Identifier
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02TEGUCIGALPA3322
2002-12-10 15:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Cable title:  

HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES STOLEN VEHICLE TREATY

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UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 003322 

SIPDIS

DEPT. FOR L/T, INL, EB, AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PBTS KTIA KCRM ETRD HO
SUBJECT: HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES STOLEN VEHICLE TREATY
WITH U.S.; DECREE PUBLISHED IN HONDURAN FEDERAL REGISTER

REF: STATE 242132

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 003322

SIPDIS

DEPT. FOR L/T, INL, EB, AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PBTS KTIA KCRM ETRD HO
SUBJECT: HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES STOLEN VEHICLE TREATY
WITH U.S.; DECREE PUBLISHED IN HONDURAN FEDERAL REGISTER

REF: STATE 242132


1. Upon receipt of reftel that informed Post that the Senate
on November 14 had given advice and consent to ratification
of the Treaty With Honduras for Return of Stolen, Robbed, and
Embezzled Vehicles and Aircraft, EmbOffs began checking into
the status of Honduran congressional action on the treaty.
The Economic Section discovered that on October 29 a decree
(266-2002) was published in "La Gaceta," the Honduran version
of the Federal Register, announcing that Congress had given
approval August 6 to the treaty.


2. PolOff confirmed this information December 6 with MFA
Director General for Treaties Ivonne Bonilla. PolOff
informed Bonilla of the Senate's action and Bonilla said that
the MFA is ready to discuss an exchange of instruments of
ratification as soon as the USG is ready.


3. Comment: Post notes that EmbOffs were never informed by
the MFA nor Congress that Congress had approved the treaty or
that the decree had been published in La Gaceta.
Unfortunately, this is not atypical behavior for the MFA.
End Comment.
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