UN FINANCE: INSTRUCTIONS REQUESTED FOR

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001038

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UN AORC AFIN
SUBJECT: UN FINANCE: INSTRUCTIONS REQUESTED FOR
UNDISBURSED PORTION OF TRUST FUND TO BE CLOSED


1. This is an action request. See para 4.


2. USUN has faxed IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt a letter and
attachments dated 17 October 2008 from UN Assistant
Secretary-General, Controller Jun Yamazaki to Ambassador
Zalmay Khalilzad notifying us of the closure of the Trust
Fund for the Police Assistance Programme in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. As noted in the annex to the letter as of 8
September 2008, the U.S.G. balance in the Trust Fund for
Police Assistance Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina
including interest income accrued is $268,851. Mr. Yamazaki
requests that the U.S.G. provide instructions regarding the
disposition of this amount. If the balance is to be returned
electronic transfer payment instructions should be provided
as requested in the letter. Text of letter follows:


3. Begin Text:

Reference: PKFDtrustfund

17 October 2008

Dear Mr. Ambassador,

I have the honor to refer to the letter dated 15 March 2004
(copy attached) from the Officer-in-Charge of the Office of
Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts addressed to the
Permanent Representative of the United States to the United
Nations regarding closure of the Trust Fund for the Police
Assistance Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I am pleased to inform you that as indicated in the annex to
the present letter your Government's remaining share in the
balance of the Trust Fund for Police Assistance Programme in
Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 8 September 2008 amounted to
US$268,851. This increase of your Government's share in the
trust fund balance is attributable to the additional interest
income accrued in the fund.

In this connection I should be grateful if your Government
could provide instructions regarding the disposition of the
balance of its contribution to this Trust Fund, including its
transfer to other United Nations peacekeeping-related trust
funds.

Should your Government decide to request the return of the
balance of its contribution, we respectfully request that
instructions for payment by electronic transfer be provided
by having the attached form completed, signed by an
authorized official, with the Permanent Mission's seal
affixed, and sent to Mr. Jayantilal Karia, Director, Accounts
Division, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts.

Once again, I take this opportunity to thank the United State
Government for its valuable support to the United Nations
peacekeeping activities.

I remain, dear Mr. Ambassador,
Yours sincerely,
/s/
Jun Yamazaki
Assistant Secretary-General, Controller

End Text.


4. Action Requested: Mission requests that instructions be
provided as to the disposition of remaining balance as noted
in text of note in para 3 above.

Khalilzad