US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1980

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ELECTION FUNDING RELEASED

Identifier: 04KINSHASA1980
Wikileaks: View 04KINSHASA1980 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kinshasa
Created: 2004-10-25 09:15:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: KDEM PGOV 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 001980 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM, PGOV, CG 
SUBJECT: ELECTION FUNDING RELEASED 
 
REF: KINSHASA 1934 
 
1. (SBU) Reftel reported that CIAT members had agreed to 
request a meeting with Vice President Bemba to discuss the 
Finance Ministry's refusal to release $3.6 million provided 
by the French to support election preparations.  A letter was 
subsequently sent to Bemba, outlining the reason that a 
meeting with him was being requested. 
 
2. (SBU) At a regularly-scheduled CIAT meeting on October 21, 
the French ambassador reported that almost $1.3 million had 
been released.  It represents the first of a planned three 
tranches of the disbursement. 
 
3. (SBU) Comment:  The CIAT letter to Bemba was apparently 
enough to end the logjam, and no further CIAT action on this 
matter is anticipated.  End comment. 
MEECE 

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