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FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8074
UNCLAS LISBON 000030
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/FO STACY WILLIAMS
DEPT ALSO FOR S/ES-O TFHA01 MELISSA ROSSER AND AID/A MAURA
O'NEILL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF EAID PHUM PGOV UN HA PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION
AND REGISTRATION OF DONATIONS FOR HAITI
REF: STATE 4909
On January 20, Poleconoff delivered reftel points to Joao
Batista, Deputy Director of the Americas Department at the
Portuguese MFA, urging the Portuguese government and major
private sector donors to use OCHA's Financial Tracking System
to register their donations. Batista thanked us for the
notice and said he would provide the information to others
within the MFA and other ministries.
For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal,
please see our Intelink site:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal
REITER