MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 004794

SIPDIS

STATE FOR PM/RSAT-BERNETA LEE; WHA/CAR-DAVID SEARBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS MARR DR KTIA PGOV
SUBJECT: MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

REF: STATE 005897


1. Embassy has received a diplomatic note dated October 21
from the Dominican Republic's MFA accepting the proposed
language change to the 1974 bilateral agreement on net
proceeds from sales of items provided under grant military
assistance, to conform to Section 505(f) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961. The note was in response to the
Embassy's diplomatic note No. 16 of February 4, 2005, which
contained English text per para 5 reftel and a Spanish
translation; the MFA sent a diplomatic note with an interim
reply on March 17, indicating that the issue had been
forwarded to competent authorities for decision.


2. The operative language in the October 21 diplomatic note
(informal translation) states: "The Ssecretariat of State
for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic has the honor
to confirm to the Embassy ofthe United States of America that
the Government of the Dominican Republic is in agreement with
the aforementioned proposal. The Embassy's note and the note
of the Secretariat constitute an agreement between the two
Governments, which will enter into force on the date of this
note."


3. Embassy will fax Spanish language original of the
Dominican note to PM/RSAT - Berneta Lee.
KUBISKE