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E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2010
TAGS: AEMR NATO EAID ASEC MASS PGOV EI
SUBJECT: IRISH OFFER CASH FOR PAKISTAN

REF: A. STATE 194572

B. STATE 195483

Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF MARY E. DALY FOR REASONS
1.4 (B) AND (D)


1. (C) ON OCTOBER 21, POL/ECON CHIEF DISCUSSED IRISH AID TO
PAKISTAN WITH COLM O'FLOINN, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(DFA) SECURITY POLICY DIRECTOR, AND DAVID LEAHY, FIRST
SECRETARY. THEY SAID THAT IRELAND AT THIS TIME WAS PROVIDING

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CASH, NOT DONATIONS IN KIND. THEY THUS HAVE NO CURRENT PLANS
TO PARTICIPATE IN NATO'S SUPPORT EFFORT (REF B) OR TO PROVIDE
WINTERIZED TENTS OR SHELTERS (REF A). ON OCTOBER 24,
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IRELAND (DCI, THE AID AGENCY WITHIN
DFA) INFORMED ECONOFF THAT IRELAND WOULD PLEDGE EURO 2
MILLION AT THE OCTOBER 26 GENEVA DONORS CONFERENCE. EURO 1
MILLION WILL GO TO THE UN, WHILE THE REMAINDER WILL BE
ALLOCATED TO IRISH NGOS INVOLVED IN ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS.


2. (SBU) IRELAND'S ASSISTANCE TO DATE IS EURO 3 MILLION,
DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS:

NGO'S - EURO 1.5 MILLION

UNICEF - EURO 1 MILLION

IFRC - EURO 300,000

WHO - EURO 100,000

OCHA - EURO 100,OOO
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