US embassy cable - 04ROME1277

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IRAQ: ITALY TO GIVE USD TEN MILLION TO THE UN IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION FUND

Identifier: 04ROME1277
Wikileaks: View 04ROME1277 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Rome
Created: 2004-03-31 15:32:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: EAID ECON PREF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001277 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2008 
TAGS: EAID, ECON, PREF, IZ, IT, IRAQI FREEDOM 
SUBJECT: IRAQ: ITALY TO GIVE USD TEN MILLION TO THE UN IRAQ 
RECONSTRUCTION FUND 

REF: SECSTATE 68262 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: ACTING MINISTER COUNSELOR FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS KATHLEEN 
REDDY FOR REASONS 1.5 B,D 
 
(C)  MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR LUIGI MACCOTTA 
(STRICTLY PROTECT) TOLD EMBASSY OFFICERS MARCH 30 THAT FM 
FRATTINI HAS APPROVED A USD 10 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
UN-ADMINISTERED MULTILATERAL FUND FACILITY FOR IRAQ.  WHILE 
THE DECISION WAS TAKEN WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, MACCOTTA SAID, 
ITALY DOES NOT/NOT INTEND TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE THE 
CONTRIBUTION, AND WOULD PREFER THAT THE U.S. ALSO DOES THE 
SAME, UNTIL THE DOHA DONORS' CONFERENCE IN MAY.  THE 
CONTRIBUTION WILL BE DRAWN AGAINST ITALY'S OVERALL MADRID 
PLEDGE OF 200 MILLION EURO.  REFTEL INFORMATION WAS ALSO 
PASSED TO CARLO MONTICELLI, DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 
AT THE FINANCE MINISTRY. 
SEMBLER 
 
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 2004ROME01277 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL 


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