PORTUGAL: INTEREST ON EXTERNAL BORROWING ON FY2010

UNCLAS LISBON 000055 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR-IO/EX/FM CHERYL EASLEY DEPT ALSO FOR IO/MPR/EA CHRISTOPHER KLEMM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC AFIN PO SUBJECT: PORTUGAL: INTEREST ON EXTERNAL BORROWING ON FY2010 ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REF: A. STATE 11400 ¶B. LISBON 47 ¶1. Neither the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) nor the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) (both non-deferred organizations) incurred interest costs associated with external borrowings for CY 2010. Per ref A, a written statement to that effect provided by the secretary general of each organization will be emailed to EUR-IO/EX/FM, along with updated invoices for the 2010 assessment. ¶2. Embassy POC for submission of current invoicing and certifications on external borrowings for international organizations is Poleconoff Lucy Chang, at ChangLM@state.gov, tel.: (351)21-770-2328. For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal, please see our Intelink site: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal BALLARD