US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1316

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IMO GRANTS MATADI SIX MONTH GRACE PERIOD

Identifier: 04KINSHASA1316
Wikileaks: View 04KINSHASA1316 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kinshasa
Created: 2004-07-15 14:01:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: ECON ETRD EWWT CG
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.

UNCLAS KINSHASA 001316 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON, ETRD, EWWT, CG 
SUBJECT: IMO GRANTS MATADI SIX MONTH GRACE PERIOD 
 
REF: KINSHASA 1251 
 
1. (SBU) Reftel reported that the Port of Matadi had not met 
the July 1 deadline set by the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) for port security improvements. The 
National Transportation and Port Authority (ONATRA) reports 
that  the IMO has granted a six month grace period to the 
Port of Matadi to complete the required improvements. 
Approximately 80-85 percent of the improvements have been 
completed to date. 
 
2. (SBU) COMMENT. A six month grace period may be too much of 
a cushion for ONATRA and the Port of Matadi. The current 
conditions were achieved in a five month period under strong 
pressure from the IMO. Follow-through is not always the best 
attribute of Congolese government services. Post will 
continue to monitor the improvements as the grace period 
expires. END COMMENT. 
SCOTT 

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