DELIVERING OF BUREC'S RESPONSE TO BRAZIL'S REQUEST

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000940 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE TO OES/STC FOR PMEEKS DEPT OF INTERIOR PASS TO BUREAU OF RECLAMATION/INTL AFFAIRS GROUP FOR RIVES E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR SUBJECT: DELIVERING OF BUREC'S RESPONSE TO BRAZIL'S REQUEST REFS: (A) BRASILIA 452, (B) STATE 56827 ¶1. On May 3, 2006, Embassy delivered Diplomatic Note 126 dated May 2, 2006, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Brazil and a letter (per State 56827) from Bureau of Reclamation (BUREC) in response to GOB's January 25, 2006, diplomatic note ABC/DEUC/006/ETEC BRAS-EUA. ¶2. Text of dip note is as follows: (BEGIN TEXT) "No. 126 The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil and has the honor to transmit to the Ministry the attached letter from the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) in response to the Brazilian diplomatic note ABC/DEUC/006/ETEC BRAS-EUA, dated January 25, 2006, regarding Reclamation's technical assistance program with the PROAGUA-Semi-Arido Program. The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil the assurances of its highest consideration. Enclosure Embassy of the United States of America, Brasilia, May 2, 2006." (END OF TEXT) ¶3. This responds to reftel B. CHICOLA