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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ASHGABAT 001540 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC JHARTSHORN, LSPRINGER, and JFRIEDMAN 
SCA/CEN FOR JGORKOWSKI 
SCA/RA FOR JMCCLELLAN 
DHS/CBP BMCCRAY 
DHS/ICE FOR AMEFFERD 
DOE/NNSA FOR JNOBLE, AND BPENTOLA 
DOC/BIS FOR DCREED 
USCG FOR SHABTEMICHAEL 
AMEMBASSY BERLIN FOR CBP ATTACHE 
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW FOR ICE ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
SUBJECT:  EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY 
REPORTING CABLE NOVEMBER, 2009 
 
ASHGABAT 00001540  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
¶A. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY 
MANAGERS:  EXBS focus for November was receiving Embassy 
concurrences in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the 2010 
Program Plans, and End-Use Monitoring inventories for 
both countries. EXBS continues to support the Department 
of Energy's (DOE) Second Line of Defense (SLD) Program. 
Advisor continues the process of hiring a second 
assistant for Turkmenistan. EXBS Advisor was on leave 
from 9 - 13 November. EXBS Assistants were in Frankfurt 
for the EXBS LES Conference, 16 - 19 Nov. EXBS Advisor 
will attend the UNODC "Sub-Regional Workshop for Central 
Asian Countries on Non-Proliferation and International 
Legal Cooperation against Biological, Chemical and 
Nuclear Terrorism" Conference 2 - 3 Dec in Ashgabat. End 
Summary. 
 
¶B. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. 
 
¶1. Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting 
Period. 
 
a. SLD Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM). EXBS has located 
a Turkmen agency, Turkmenstandards (English translation), 
which is responsible for regulations concerning the 
importation of radioactive test sources for the radiation 
portal monitors. EXBS spoke with a lawyer who works for a 
company that specializes in helping companies begin 
businesses in Turkmenistan with the hope of locating the 
specific law that covers importing radioactive sources. 
The lawyer located not the law, but regulations 
controlled by a specific agency. EXBS is seeking a 
meeting with the agency in order to move forward our 
request to import the test and calibration sources for 
SLD and for RIIDs equipment that is in our warehouse. The 
meeting will most likely take place in January. 
 
b. On 4 Nov EXBS advisor and Assistant met with Ercan 
Saka of the Ashgabat UNODC Office. Ercan requested the 
meeting to update EXBS with UNODC initiatives. Ercan has 
worked in Turkmenistan for three and one half years. His 
assessment of cooperation with the GoTX was overall 
pessimistic. He expressed frustration at the bureaucracy 
of the government and how hard it was to get simple 
answers or approvals. Ercan felt that if he could produce 
a plan for cooperation at more than $1M in value, then he 
could get the attention of the government. Hence, he 
requested us to partner with him on a plan to build on 
the successful CENTCOM FARAP border crossing project. 
 
Essentially, the plan runs for two years. Year one is 
funded by the Turkish Embassy and the IMF. U.S. State INL 
is also a donor. Ercan needs commitments for funding year 
two before he can approach the GoTX. There are several 
areas where the UNODC plan overlaps with EXBS areas of 
interest. 
 
Ercan also spoke of the Container Control Unit, a 
parallel endeavor by the UNODC to our Container Security 
Initiative. He said their Turkmen program would become 
operational in Turkmenbashy on 16 Nov. On 4 Dec, units in 
Ashgabat would be operational. 
 
ASHGABAT 00001540  002.2 OF 003 
 
 
 
¶2. Training Conducted During Reporting Period. NONE. 
 
¶3. Equipment Delivered During Reporting Period. NONE. 
 
