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 NNNN