Cablegate: Private Sector Help for Guinea-Bissau On Customs,

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DE RUEHLI #0624 3511228
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 171228Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8014

UNCLAS LISBON 000624

SIPDIS

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR AF/W:ANDREW SILSKI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC EWWT PREL SNAR PO
SUBJECT: PRIVATE SECTOR HELP FOR GUINEA-BISSAU ON CUSTOMS,
BORDERS, PORTS, AND TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES

REF: STATE 124574

Poleconoff delivered reftel information on December 9 to
Sancho Coutinho of the Community of Portuguese Language
Countries (CPLP), which is headquartered in Lisbon. Coutinho
reiterated his belief that CPLP would support an initiative
in Guinea-Bissau similar to those between Crown Agents and
the governments of Angola and Mozambique, but limited CPLP
funding makes a monetary contribution unlikely.

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