Identifier
Created
Classification
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09RIYADH504
2009-04-01 14:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Riyadh
Cable title:  

BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

Tags:  EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA 
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O 011428Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY RIYADH
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0518
INFO ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L RIYADH 000504 


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/01/2019
TAGS: EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA
SUBJECT: BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

REF: STATE 29399

Classified By: DCM David Rundell, 1.4(b),(d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L RIYADH 000504


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/01/2019
TAGS: EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA
SUBJECT: BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

REF: STATE 29399

Classified By: DCM David Rundell, 1.4(b),(d)


1. (U) Reftel requested Post to inform host governments
about the need for continued budget support for the
Palestinian Authority (PA).


2. (C) DCM conveyed reftel message to Saudi Deputy Foreign
Minister for Bilateral Relations Khalid al-Jindan on April 1.
Al-Jindan, who was traveling to the G-20 Summit with King
Abdullah, responded that Saudi Arabia's monthly contributions
to the PA were part of long-term Saudi commitments to the
Arab League, and that he was unaware of any changes in Saudi
policy in this respect.


3. (C) Al-Jindan added that Saudi payments to the PA were
sometimes delayed for bureaucratic reasons, and that he would
check to see whether there had been any problems or changes
with recent payments.

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