VZCZCXYZ0002
PP RUEHWEB
DE RUEHVB #0851 3471410
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 121410Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8844
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0079
UNCLAS ZAGREB 000851
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/ELA (IRWIN AND LAWSON), AND EUR/SCE (WESTLEY)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN HR
SUBJECT: CROATIA TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
LEBANON
REF: SECSTATE 129978
Poloff delivered reftel demarche on December 12 to Vesna
Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She took note of the
fact that the next US administration would likely continue to
support the UN International Independent Investigation
Commission, Commissioner Bellemare, and the Special Tribunal
for Lebanon. She indicated that Croatia's ability to donate
was limited within the confines of the current budget, but
that Croatia intended to contribute $5,000 to the Special
Tribunal for Lebanon.
BRADTKE