Cablegate: Gob Approves Humanitarian Assistance Dip Note

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FOR L/T DAPHNE COOK

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BL KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: GOB APPROVES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DIP NOTE

REF: A. SECSTATE 104051

B. LA PAZ 2031

1. (U) On July 31, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship
David Choquehuanca approved our humanitarian assistance
diplomatic note (reftel A).

2. (U) An informal translation of the GOB,s response reads
as follows:

The Republic of Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Worship

Classification: Ordinary
La Paz, July 31, 2007
CITE: VREC-DAE-Cs-394/2007

Ref. Agreement on entry into and activities within Bolivia of
civilian and military personnel of the United States
Department of Defense

Honorable Ambassador:

I have the honor to write Your Excellency to acknowledge
receipt of your diplomatic note No. 308 of July 27, 2007
which literally reads as follows:

(Full Translation of English Version of Diplomatic Note)

In this regard, I am pleased to express to Your Excellency
the conformity of the Government of the Republic of Bolivia
so that the words contained in your preceding diplomatic note
constitute an agreement between our two governments, which
will be in force effective today.

I avail myself of this opportunity to express to Your
Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signature and Stamp)

David Choquehuanca Cespedes
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship

End Informal Translation

3. (U) Embassy La Paz will fax a copy of the notes to L/T and
will send the original GOB note with a certified copy of the
U.S. note to the Department, L/T, Room 3526 per the
instructions in reftel.
GOLDBERG

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