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02ROME3645	2002-07-24 08:34	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Rome

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 003645 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/EDA JOHNSON, EB/TPP WINTON 
 
USAID FOR TOM MARCHIONE, WILL WHELEN, PAUL DES ROSIERS, 
ALTRENA MUKURIA 
 
USDA FOR FAS/REICH AND HUGHES 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAGR EAGR EAGR EAGR FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAIDASEC
SUBJECT:  COUNTING THE HUNGRY: FAO MEETING ON MEASURING 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
 
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FOOD DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRITION. 
 
¶1.  SUMMARY: THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION 
(FAO) CONVENED AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON 
MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DEPRIVATION JUNE 26- 
28, 2002 IN ROME. PARTICIPANTS COMPARED AND CONTRASTED 
FIVE WIDELY RECOGNIZED METHODS OF MEASURING FOOD 
DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRITION.  THESE METHODS INCLUDED 
THE FAO METHOD, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS, INDIVIDUAL 
FOOD INTAKE SURVEYS, ANTHROPOMETRIC SURVEYS, AND 
QUALITATIVE MEASURES.  THE MEETING GAVE A QUALIFIED 
ENDORSEMENT OF THE FAO "FOOD BALANCE SHEET METHOD" FOR 
ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERNOURISHED, 
AND FOR MONITORING TRENDS TOWARD THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT 
GOAL.  HOWEVER, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS WILL 
CERTAINLY BECOME MORE WIDELY USED FOR ESTIMATING SUB- 
NATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF HUNGER.  A FIRMER UNDERSTANDING 
OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS 
(AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER) 
SHOULD ALLOW THE FOOD INSECURITY AND VULNERABILITY 
MAPPING SYSTEM (FIVIMS) TO BETTER GUIDE MEASUREMENT 
PROJECTS.  THIS WILL ALLOW MONITORING OF PROGRESS TOWARD 
THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT TARGET AND STRENGTHEN POLICY 
RESPONSES.  END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2.  AS EMPHASIZED BY THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT (WFS) AND ITS 
PLAN OF ACTION IN 1996, COUNTRIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY AT LARGE REQUIRE RELIABLE, ACCURATE AND 
CONSISTENT INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT AND MAGNITUDE OF 
FOOD INSECURITY AND VULNERABILITY, AT SUB-NATIONAL, 
NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS. 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 03        ROME  03645  01 OF 04  240837Z 
 
¶3. FAO, AS PART OF ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTER-AGENCY 
INITIATIVE, SPONSORED AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC 
SYMPOSIUM IN JUNE 2002.  THE PURPOSE OF THE SYMPOSIUM WAS 
TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW METHODOLOGIES FOR THE 
MEASUREMENT OF UNDER-NUTRITION AND FOOD DEPRIVATION AND 
USES OF THESE MEASURES CAN BE IMPROVED.  THE SYMPOSIUM 
SYSTEMATICALLY COMPARED AND CONTRASTED FIVE MAIN METHODS, 
CURRENTLY USED IN THE ESTIMATION OF FOOD DEPRIVATION AND 
POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS. THESE 
METHODS ARE THE FAO METHOD, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE 
SURVEYS, INDIVIDUAL FOOD INTAKE SURVEYS, ANTHROPOMETRIC 
SURVEYS, AND QUALITATIVE MEASURES. 
 
¶4. THESE METHODS ARE USED BY THE CONCERNED INSTITUTIONS 
AT PROGRAM, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS FOR 
ASSESSING THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF UNDER-NUTRITION AND 
APPROPRIATE RESPONSES.  EACH METHOD OBSERVES DIFFERENT 
BUT RELATED ASPECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY; THEY VARY IN 
THEIR COVERAGE AND TIMELINESS, MAKE USE OF DISTINCT BASIC 
DATA, ARE SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT LIMITATIONS AND COULD ALL 
BE SUBJECT TO IMPROVEMENTS.  THE DEBATE ON THE 
SUITABILITY OF VARIOUS METHODS TO CONTRIBUTE TO DECISION 
MAKING THAT CONCERNS THE WFS TARGET, HALVING THE NUMBER 
OF FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE BEFORE 2015, HAS TO TAKE ALL 
THESE ASPECTS INTO CONSIDERATION. 
 
