Cablegate: Mozambique -- Reporting On Political Corruption

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DE RUEHTO #1441 3121246
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 081246Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY MAPUTO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6375
INFO RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
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RUEHLMC/MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
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UNCLAS MAPUTO 001441

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SIPDIS

AF/S FOR TREGER
MCC FOR SGAULL
INR FOR JGIBNEY
USAID FOR AA/AFR AND AFR/SA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PINR MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE -- REPORTING ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION
(C-AL6-01718)

REF: STATE 184006

Post will report in the future, as requested in reftel, on
corruption. However we would like to call the Department's
attention to Maputo 573, "Fighting Corruption or Shadow
Boxing," which we sent in mid-May. In this cable Post
reported at length on corruption in the government and
efforts to counter it. Other reports on corruption that
might be of interest include Maputo 668 (June 8) and Maputo
703,"Corruption Report Prompts Intense Media Debate", dated
June 13. In May 2005 we sent in a comprehensive report on
corruption three months into Guebuza's presidency, which
might also be of interest. A USAID-funded assessment of
corruption in Mozambique, released in late May 2006, can be
viewed at http://maputo.usembassy.gov/.
Raspolic

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