US embassy cable - 05ASUNCION1110

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001110 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR TFUS01, WHA/BSC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, ECON, AEMR, ASEC, CASC, AMGT, US, PA, MATT 
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY: OFFERS OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR 
HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS 
 
REF: STATE 162226 
 
1.  (U)  On 9/1, Post received the following offers of 
assistance for hurricane relief efforts from both Paraguayan 
government officials and the private sector: 
 
--  Ambassador Ceferino Valdez, the President of the 
Voluntary Firemen's Association in Paraguay and the Foreign 
Ministry's Director of Bilateral Affairs, offered to send 
20-30 volunteers with experience in land and marine rescue 
missions to assist relief efforts.  He noted that American 
Airlines has offered to fly the volunteers to the U.S.   He 
may be contacted at 011-595-21-494-900 or via cell phone 
011-595-981-515-728; 
 
--  Businessman Esteban Morabito, offered to donate a large 
quantity of chemical products for pest control (e.g. 
mosquito, rats, etc.) in connection to relief efforts. He may 
be contacted in his office at 011-595-21-215-016. 
 
2.  (U)  Post thanked both Ambassador Valdez and Mr. Morabito 
for their generous offers and advised them that as soon as 
possible Post will inform them on how to implement their 
offers of assistance. 
KEANE