Issues relating to 
 
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problems at the construction site of the Customs Academy were 
discussed and resolved.  The First Deputy was briefed on an 
upcoming International Border Interdiction Training course that 
will be held at Nizniy-Pyanj in April.  The FLETC Project was 
discussed.  The First Deputy was advised that training for the 
Rapiscan equipment at Nizniy-Pyanj could not take place due to 
the lack of electricity.  The First Deputy resolved the problem 
and the electricity to the port of entry was turned on. 
 
 
 
¶B.  TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
 
 
¶1.  None 
 
 
 
¶C.  EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
 
 
¶1.  NONE 
 
 
 
¶D.  IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE 
 
 
 
¶1.  Training 
 
 
 
a)  None 
 
 
 
¶2.  Equipment 
 
 
 
a)  None 
 
 
 
¶E.  SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY 
 
 
 
None 
 
 
 
III. RED FLAG ISSUES 
 
 
 
¶A. None 
 
 
 
POC for this report is Robert Granico, EXBS Advisor, 
GranicoRF@state.gov  , phone 992 37 
229-2804; EXBS Program Assistant Dilorom Ganieva, 
ganievadn@state.gov  , phone 992 37 
229-2805. 
GROSS