¶C. PENDING AND PLANNED TRAINING. 
 
a. The Department of Homeland Security/Customs and Border 
Protection (DHS/CBP) Air Cargo Interdiction Training 
(IACIT) is scheduled for 29 Mar - 2 Apr, 2010 in Ashgabat 
Airport. 
 
b. EXBS is working with Department of Energy (DOE) 
International Nonproliferation Export Control Program 
(INECP) to conduct a Commodity Identification Training 
(CIT) Course in Turkmenistan 19 - 21 Apr, 2010. 
 
c. EXBS is coordinating with DHS/CBP for the conduct of 
an International Border Interdiction Training (IBIT) 
Course in the U.S. 17 - 21 May, 2010. 
 
d. Interdict/RADACAD (Interdiction of Materials and 
Radiation Academy) will be held 28 June - 2 July, 2010 at 
the DOE/PNNL HAMMER facility in Richland, Washington for 
20-24 Turkmen from Customs and the Border Service. 
RADACAD trains and equips international border 
enforcement officers to detect, identify, interdict and 
investigate all aspects of smuggling related to the 
proliferation and diversion of material, commodities and 
components associated with the development and deployment 
of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD - Nuclear, Chemical, 
and Biological weapons and their Missile delivery 
systems). 
 
e. An exchange between the GoTX and the Federal Law 
Enforcement Academy (FLETC) is being coordinated by 
ISN/ECC for FY2010. EXBS Advisor will tour FLETC in 
December. 
 
f. EXBS Advisor will be meeting with Commonwealth Trading 
Partners in WADC in December to work out the details of a 
three-phase Legal/Regulatory Workshop in Turkmenistan. 
 
g. EXBS is formulating the plan for a phased UNSCR 1540 
Workshop in Turkmenistan. 
 
h. EXBS will conduct training for local Customs officials 
on Radiation Isotope Identification Devices (RIIDS) and 
the VaporTracer2 to include the donation of 15 detectors 
at the completion of training. The RIIDs require 
calibration, which will require the importation of small 
dose radioactive sources. EXBS is in the process of 
importing radioactive sources in support of the SLD 
Program and will build on the success of that importation 
in order to obtain the calibration sources for the RIIDs. 
 
¶D. EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE. 
 
¶1. End-Use Monitoring Status. Inventories are being 
checked and will be delivered to ISN-ECC NLT 15 Dec. 
 
 
ASHGABAT 00001540  003.2 OF 003 
 
 
¶2. Pending Equipment Deliveries. 
 
a. CT-30 Kits. EXBS is awaiting the delivery of 4 CT-30 
Kits from WASHDC. Delivery is expected in early December, 
¶2009. EXBS will combine training for the CT-30 Kits, 
RIIDs and VaporTracer2 prior to granting. 
 
b. EXBS has 15 rad-ID Systems (Radiation Isotope 
Identification Devices)(RIIDs) and 2 VaporTracer2 in our 
warehouse awaiting a system for importing the radiation 
test and calibration sources traps for calibration of the 
VaporTracer2. We are building on the lessons learned from 
our attempts to import sources for SLD. Once we receive 
the calibration materials, we will schedule training and 
handover of the equipment. 
 
c. Three X-Ray Fluorescent Technology scanners are 
enroute back to Turkmenistan. Training was previously 
conducted on the equipment. When they arrive they will 
be donated to te GoTX. 
 
d. EXBS will be working with the Turkmen State Border 
Service (SBS) to identify specific numbers and makes of 
Motorola Radios to order in 2010. $100,000 has been 
earmarked in the 2010 Program Plan for radios for the 
SBS. 
 
e. EXBS will be working with the State Customs Service 
(SCS) to identify the specifics of $120,000 in airport 
interdiction equipment to be earmarked for the new 
international airport in Turkmenbashy. 
 
¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY. NONE. 
 
¶F. RED FLAG ISSUES. NONE. 
 
¶G. CONTACT INFORMATION. Barry A. Johnson is the Regional 
EXBS Advisor for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and can be 
reached at johnsonba8@state.gov, or +993-66-30-85-84. 
EXBS Assistant for Turkmenistan is Gulshat Jumayeva at 
jumayevaga@state.gov, and for Uzbekistan is Irina 
Kochetkova at kochetkovai@state.gov. EXBS Advisor will be 
in Brunswick, GA to visit the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center (FLETC) 7 -8 Dec, WADC for consultations 
with ISN/ECC 9 - 11 Dec, and on leave 14 Dec - 4 Jan. 
 
ECKSTROM