Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09OTTAWA2
2009-01-05 19:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA TO PROVIDE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHOT #0002 0051910 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 051910Z JAN 09 FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8953 INFO RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV PRIORITY 1485 RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM PRIORITY 0520 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1305 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0517
UNCLAS OTTAWA 000002
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAN, PRM/ANE RAMGOOLIE, AND NEA/IPA HANKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: LE EAID PGOV PREL PHUM CA
SUBJECT: CANADA TO PROVIDE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR
HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA
REF: STATE 135559
(SBU) On January 5, in response to reftel points, Pam
Isfeld, Deputy Director, Middle East Relations, Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade, said that although
it has not yet been announced, Canada has already donated
four million Canadian dollars to provide humanitarian relief
to citizens of Gaza. Three million dollars has been given to
the UNRWA and one million to the International Committee of
the Red Cross. The Government of Canada will issue a press
release on this donation in the immediate future - possibly
as early as this afternoon.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
WILKINS