Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10HANOI54
2010-01-20 03:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
Vietnam Considers Aid to Haiti
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UNCLAS HANOI 000054
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM PGOV EAID UN HA VM
SUBJECT: Vietnam Considers Aid to Haiti
REF: STATE 4909
(SBU) In a January 19 conversation, MFA America's Department
official Le Cong Tien informed PolOff that Vietnam had not yet
reached a formal decision on humanitarian assistance, but that the
Prime Minister's office was likely to approve a "preliminary" grant
of USD 50,000 and was considering additional in-kind assistance,
including foodstuffs (presumably rice) and other supplies. Tien
was well aware of the Financial Tracking System, described reftel,
and confirmed that assistance would be coordinated through the UN
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Michalak
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM PGOV EAID UN HA VM
SUBJECT: Vietnam Considers Aid to Haiti
REF: STATE 4909
(SBU) In a January 19 conversation, MFA America's Department
official Le Cong Tien informed PolOff that Vietnam had not yet
reached a formal decision on humanitarian assistance, but that the
Prime Minister's office was likely to approve a "preliminary" grant
of USD 50,000 and was considering additional in-kind assistance,
including foodstuffs (presumably rice) and other supplies. Tien
was well aware of the Financial Tracking System, described reftel,
and confirmed that assistance would be coordinated through the UN
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Michalak