DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 007535

SIPDIS

FOR WHA/CAR-MCISAAC AND T-MCNERNEY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/23/2013
TAGS: DR MARR PREL
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT

REF: SANTO DOMINGO 6907

Classified By: A/DCM MARY B. MARSHALL FOR REASON 1.4 (B/D).


1. (C) As reported reftel, the Deputy Secretary of State for
Foreign Relations on November 28 undertook to have the MFA
legal office provide appropriate points of contact for us to
engage directly with government and non-government entities
that have not yet provided comments on the signed Article 98
agreement. The MFA had requested the comments prior to
recommending legislative ratification of the agreement.


2. (C) After repeated calls to the Deputy Secretary's office,
on December 23 we spoke with MFA Legal Adviser Jorge
Santiago, who promised to provide us the list of contacts
"early in January." Embassy will then engage with them and
urge prompt delivery of comments, so the MFA recommendation
can move forward.
HERTELL