FY-04 I-BUCKS ALLOCATION BRATISLAVA

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000547

SIPDIS


FOR IIP/G/EUR - CSIEMONH; INFO EUR/PPD FSCHMADEL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KPAO LO
SUBJECT: FY-04 I-BUCKS ALLOCATION BRATISLAVA

REF: SECSTATE 94176


1. AS PER REFTEL, POST HAS ALREADY COMMITTED ITS FY-04
I-BUCKS ALLOCATION. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS
PLANNED FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'D LIKE
TO USE I-BUCKS FOR:

A) IRC ONLINE DATABASES:
PROQUEST ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARY USD 2,850
CQ RESEARCHER ONLINE USD 1,400
SUBTOTAL USD 4,250

B) TRANSLATION PROJECT:
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC WILL CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING IN AUGUST THIS YEAR,
AND POST WISHES TO PUBLISH A SLOVAK TRANSLATION OF THE
BOOK, "OSS TRAGEDY IN SLOVAKIA," BY JIM DOWNS IN
COOPERATION WITH THE SLOVAK PUBLISHING HOUSE. THIS BOOK
DESCRIBES THE U.S. ROLE IN THE UPRISING, WHICH IS A
CENTRAL EVENT IN SLOVAK HISTORY. TOTAL PRINT-RUN WILL
BE 1,000 COPIES. U.S. EMBASSY SHARE FOR THIS PROJECT
WOULD BE USD 3,000

TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED USD 7,250


2. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST.
REGARDS.

WEISER

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