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08STATE55967
2008-05-25 23:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
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UNCLAS STATE 055967
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM
SUBJECT: MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
NO. 9
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ASEAN-UN DONOR CONFERENCE ENDS WITH FEW PLEDGES
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UNCLAS STATE 055967
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM
SUBJECT: MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
NO. 9
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ASEAN-UN DONOR CONFERENCE ENDS WITH FEW PLEDGES
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1. (SBU) Most countries said they would withhold further
pledges pending greater access. China pledged $10
million, Cambodia pledged $250,000, and the Philippines
pledged $150,000. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
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REGIME, DONORS FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
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2. (SBU) Burma stressed reconstruction and rehabilitation
without mentioning emergency relief, while the
international community insisted on foreign expert access,
needs assessments, and monitoring. The conference
participants did not discuss aid logistics.
(Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
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ASEAN PROPOSES JOINT COORDINATING BODY FOR RELIEF EFFORT
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3. (SBU) ASEAN's Secretary General Surin said the nine-
person group based in Rangoon would consist of three
representatives each from Burma, ASEAN, and the UN to
coordinate the ASEAN-led relief effort. ASEAN requested
$50,000 from the United States to set up the coordinating
office in Rangoon. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
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WORLD FOOD PROGRAM HELICOPTER STILL GROUNDED
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4. (SBU) One assembled WFP helicopter waits at the
Rangoon airport, while the other nine have yet to arrive.
Burmese officials have not determined where the
helicopters will be allowed to go and what they will
transport. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
5. (U) Minimize considered.
RICE
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM
SUBJECT: MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
NO. 9
-------------- ---
ASEAN-UN DONOR CONFERENCE ENDS WITH FEW PLEDGES
-------------- --------------
1. (SBU) Most countries said they would withhold further
pledges pending greater access. China pledged $10
million, Cambodia pledged $250,000, and the Philippines
pledged $150,000. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
-------------- --
REGIME, DONORS FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
-------------- --
2. (SBU) Burma stressed reconstruction and rehabilitation
without mentioning emergency relief, while the
international community insisted on foreign expert access,
needs assessments, and monitoring. The conference
participants did not discuss aid logistics.
(Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
-------------- --------------
ASEAN PROPOSES JOINT COORDINATING BODY FOR RELIEF EFFORT
-------------- --------------
3. (SBU) ASEAN's Secretary General Surin said the nine-
person group based in Rangoon would consist of three
representatives each from Burma, ASEAN, and the UN to
coordinate the ASEAN-led relief effort. ASEAN requested
$50,000 from the United States to set up the coordinating
office in Rangoon. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
--------------
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM HELICOPTER STILL GROUNDED
--------------
4. (SBU) One assembled WFP helicopter waits at the
Rangoon airport, while the other nine have yet to arrive.
Burmese officials have not determined where the
helicopters will be allowed to go and what they will
transport. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon)
5. (U) Minimize considered.
RICE