US embassy cable - 05ZAGREB1458

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TFUS01: CROATIA OFFERS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

Identifier: 05ZAGREB1458
Wikileaks: View 05ZAGREB1458 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Zagreb
Created: 2005-09-07 06:46:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: AEMR EAID PREL HR
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.

070646Z Sep 05

 
UNCLAS ZAGREB 001458 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR KATRINA TASK FORCE 
STATE FOR EUR/SCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AEMR, EAID, PREL, HR 
SUBJECT: TFUS01: CROATIA OFFERS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
 
REF: A. 1. STATE 163366 
 
     B. 2. STATE 163278 
 
1.  Croatian MFA State Secretary Gordon Bakota called in 
Charge on September 5 to inquire about ways in which Croatia 
could provide assistance for the relief effort following 
Hurricane Katrina.  Charge gave him the list of priority 
items in ref 1, noting that private individuals could best 
help by making donations via the Red Cross. 
 
2.  In a follow up to the meeting, Foreign Minister Kolinda 
Grabar-Kitarovic phoned Charge to convey PM Ivo Sanader's 
personal condolences.  Grabar-Kitarovic said that Croatia 
might be able to provide bottled water and emergency food 
rations from its stocks.  She also asked about direct cash 
contributions.  Drawing from guidance, Charge noted that, 
although direct government-to-government contributions were 
possible, donations via the American Red Cross were 
preferable. 
 
3.  Grabar-Kitarovic promised to contact Charge again later 
this week with Croatia's specific proposal for assistance. 
DELAWIE 
 
 
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