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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 000095 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR PM/PPA RACHEL FEATHERSTONE, PM/RSAT BERNETA LEE, 
L/PM MICHAEL COFFEE, AND L/T DAPHNE COOK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTIA MARR MAS PGOV RP
SUBJECT: PHILIPPINES SIGNS GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS 
INITIATIVE AGREEMENT 
 
REF: 07 STATE 82853 
 
¶1. On January 3, the Philippine government delivered a 
diplomatic note to the Embassy agreeing to our proposal for a 
505 Agreement for the Global Peace Operations Initiative 
(reftel).  Post will forward a copy of the diplomatic note by 
pouch. 
 
¶2. Begin text. 
 
Note No: 08-07 
 
The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the 
Philippines presents its compliments to the Embassy of the 
United States of America and has the honor to acknowledge 
receipt of the Embassy's Note No. 1723, dated 18 December 
2007, which reads as follows: 
 
"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its 
compliments to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the 
Republic of the Philippines and has the honor to refer to 
earlier discussions between representatives of the two 
Governments regarding grants under the Global Peace 
Operations Initiative (GPOI) of the United States of America 
and the furnishing of articles and services from the United 
States of America to the Government of the Republic of the 
Philippines pursuant to the GPOI. 
 
In accordance with these discussions, it is proposed that the 
Government of the Republic of the Philippines agree with 
respect to articles and services provided pursuant to the 
GPOI: 
 
¶A. That unless the consent of the Government of the United 
States of America has been first obtained, the Government of 
the Republic of the Philippines shall not: 
 
(I)   Permit any use of such articles or services by anyone 
not an officer, employee, or agent of the Government of the 
Republic of the Philippines; 
 
(II)  Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent of 
the Government of the Republic of the Philippines to 
transfer, such articles or services by gift, sale or 
otherwise; or 
 
(III) Use, or permit the use of, such articles or services 
for purposes other than those for which provided; 
 
¶B. That such articles and services shall be returned to the 
Government of the United States of America when they are no 
longer needed for the purposes for which they were furnished, 
unless the Government of the United States of America 
consents to another disposition; 
 
¶C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government 
of the Republic of the Philippines in disposing of, with 
prior written consent of the Government of the United States 
of America, any article furnished by the United States of 
America, under the GPOI, including scrap from any such 
article, shall be paid to the Government of the United States 
of America; and 
 
¶D. That the Government of the Republic of the Philippines 
shall maintain the security of such articles and services; 
that it shall provide substantially the same degree of 
security protection afforded to such articles or services by 
the Government of the United States of America; that it 
shall, as the Government of the United States may require, 
permit continuous observation and review by, and furnish 
necessary information to, representatives of the Government 
of the United States of America with regard to the use 
thereof by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. 
 
The United States Government understands that the Government 
of the Republic of the Philippines retains its sovereign 
right to determine whether to deploy its forces in support of 
international peacekeeping operations. 
 
The Department of Foreign Affairs' note stating that the 
foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of 
the Philippines shall, together with this note, constitute an 
agreement between the two Governments, which shall enter into 
force on the date of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the 
Republic of the Philippines' note. 
 
The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of 
 
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this opportunity to renew to the Department of Foreign 
Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines the assurances of 
its highest consideration." 
 
The Department wishes to inform the Embassy that the above 
mentioned note is acceptable to the Philippine Government and 
that said note and this reply constitute an agreement between 
the two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date 
of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the 
Philippines' note. 
 
The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the 
Philippines avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the 
Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its 
highest consideration. 
 
Pasay City, Jan 03, 2008 
 
End Text 
KENNEY