VZCZCXRO2486
OO RUEHHM
DE RUEHHI #0054 0200322
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O R 200320Z JAN 10
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0748
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0056
RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 0395
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