FAO METHOD AND CRITIQUE 
 
¶5.  THE FAO METHOD OF MEASURING AND ASSESSING 
MALNUTRITION AND UNDER-NOURISHMENT USES A LOG-NORMAL 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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FUNCTION WITH THREE PARAMETERS; THE CAPUT DIETARY ENERGY 
SUPPLY (DES), A DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AND A 
MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENT.  THE DES IS 
DERIVED FROM TAKING THE TOTAL FOOD SUPPLY IN A COUNTRY, 
OBTAINED FROM THE FOOD BALANCE SHEETS, WHICH ARE 
AVAILABLE FOR EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, DIVIDED BY THE 
TOTAL POPULATION.  THIS VARIABLE CAPTURES THE MEAN FOOD 
AVAILABILITY PER PERSON IN THE COUNTRY OF STUDY.  THE 
DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION IS CALCULATED BY USING 
HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEYS TO GET A 
DISTRIBUTIONAL SAMPLE OF THE HOUSEHOLD PER CAPUT USUAL 
DIETARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION BASED ON INCOME. IMPOSED ON 
THIS FUNCTION IS A MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENT 
DEFINED AS THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE INTAKE TO MAINTAIN 
WEIGHT AND PERFORM LIGHT ACTIVITY FOR THE AVERAGE 
INDIVIDUAL. THE PART OF THE FUNCTION THAT FALLS BELOW 
THIS MINIMUM CUTOFF IS THE PROPORTION OF THAT COUNTRY'S 
POPULATION THAT IS UNDERNOURISHED. 
 
¶6.  THE FAO METHODS STRENGTHS LIE IN THE USE OF THE CAPUT 
DES MEASURE THAT IS UNIFORMLY AVAILABLE FROM ALL 
COUNTRIES AND UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALSO, THIS 
METHOD CAPTURES THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN FOOD SUPPLY ON 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6309 
 
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ACTION IO-00 
 
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      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  SRPP-00  EB-00    EXME-00  EUR-00 
      UTED-00  TEDE-00  INR-00   ITC-01   NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
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R 240834Z JUL 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5051 
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2234 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USMISSION GENEVA 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 ROME 003645 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/EDA JOHNSON, EB/TPP WINTON 
 
USAID FOR TOM MARCHIONE, WILL WHELEN, PAUL DES ROSIERS, 
ALTRENA MUKURIA 
 
USDA FOR FAS/REICH AND HUGHES 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAGR EAGR EAGR EAGR FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAIDASEC
SUBJECT:  COUNTING THE HUNGRY: FAO MEETING ON MEASURING 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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FOOD DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRITION. 
 
THE PREVALENCE OF UNDERNOURISHMENT. 
 
¶7.  THE WEAKNESSES OF THE FAO METHOD CONCERN THE BASIC 
DES NUMBERS, WHICH DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE QUALITY 
OF FOOD SUPPLIED OR MICRO-NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES.  ALSO, 
THE PER CAPUT DISTRIBUTION IS INDIRECTLY ESTIMATED AND 
THE CUT-OFF MINIMUM REQUIREMENT CAN VARY DEPENDING ON 
WHICH BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR) EQUATION IS USED OR 
WHETHER OR NOT NORMS FOR CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED. 
 
¶8.  IN SUMMATION, THE GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS GAVE A 
QUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT OF THE FAO METHOD WITH SOME MINOR 
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE ACCURACY AND SPECIFICATION OF ITS 
PARAMETERS ESPECIALLY SURROUNDING THE USE OF THE FOOD 
BALANCE SHEET DATA. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN THAT THIS 
METHOD, WHILE BEING A VERY GOOD INDICATOR OF THE 
PREVALENCE OF UNDER-NOURISHMENT GLOBALLY, MAY 
OVERESTIMATE THE OCCURRENCE IN SOME AREAS AND 
UNDERESTIMATE IT OTHERS. THAT ERROR AFFECTS POLICY 
DECISIONS AND RESOURCE DISPERSION.  OVERALL, THE FAO 
METHOD IS A GOOD TOOL FOR BENCHMARKING THE CHANGES IN 
PREVALENCE OVER TIME, IS CONSISTENT, AND WHILE A FINE 
INDICATOR OF FOOD AVAILABILITY, IS NOT A TRUE 
MEASUREMENT. 
 
