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08BUDAPEST1136
2008-11-26 14:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:  

HUNGARIAN QUID PRO QUO OFFER OF SUPPORT FOR U.S.

Tags:  PREL UNIDROIT HU 
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UNCLAS BUDAPEST 001136 

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE JAMIE LAMORE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNIDROIT HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN QUID PRO QUO OFFER OF SUPPORT FOR U.S.
CANDIDATE TO UNIDROIT

REF: BUDAPEST 00841

UNCLAS BUDAPEST 001136

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE JAMIE LAMORE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNIDROIT HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN QUID PRO QUO OFFER OF SUPPORT FOR U.S.
CANDIDATE TO UNIDROIT

REF: BUDAPEST 00841


1. On November 21, Post received a note verbale in English
dated November 21 announcing the candidacy of Professor
Attila Harmathy for re-election to the Governing Council of
the International Institute for the Unification of Private
Law (UNIDROIT) for the 2009-2013 period and proposing
Hungarian support for the U.S. candidate, Henry D. Gabriel,
in return for U.S. support for the Hungarian candidate.


2. Here is the full text of the note verbale exactly as
received:

Begin text

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States
of AMERICA and has the honour to inform it that the
Government of the Republic of Hungary decided to nominate
Professor Attila Harmathy as a candidate for re-election to
the Governing Council of the International Institute for the
Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) for the 2009-2013
period. The elections will be held at the 63rd session of
the General Assembly of UNIDROIT on 11th December 2008 in
Rome.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary
therefore has the honour to propose to support the candidacy
of Henry D. Gabriel for election to the Governing Council of
UNIDROIT, in return for the support of the United States of
America to the candidacy of Professor Attila Harmathy to the
same body.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of
the United States of AMERICA the assurances of its highest
consideration.

Budapest, 21 November 2008
End text.
Foley

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