INPA/SMITHSONIAN DRAFT AGREEMENT 2006

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000947 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT NOT CLASSIFIED STATE FOR OES/PCI FOR MDCONNERS AND PESAMSON STATE TO OES/STC FOR GDRAGNICH AND PMEEKS STATE TO WHA/ESPC FOR LALLEN STATE TO L/OES FOR MSIMONOFF STATE TO OES/SAT FOR RBRAIBANTI AND FECHAVARRIA STATE TO L/T FOR JZYLMAN STATE TO WHA/BSB FOR WPOPP STATE PLEASE PASS TO SMITHSONIAN FOR LHIRCSH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SENV KSCA TBIO BR SUBJECT: INPA/SMITHSONIAN DRAFT AGREEMENT 2006 ¶1. On May 10, 2006, Embassy received Brazilian Government Diplomatic Note DMAE/026/MESP-BRAS-EUA with a proposed Technical Scientific and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology - MCT, through the National Institute for Amazon Research - INPA, and the Smithsonian Institution - SI. ¶2. Informal translation of text of DIP NOTE 026 is as follows: (Start text) "DMAE/026/MESP-BRAS-EUA The Ministry of External Relations sincerely compliments the Embassy of the United States of America in Brasilia and has the honor to forward, per request of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the attached proposal agreement between the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Institute for Amazon Research and Smithsonian Institution in the scope of Biological Dynamics of Forest Project and its respective Work Plan. Brasilia May 3, 2006." (End text). ¶3. Original version was mailed (via FEDEX /tracking number 8427-48436552) and electronically sent to Smithsonian Institute for Dr. Leonard Hirsch. CHICOLA