Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BANGKOK1605
2008-05-23 07:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bangkok
Cable title:
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMA CONFERENCE
VZCZCXRO1567 OO RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM DE RUEHBK #1605 1440724 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 230724Z MAY 08 FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3155 INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS PRIORITY RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 5993 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 8732 RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 3874 RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 5153 RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 4632 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0763 RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON 2291 RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 5284 RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 5342 RHFJSCC/COMMARFORPAC
UNCLAS BANGKOK 001605
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EAP/MLS FOR AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BM TH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMA CONFERENCE
REF: A. STATE 55244
B. BANGKOK 1568
(SBU) Thailand shared our commitment to provide aid to the
victims of Cyclone Nargis and anticipated that the May 25
Burma Donors conference in Rangoon would address USG concerns
outlined in Ref A, MFA Senior Burma Desk Officer Jirusaya
Birananda told us on May 23. Foreign Minister Noppadon
Pattama still planned to lead the Thai delegation to the
conference (ref B). While the Thais had yet to receive a
formal agenda from the Burmese government, Jirusaya
understood that various Burmese ministers would brief
participants on their respective ministries' areas of
responsibility with regards to the official response to the
disaster.
JOHN
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EAP/MLS FOR AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BM TH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMA CONFERENCE
REF: A. STATE 55244
B. BANGKOK 1568
(SBU) Thailand shared our commitment to provide aid to the
victims of Cyclone Nargis and anticipated that the May 25
Burma Donors conference in Rangoon would address USG concerns
outlined in Ref A, MFA Senior Burma Desk Officer Jirusaya
Birananda told us on May 23. Foreign Minister Noppadon
Pattama still planned to lead the Thai delegation to the
conference (ref B). While the Thais had yet to receive a
formal agenda from the Burmese government, Jirusaya
understood that various Burmese ministers would brief
participants on their respective ministries' areas of
responsibility with regards to the official response to the
disaster.
JOHN