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08ZAGREB244
2008-03-11 15:34:00
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Embassy Zagreb
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CROATIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA
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SUBJECT: CROATIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA
(SBU) State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Bianca Matkovic
contacted the Ambassador on March 11 to confirm that the GoC
at its working session last week had formally approved the
supplemental Status of Forces Agreement negotiated with the
United States. North Americas director Betty Pavelich, in a
subsequent phone call with the DCM, said the full package of
documents with the signed government decision, would be
forwarded to the Embassy on March 12, and double-tracked via
the Croatian Embassy in Washington, DC. Pavelich added that
the government decision explicitly named CDA Marijan Gubic at
the Embassy in DC as authorized to sign the formal agreement
on behalf of the GoC.
Once Post has received the documents, we will forward them to
the Department, and we look forward to consulting with
Washington on the timing of the signing and any accompanying
public announcement.
Bradtke