OTHER FOUR METHODS FOR MEASURING/ASSESSING 
MALNUTRITION/UNDERNOURISHMENT 
 
¶9. A.  HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS (HES) EVALUATE THE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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WELFARE OF A COUNTRY'S POPULATION BY ANALYZING INTERVIEW 
AND DIARY LOG ACCOUNTS OF ALL ACQUISITIONS OF FOOD BY A 
HOUSEHOLD.  THE HES METHOD IS USED TO DIRECTLY MEASURE 
THE AMOUNT OF HOUSEHOLD ENERGY AVAILABLE. IT DOES NOT, 
HOWEVER, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ENERGY AVAILABLE VERSUS THE 
NET CONSUMED NOR DOES IT CAPTURE THE QUALITY OR 
VULNERABILITY OF HOUSEHOLD ENERGY SUPPLY. THE HES METHOD 
IS USED TO CAPTURE AN ESTIMATE OF IN-COUNTRY, REGIONAL, 
AND WORLD-WIDE PREVALENCE OF FOOD INSECURITY, PROVIDE A 
PICTURE OF WHO IS FOOD INSECURE, LOOK AT THE CAUSES OF 
FOOD INSECURITY, AND EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF POLICIES ON 
FOOD INSECURITY. 
¶B.  THE INDIVIDUAL FOOD INTAKE SURVEY METHOD (IFIS) IS AN 
INVASIVE BUT SPECIFIC MEASURE OF DIETARY VARIABILITY THAT 
CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO DETAILED STRATA FOR ANALYSIS. 
THESE INDIVIDUAL SURVEYS LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE AMOUNT OF 
FOODS OR FOOD CATEGORIES CONSUMED BY THE SELECTED 
INDIVIDUAL OVER A PERIOD.  THIS INFORMATION IS THEN 
CONVERTED INTO ENERGY AND NUTRIENT CONTENT LEVELS AND 
ANALYZED TO ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE, STRENGTH, AND LEVEL 
OF ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DIETARY EXPOSURE AND HEALTH 
OUTCOMES OF INDIVIDUALS. THE IFIS METHOD IS VERY TIME- 
CONSUMING AND LABOR INTENSIVE BUT PROVIDES A FINE LEVEL 
OF DISAGGREGATION THAT IS USEFUL FOR POLICY DECISIONS. 
 
¶C.  ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES USE HUMAN BODY MEASUREMENTS 
TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT NUTRITIONAL STATUS. THE HUMAN 
BODY MEASUREMENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INCLUDE HEIGHT FOR 
AGE, WEIGHT FOR AGE, AND WEIGHT-TO-HEIGHT. FOR OLDER 
INDIVIDUALS, THE BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IS COMMONLY USED. 
THESE MEASUREMENTS ARE AGGREGATED INTO INDICES WITH 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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REFERENCES AND CUT-OFFS THAT PROVIDE INDICATIONS OF THE 
PREVALENCE OF UNDER-NUTRITION. THE ADVANTAGES OF 
ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES ARE THAT IT IS PRECISE, ACCURATE, 
LOW SKILL AND LOW COST, SHOWS DEGREES OF SEVERITY AND 
REFLECTS NUTRITIONAL HISTORY, CAN BE USED FOR LARGE 
SAMPLES, AND ALSO EVALUATES THE CHANGES AND TRENDS OVER 
TIME. THE DISADVANTAGES INCLUDE THE INABILITY TO DETECT 
EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, IT IS A 
COMBINED MEASURE OF HEALTH AND FOOD INSECURITY, AND TAKEN 
ALONE IT DOES NOT SUGGEST WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THE 
MALNUTRITION. 
 
