TANZANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMO COUNCIL

UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 002151

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR AF/E BYODER AND EPRATT
ALSO FOR IO/T LTOBEY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ARC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA US TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMO COUNCIL

REF: STATE 207080


1. (U) On November 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to
Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs' Division of Multilateral Cooperation and
International Organizations. Mulamula said the Government of
Tanzania (GOT) would send a strong recommendation to its
delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Assembly to support the United States' bid for a Category A
seat on the IMO Council, especially since there are the same
number of vacancies and candidates for that category.


2. (U) Mulamula said the GOT would send to the IMO Assembly
in London a delegation from the Ministry of Transport and
Communication and that the Tanzanian High Commission in
London would represent the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
RETZER