US embassy cable - 03THEHAGUE2161

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002161 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR S/WCI - PROSPER/RICHARD, EUR - ROSSIN, 
EUR/SCE - STEPHENS/GREGORIAN, L/EUR - LAHNE, L/AF - GTAFT. 
INR/WCAD - SEIDENSTRICKER; IO - JACOBSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BK, HR, NL, PHUM, PREL, SR, ICTY, KAWS 
SUBJECT: ICTY: REGISTRAR THANKS USG FOR RULES OF THE ROAD 
CONTRIBUTION 
 
REF: 2002 THE HAGUE 3451 
 
1.  EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 
TWO REGARDING USG CONTRIBUTION TO THE ICTY RULES OF THE ROAD 
PROJECT. 
 
2.  // BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER// 
 
Clifton M. Johnson 
Office of the Legal Counselor 
Embassy of the United States of America 
Lange Voorhout 102 
2514 EJ The Hague 
 
 
01 August 2003 
 
Dear Mr. Johnson, 
 
     The United States Government has made a contribution on 
USD$ 175,000 in support of the continuation of the Rules of 
the Road project of the Tribunal.  Please be informed that 
this amount shall be subject to the thirteen (13) per cent 
programme support costs, in accordance with the United 
Nations regulations. 
 
     On behalf of the Tribunal, I would like to take this 
opportunity to express my gratitude for the continuous 
support the United States had given to the Tribunal. 
 
Yours Sincerely, 
/S/ 
Hans Holthuis 
Registrar 
 
//END TEXT OF LETTER// 
 
3.  Comment.  As indicated in reftel, the Rules of the Road 
program was in dire financial straits until the USG 
contribution.  Earlier in the summer the ICTY Deputy 
Prosecutor and other senior officials in the Office of the 
Prosecutor (OTP) extended their personal thanks for the USG's 
donation, without which this important program would have 
died.  The OTP is currently formulating with OHR a joint plan 
that would transition the Rules of the Road program to 
Sarajevo in order to ensure that the tremendous expertise it 
has developed will be available to the new State Court and 
contribute to the Tribunal's completion strategy.  End 
comment. 
SOBEL