DUTCH GRANT CLEARANCE FOR R/V PELICAN

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001183 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR OES - ROBERTA BARNES E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EWWT NL SUBJECT: DUTCH GRANT CLEARANCE FOR R/V PELICAN REF: A. STATE 51685 ¶B. THE HAGUE 783 ¶1. Embassy received MFA Diplomatic Note Number DES/TO-283/06 granting approval for R/V Pelican to conduct marine scientific research. ¶2. Following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and, with reference to the Embassy's Note No. 057/06 of 10 April 2006, has the honor to inform the Embassy that the competent Dutch authorities have no objections to the proposed research cruise by the research vessel "Pelican" in the waters of Curacao, Aruba and Saba from 22 August til 08 September 2006....(Complementary closing)) The Hague, 17 May 2006. END TEXT ¶3. Original diplomatic note is being mailed to OES, Roberta Barnes under Registration No. 7317144. ARNALL