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10USUNNEWYORK16
2010-01-14 15:26:00
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USUN New York
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UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF 2010 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL

Tags:  UN AORC AFIN CMP 
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7993
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000016 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UN AORC AFIN CMP
SUBJECT: UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF 2010 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL
MASTER PLAN

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000016

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UN AORC AFIN CMP
SUBJECT: UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF 2010 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL
MASTER PLAN


1. USUN has emailed to Department (IO/MPR Lisa Spratt and
EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a note from the Secretary-General,
dated 24 December 2009 requesting payment of the U.S.
assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for
2010 in the amount of $75,534,800. The note also refers to
outstanding payments in the amount of $15,106,960 with
respect to the CMP for prior years. Text of note is as
follows:


2. Begin Text:

Reference Contributions 2-1/12

The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his
compliments to the Permanent Representative of the United
States of America to the United Nations and has the honour to
refer to General Assembly resolutions 61/251 of 22 December
2006 and 62/87 of 10 December 2007, concerning the financing
of the capital master plan.

By its resolution 62/87, the General Assembly reaffirmed the
mixed one-time and multi-year assessment option based on the
regular budget scale of assessments applicable for 2007, as
stipulated in paragraphs 14 to 20 of its resolution 61/251,
and decided that there would be no change in the payment
schedule for Member States' contributions to the capital
master plan.

In accordance with the provisions of General Assembly
resolutions 61/251 and 62/87, the Secretary-General has the
honour to inform Her Excellency that the contribution payable
by Her Excellency's Government with respect to the Capital
Master Plan for the year 2010, under the multi-year payment
plan is as follows:


Net Amounts In Outstanding Total
Assessment Suspense Prior years Payable

CMP 75,534,800 - 15,106,960 90,641,760

Working
Capital
Reserve
Fund - - - -

Total 75,534,800 - 15,106,960 90,641,760

As indicated in paragraph 16 of General Assembly resolution
61/251, notwithstanding financial regulation 3.4, assessments
for the capital master plan shall be considered due and
payable in full within one hundred and twenty days of the
date on which the assessment notices were issued, i.e., 23
April 2010.

Payment may be made by direct deposit to the following
account:

Bank: JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Number: 021000021
Swift Address: CHASUS33
Account Name: United Nations Capital Master Plan (CMP)
Account Number: 485-002167
Location: New York, NY U.S.A.

The Secretary-General avails himself of this opportunity to
renew to Her Excellency the assurances of his highest
consideration. End Text.


3. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate
payment as noted above in paragraph 1.

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