UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR UNIFIL

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000788 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC AFIN UN SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR UNIFIL ¶1. USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of a note dated September 11, 2007 from the UN Secretary-General requesting payment of the U.S. assessed SIPDIS contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for the period September 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 in the amount of $162,185,754. The note states that funds are urgently required for the financing of this operation and are due within thirty days of receipt of the note. The bank account to which payment may be made is also contained in the note. ¶2. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate payment as noted above in paragraph 1. KHALILZAD