UNCLAS DUBLIN 001163

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR L

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EU KTIA EAIR
SUBJECT: EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WITH EC ON "MIXITY" ISSUE IN
GPS AGREEMENT

REF: STATE 166306


1. On August 4, Embassy provided reftel's referenced letters
on "mixity" to Kevin Dowling, Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) Political Division Counselor, and Frank Flood, DFA's EU
Division Deputy Director. Both said that they would forward
the correspondence to James Kingston, DFA Deputy Legal
Adviser for EU Affairs, as well as to DFA and Department of
Transport officials involved in U.S.-Ireland and U.S.-EU
civair discussions. Dowling noted that DFA would reply if it
had formal reactions to the correspondence.
KENNY