COM STATEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEC SITE:

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 001103 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC ABLD AMGT DJ SUBJECT: COM STATEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEC SITE: DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI REF: LASH/RITCHIE EMAIL DTD 8/14/04 ¶1. Following is the required COM statement as part of the NEC site acquisition process as follows: &I Robert E. Gribbin, Acting Chief of Mission at the United States Mission in Djibouti, Djibouti hereby certify that the property to be acquired/leased and developed for a NEC in Djibouti, Djibouti will adequately and satisfactorily serve the requirements of the Mission and is acceptable to me for the purposes intended. The current Embassy cannot be modified, expanded or otherwise redeveloped to satisfy the current or anticipated future needs of the Mission or to meet existing security requirements. I further certify that the proposed property is not larger than needed for out purposes.8 ¶2. Gribbin sends. GRIBBIN