UNCLAS DUBLIN 001442

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

WHA/AND
WHA/USOAS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL BO EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN
ELECTION

REF: SECSTATE 214591

On November 28, emboff delivered reftel points to Department
of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Americas section Third Secretary
Margaret Stanley. Stanley said that Ireland is unlikely to
send monitors to observe the December 18 Bolivian elections,
but would pass reftel's National Electoral Court contact
information to Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI-GOI's
official aid organization within DFA) for reference. She
added that Ireland would follow the EU lead in regard to
possible monitoring of the Bolivian elections.


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