US embassy cable - 02HARARE267

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MISSION ACTION ON TOBACCO

Identifier: 02HARARE267
Wikileaks: View 02HARARE267 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2002-01-29 14:48:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: EAGR ETRD ZI BEXP
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.

291448Z Jan 02

 

                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTO9068

PAGE 01        HARARE  00267  291504Z 
ACTION EB-00    

INFO  LOG-00   AF-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  COME-00  
      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  EXME-00  E-00     UTED-00  VC-00    
      FRB-00   H-01     TEDE-00  INR-00   ITC-01   AC-01    NSAE-00  
      OES-01   OMB-01   OPIC-01  ACE-00   SP-00    SSO-00   STR-00   
      TEST-00  TRSE-00  USIE-00  DRL-02   G-00     SAS-00     /008W
                  ------------------5ED4AB  291531Z /38    
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0824
INFO SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
UNCLAS HARARE 000267 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EB/TPP/ATT/ATP FOR CAROLE JACKSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR, ETRD, ZI, BEXP 
SUBJECT: MISSION ACTION ON TOBACCO 
 
REF:  STATE 14016 
 
IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, MISSION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY USG 
ACTION OR USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR THE PROMOTION OF 
THE SALE OR EXPORT OF TOBACCO, OR RELATED PRODUCTS, 
EITHER IN ZIMBABWE OR TO EXTERNAL MARKETS. POST DOES 
DIALOGUE WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS, MANY OF WHOM GROW 
TOBACCO IN ADDITION TO OTHER CROPS.  MISSION HAS ALSO NOT 
TAKEN ANY SPECIFIC ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF GOZ TOBACCO 
CONTROL EFFORTS, WHICH ARE MINIMAL, ALTHOUGH PART OF OUR 
PERSONNEL ROSTER INCLUDES A CDC SPECIALIST INVOLVED IN A 
REGIONAL SMOKING-CESSATION PROGRAM. 
 
SULLIVAN 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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