TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF FINNISH ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR

UNCLAS HELSINKI 000974 SIPDIS STATE FOR TFUS01 AND EUR/NB E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT AMED SUBJECT: TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF FINNISH ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF REF: STATE 167044 ¶1. Per reftel instructions, Embassy Helsinki has conveyed to the GOF the USG's acceptance of part of Finland's offer for assistance, to include 9,000 sheets, 200 small tarps, 200 first aid kits, 120 cooler cases, 1,000 pillow cases, and 3,500 thermosheets. ¶2. Contact information for the host government points-of-contact are: -- FOREIGN MINISTRY: Ms. Anna Wickstrom-Noejgaard, Unit for North America, Department for the Americas and Asia. Email: anna.wickstrom-noejgaard@formin.fi. Telephone: 358-9-160-56253 (2),040-849-3391 (cell). -- INTERIOR MINISTRY: Mr. Esko Koskinen and Mr. Harri Frelander. Telephone: 358-9-1604-2971. ¶3. Post contact information: Gregory Thome or Ina Erickson, Political Section; Email addresses: ThomeGD@state.gov and EricksonIN@state.gov; Telephone: 358-9-6162-5480; IVG 953-0000, Ext. 5480. MACK