US embassy cable - 04MAPUTO1152

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MAPUTO 001152 
 
SIPDIS 
STATE FOR AF/RSA - ACOTA, PM/RSAT, AND AF/S FOR BNEULING 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTIA, MASS, MARR, PREL, MZ, ACOTA 
SUBJECT: GRM RESPONSE: ACOTA END-USE, SECURITY AND 
RETRANSFER ASSURANCES 
 
REF: STATE 122452 
 
1. Post received on August 25 a diplomatic note containing 
ACOTA end-use, security and retransfer assurances from GRM. 
Following is the complete texts of diplomatic notes exchanged 
between Post and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation 
of the Republic of Mozambique. 
 
2. Begin text of U.S. note: 
No. 297 
The Embassy of the United States of America presents its 
compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 
Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique and has the honor 
to inform the Ministry and has the honor to refer to the 
provision of U.S. equipment and training in association with 
the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance 
program. Further, the Embassy has the honor to refer to the 
Ministry's note of 13 May 1994, which together with the 
Embassy's note number 056 of 30 March 1994, constitute an 
Agreement between the two governments regarding the end-use, 
security and retransfer assurances for grants of defense 
articles or related training or other defense services 
furnished by the Government of the United States of America 
under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, or successor legislation, to the Government of the 
Republic of Mozambique (hereinafter, the Agreement). In this 
regard, the Embassy proposes that the terms and conditions of 
the Agreement shall apply to equipment, training, and related 
services provided under the African Contingency Operations 
Training and Assistance program to the Government of the 
Republic of Mozambique and funded by Peacekeeping Operation 
funds. 
The Embassy proposes that, if the foregoing is acceptable to 
the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, this diplomatic 
note, together with the Ministry's reply, shall constitute an 
agreement between the two governments which shall enter into 
force as of the data of the Ministry's reply. 
The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of 
the opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique the assurances 
of its highest consideration. 
Maputo, June 23, 2004 
End Text. 
 
3. Begin Text of GRM note: 
No. 369 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the 
Republic of Mozambique presents its compliments to the 
Embassy of the United States of America and refers to the 
Embassy's note number 297, of June 23, 2004, which reads as 
follows: 
> 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the 
Republic of Mozambique has the honor to confirm that the 
proposal set forth in the Embassy's note is acceptable to the 
Government of the Republic of Mozambique, and, this note in 
reply, together with the above Embassy's note, constitute an 
Agreement between the two Governments which shall enter into 
force on this date. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the 
Republic of Mozambique avails itself of the opportunity to 
renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the 
assurances of its highest consideration. 
Maputo, August 23, 2004 
End Text. 
 
4. Certified copies of diplomatic notes will be pouched to 
the Department, as per reftel reporting instructions. 
DUDLEY