¶D.  QUALITATIVE MEASURES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER 
CAME FROM A PLEA BY POLICY MAKERS TO DEVELOP A LESS 
TECHNICAL POLICY TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING. THE 
QUALITATIVE MEASURES TOOL IS A SURVEY OF QUESTIONS THAT 
EVALUATE AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERCEPTION OF FOOD INSECURITY. 
THE ADVANTAGES TO THIS TOOL ARE THAT IT IS QUICK TO 
ADMINISTER AND ANALYZE, IT CAN BE EASILY INCORPORATED 
INTO ON-GOING SURVEYS, AND THE RESPONDENT'S BURDEN IS 
VERY LOW.  THE METHOD'S DISADVANTAGES INCLUDE A TIME 
CONSUMING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THE NEED TO LINK THE 
SURVEY WITH OTHER PROJECTS, AND SCALING DIFFICULTIES. 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6312 
 
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      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  SRPP-00  EB-00    EXME-00  EUR-00 
      UTED-00  TEDE-00  INR-00   ITC-01   NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   OPIC-01  SS-00    STR-00   TEST-00  TRSE-00  SAS-00 
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R 240834Z JUL 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5052 
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2235 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USMISSION GENEVA 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 04 ROME 003645 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/EDA JOHNSON, EB/TPP WINTON 
 
USAID FOR TOM MARCHIONE, WILL WHELEN, PAUL DES ROSIERS, 
ALTRENA MUKURIA 
 
USDA FOR FAS/REICH AND HUGHES 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAGR EAGR EAGR EAGR FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAIDASEC
SUBJECT:  COUNTING THE HUNGRY: FAO MEETING ON MEASURING 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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FOOD DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRITION. 
 
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL USER PERSPECTIVES 
 
¶10.  ONE OF THE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON HOW THESE FIVE 
METHODS ARE USED BY BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 
AGENCIES.  KENYA, REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL FOOD 
SECURITY INFORMATION COORDINATOR, STATED THAT THEY USE A 
NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY, WHICH COMBINES THE ANTHROPOMETRY, 
HES/QUALITATIVE, AND FAO METHODS. THE FAO METHOD IS USED 
TO OBTAIN NATIONAL LEVEL DATA FOR COMPARISON TO OTHER 
COUNTRIES, ANTHROPOMETRY IS UTILIZED FOR POLICIES THAT 
REACH THE REGIONAL AND HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, AND THE 
HES/QUALITATIVE COMBINATION DISPLAYS AT A SUB-NATIONAL 
AND HOUSEHOLD LEVEL THE DEGREE OF, CAUSES FOR, AND COPING 
STRATEGIES RELATED TO FOOD INSECURITY. REPRESENTATIVES 
FROM BOTH INDIA AND COLOMBIA ECHOED THE KENYAN PRESENTER, 
SAYING THAT THEIR COUNTRIES ALSO USE A COMBINATION OF THE 
METHODS DISCUSSED AT THE SYMPOSIUM TO OBTAIN A WELL- 
ROUNDED SET OF DATA AND LEVELS OF ANALYSIS. 
 
¶11.  THE WORLD BANK, DFID (U.K. DEPARTMENT FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT), AND USAID PRESENTED THE 
INTERNATIONAL USER'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE METHODS.  THE 
WORLD BANK PRIMARILY USES THE FAO METHOD OF MEASUREMENT 
TO TRACK CHANGES OVER TIME IN THE FOOD SUPPLY AND USES 
ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES FOR MORE COUNTRY SPECIFIC 
DETAILED ANALYSIS. DFID ALSO UTILIZES A COLLECTIVE SET OF 
MEASUREMENT METHODS TO OBTAIN DATA RELEVANT TO THE 
AGENCIES INFORMATION NEEDS.  USAID BREAKS DOWN WHAT 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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MEASUREMENT METHOD IT USES BY THE LEVEL OF POLICY DETAIL 
REQUIRED. AT THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY LEVEL USAID HAS 
ACCEPTED THE FAO METHOD.  AT THE AGENCY LEVEL, THEY 
COMBINE THE FAO MEASURES WITH HES AND ANTHROPOMETRY, AND 
FOR DETERMINING FOOD AID PRIORITY COUNTRIES AND SUB- 
NATIONAL TARGETING THEY REFER TO THE FAO LIST OF LOW 
INCOME FOOD DEFICIT COUNTRIES (LIFDC), ANTHROPOMETRIC AND 
POVERTY MEASURES. USAID IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON 
QUALITATIVE AND OTHER MEASURES OF FOOD INSECURITY FOR USE 
AT PROGRAM LEVELS.  IFAD USES THE FAO METHOD AS A 
CONTINUOUS INDICATOR OF GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF 
UNDERNOURISHMENT BUT FOR PROJECT LEVEL ANALYSIS IT TURNS 
TO ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES THAT CAN BE AGGREGATED TO A 
WIDE VARIETY OF DETAIL. 
 
