US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO4794

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 004794 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR PM/RSAT-BERNETA LEE; WHA/CAR-DAVID SEARBY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MASS, MARR, DR, KTIA, PGOV 
SUBJECT: MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
 
REF: STATE 005897 
 
 1. Embassy has received a diplomatic note dated October 21 
from the Dominican Republic's MFA accepting the proposed 
language change to the 1974 bilateral agreement on net 
proceeds from sales of items provided under grant military 
assistance, to conform to Section 505(f) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961.  The note was in response to the 
Embassy's diplomatic note No. 16 of February 4, 2005, which 
contained English text per para 5 reftel and a Spanish 
translation; the MFA sent a diplomatic note with an interim 
reply on March 17, indicating that the issue had been 
forwarded to competent authorities for decision. 
 
2. The operative language in the October 21 diplomatic note 
(informal translation) states:  "The Ssecretariat of State 
for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic has the honor 
to confirm to the Embassy ofthe United States of America that 
the Government of the Dominican Republic is in agreement with 
the aforementioned proposal.  The Embassy's note and the note 
of the Secretariat constitute an agreement between the two 
Governments, which will enter into force on the date of this 
note." 
 
3. Embassy will fax Spanish language original of the 
Dominican note to PM/RSAT - Berneta Lee. 
KUBISKE