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FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6943
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1531
UNCLAS LISBON 001781
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP (SUN), NSC (MCDONALD), P
(REINEMEYER), AND EUR/PGI (TESSLER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST
REF: SECSTATE 72078
1. Per reftel, attached is the requested information on
Portugal's participation at UNGA:
A. Attendance of the Head of State
-- President Anibal Cavaco Silva
-- Arrival and departure dates are TBD.
-- Spouse's travel plans unknown.
-- No interpretation required if meeting is held in English.
B. Attendance of the Head of Government.
-- Prime Minister Jose Socrates.
-- Arrival and departure dates are TBD.
-- Socrates is not married ) no spouse to attend.
-- No interpretation required if meeting is held in English.
C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister.
-- Minister of Foreign Relations Luis Amado
-- Arrival and departure dates are TBD.
-- Spouse's travel plans are unknown.
-- No interpretation required if meeting is held in English.
D. Attendance of other VIPs.
-- Information not available yet from MFA.
E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible
for IO affairs.
-- Portugal usually sends a delegation of 10-15 officials
from MFA but the list of participants is not yet available.
Stephenson