US embassy cable - 05SOFIA422

UNCLAS SOFIA 000422 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR EUR/NCE AND INR/SPM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PINR, IZ, BU 
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER 
REPORT INFORMATION 
 
REF:  04 SOFIA 2086 
 
1.   This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 
 
2.   Post received the letter in paragraph 3 on 1 March 
from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission 
investigating the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scandal. 
 
3.   Begin text of letter: 
 
Republic of Bulgaria 
National Assembly 
1 March 2005 
 
To 
Mr. Bradley Freden 
Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs 
 
Dear Mr. Freden, 
 
With reference to the letter the Ad-hoc Parliamentary 
Committee Examining the Data Concerning the Allegations 
for Financing of the Bulgarian Socialist Party through 
Saddam Hussein's Regime in Iraq has sent to request 
assistance in obtaining the documents on the basis of 
which Bulgaria has been included in the CIA report, I 
allow myself to kindly address you again with a request 
for assistance so that the Ad-hoc Committee, which term 
expires April 12, 2005, could examine and analyze the 
information and successfully complete its work. 
 
Please accept my personal and the Committee members' 
gratitude for your responsiveness and cooperation. 
 
Respectfully, 
Borislav Ralchev 
Chair of the Ad-hoc Committee 
 
End text of letter. 
 
4.   ACTION REQUEST:  Please provide a formal response to 
the Commission's request for source documents (reftel) 
related to Bulgaria used in preparing the Duelfer report. 
(COMMENT:  The Commission has already extended its 
mandate by three months in anticipation of receiving 
further information from the USG.)  END ACTION REQUEST.