USUN INSTRUCTION: SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE

UNCLAS STATE 019922 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC SUBJECT: USUN INSTRUCTION: SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ARMS EMBARGO EXEMPTION REQUEST ATA TRAINING ¶1. This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia an exemption to the arms embargo on Somalia established by the Security Council in resolution 733 (1992). ¶2. BEGIN LETTER In accordance with paragraph 11 (b) of resolution 1772 (2007),the U.S. Mission hereby requests approval for an exemption to the arms embargo imposed on Somalia by UN Security Council resolution 733 (1992). As part of security sector reform efforts in Somalia, the United States Government (USG) would like to provide a three-week Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National Level course for up to 22 Somaliland participants. The USG proposes the course be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 16 March through 3 April 2009. The Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National Level course is classroom-based and teaches the participants how to work through policy, management, and logistical considerations that will shape the outcome of a National Level Counterterrorism Center. At the conclusion of this course, participants will have a roadmap that they can use to implement a counterterrorism strategy. Topics include: human rights, trends in terrorism, leadership, strategic planning, threat assessment, command and control exercises, performance management, policy development, and geographical management accountability systems. Other than classroom lesson materials, including a student lesson manual, pens and paper, no equipment will be supplied. The Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National Level course is designed to enhance the skills of the Somaliland participants so that they can successfully develop a framework for a national level counterterrorism center that can identify terrorist organizations and interdict and prevent acts of terrorism. END LETTER ¶3. Department appreciates Mission's efforts. CLINTON