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 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration will negotiate to station American customs inspectors at the largest seaport in the Bahamas, where the United States is hiring a Hong Kong conglomerate to help detect nuclear materials inside cargo, a senior customs official said Monday.
Any such agreement will require approval by the Bahamian government. Diplomatic talks are expected to begin soon to give agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection a presence at the sprawling Freeport Container Port, just 65 miles from Florida's coast.
"We're now looking at going over there to begin discussions," Jayson Ahern, assistant customs commissioner for field operations, told The Associated Press. "It does require bilateral discussions with another country, but we're cautiously looking at being there by the fall."
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