US embassy cable - 05LIMA3925

UNCLAS LIMA 003925 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AEMR, EAID, PREL, US, PE 
SUBJECT: TFUS01:  ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE FROM 
PERU FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 167056 
 
     B. LIMA 3862 
     C. LIMA 3854 
 
1.  Polcouns, on 9/11, informed Daul Matute, the Foreign 
Ministry's Director of Security and Defense Affairs (and 
Peru's coordinator for Hurricane Katrina assistance) of the 
USG's acceptance at this time of Peru's offer to provide 1600 
bandages, and of its continuing review of Peru's other offers 
as part of our ongoing needs assessment (Ref A).  Matute said 
that he would contact the OFDA coordinator provided in Ref A, 
but noted that while Peru's initial offer was for 1600 
bandages (Ref C), it subsequently increased this offer to 
2760 elastic bandages (4x5 yards) and 1850 elastic bandages 
(6x5 yards) (Ref B).  Polcouns recommended that Matute raise 
this issue directly with the OFDA coordinator. 
 
2.  Matute is Peru's main point of contact for coordinating 
technical and logistical details.  He speaks fluent English. 
He can be reached at: 
 
--  Work Phone:  (511) 311-2929 
--  Cell Phone:  (511) 9867-3159 
--  Home Phone:  (511) 275-8319 
 
3.  Embassy point of contact is Political Counselor Alexander 
Margulies.  He can be reached at: 
 
--  Work Phone:  (511) 618-2511 
--  Cell Phone:  (511) 9909-6575 
--  Home Phone:  (511) 372-1180 
 
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