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05SOFIA422
2005-03-04 14:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:  

BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER

Tags:  PREL PGOV PINR IZ BU 
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UNCLAS SOFIA 000422 

SIPDIS


STATE FOR EUR/NCE AND INR/SPM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PINR IZ BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER
REPORT INFORMATION

REF: 04 SOFIA 2086

UNCLAS SOFIA 000422

SIPDIS


STATE FOR EUR/NCE AND INR/SPM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PINR IZ BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER
REPORT INFORMATION

REF: 04 SOFIA 2086


1. This is an action request; see paragraph 4.


2. Post received the letter in paragraph 3 on 1 March
from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission
investigating the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scandal.


3. Begin text of letter:

Republic of Bulgaria
National Assembly
1 March 2005

To
Mr. Bradley Freden
Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs

Dear Mr. Freden,

With reference to the letter the Ad-hoc Parliamentary
Committee Examining the Data Concerning the Allegations
for Financing of the Bulgarian Socialist Party through
Saddam Hussein's Regime in Iraq has sent to request
assistance in obtaining the documents on the basis of
which Bulgaria has been included in the CIA report, I
allow myself to kindly address you again with a request
for assistance so that the Ad-hoc Committee, which term
expires April 12, 2005, could examine and analyze the
information and successfully complete its work.

Please accept my personal and the Committee members'
gratitude for your responsiveness and cooperation.

Respectfully,
Borislav Ralchev
Chair of the Ad-hoc Committee

End text of letter.


4. ACTION REQUEST: Please provide a formal response to
the Commission's request for source documents (reftel)
related to Bulgaria used in preparing the Duelfer report.
(COMMENT: The Commission has already extended its
mandate by three months in anticipation of receiving
further information from the USG.) END ACTION REQUEST.