ACADEMIC VIEW 
 
¶12.  CONVERSATIONS WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM ACADEMIC 
INSTITUTIONS BROUGHT OUT QUITE SIMILAR VIEWS OF THE FAO 
METHOD AND CONCLUSIONS ON THE SYMPOSIUM.  IN AGREEMENT, 
THE FAO METHOD OF MEASUREMENT COULD USE SOME FINE-TUNING 
OF THE VARIABLES, MODEL, AND DATA ACQUISITION BUT THAT 
ULTIMATELY, IT IS A CONSISTENT MEASURE OVER TIME AND 
HOLDS A WELL-DEFINED PLACE AS A BENCHMARKING INDICATOR OF 
GLOBAL FOOD AVAILABILITY. DEFINITELY, THERE IS NO ONE 
METHOD PERFECT FOR ALL PURPOSES. THE FIVE METHODS 
DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE SYMPOSIUM EACH HAVE A PLACE IN 
MEASURING VARIOUS DETAILS ABOUT UNDER-NUTRITION WHETHER 
USED ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH EACH OTHER. THE FAO 
METHOD INDICATES GLOBAL FOOD AVAILABILITY, THE HES METHOD 
REVEALS ACCESSIBILITY OF FOOD AND POVERTY LEVELS, AND THE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES SHED LIGHT ON NUTRITIONAL CONTENT 
ISSUES. 
 
COMMENT 
 
¶13. THE SYMPOSIUM PROVIDQQNT 
TECHNIQUE BE IMPLEMENTED THAN THE FAO METHOD FOR 
MEASURING GLOBAL UNDER-NUTRITION. THE ONE SIGNIFICANT 
FACTOR OF USING A METHOD BESIDES THE FAO FOR WFS5YL 
HUNGER REDUCTION POLICIES MAY LIE IN MORE PRECISE 
ESTIMATION OF NUMBERS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL USED FOR AID 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6439 
 
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ACTION IO-00 
 
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FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5053 
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2236 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USMISSION GENEVA 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 04 ROME 003645 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/EDA JOHNSON, EB/TPP WINTON 
 
USAID FOR TOM MARCHIONE, WILL WHELEN, PAUL DES ROSIERS, 
ALTRENA MUKURIA 
 
USDA FOR FAS/REICH AND HUGHES 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAGR EAGR EAGR EAGR FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAIDASEC
SUBJECT:  COUNTIN0P$8QXZQ58: N/A 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  03645  04 OF 04  240924Z 
TAGS: AORC EAGR EAGR EAGR EAGR FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAID AORC FAO EAIDASEC
SUBJECT: HOLINKA, ANN MARIE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED  PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 
 
CASE NUMBER: 121792 
CASE TYPE: NACLC 
BACKGROUND DATES INVESTIGATED: 03/12/02  07/23/02 
DATE REPORTED: 07/23/02 
OTHER CASE NUMBER: NONE 
COPIES REFERRED: 1-HQ; 1-POST FILE 
STATUS: CLOSED 
INVESTIGATOR: ANGELO R. MANGINELLI 
APPROVED BY: JABBOTT 
(SBU) ISSUES: N/A 
 
EMBASSY/LOCAL AGENCY CHECKS 
 
03/13/02  CONSULATE  NO RECORD 
03/12/02  LEGAL ATTACHE  NO RECORD 
03/12/02  RSO OFFICE  NO RECORD 
03/17/02  ITALIAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR  NO RECORD 
 
SUBJECT INTERVIEW 
 
SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTACT THE SUBJECT 
USING THE INFORMATION ON THE SF-86 WITH NEGATIVE 
RESULTS.  ON 7/23/02, SHEILA MURPHY (RECEPTIONIST AT 
THE UNIVERSITY IN BOLOGNA) WAS CONTACTED TO VERIFY IF 
O VERIFY IF 
THE SUBJECT WAS STILL IN ITALY.  MURPHY STATED THAT THE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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SUBJECT RETURNED TO THE U.S. AND GAVE A CONTACT NUMBER 
OF (201)858-9182.  RSO ROME WAS UNABLE TO CONDUCT THE 
INTERVIEW. 
 
SEMBLER 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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