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FM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9949
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000606 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN, IO/T CWOOD AND DDELEHANTY. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC ECON ETRD WTRO CS
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA REQUESTS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR POSTAL 
UNION CANDIDATES 
 
REF: STATE 66814 
 
¶1. Per reftel, we sent a diplomatic note on June 27 to the 
MFA requesting support for U.S. candidates to be presented 
at the 24th Universal Postal Union Congress July 23 to 
August 12 in Geneva. On July 16, we received a diplomatic 
note (dated July 11) from the MFA requesting a reciprocal 
exchange of support (relevant text below). 
 
¶2. BEGIN TEXT of unofficial translation of relevant parts 
of diplomatic note: 
 
"The Office of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs...has the honor to refer to diplomatic note 102 of 
June 25, 2008, regarding the presentation of (U.S.) 
candidacies for positions in the Universal Postal Union's 
Council of Administration and Postal Operations Council in 
elections that will take place during its 24th Congress in 
Geneva, Switzerland. 
 
"In that regard, this Ministry has the pleasure to propose 
to the Embassy an agreement of reciprocal exchange of 
support between the Costa Rican candidate for the Postal 
Operations Council and the mentioned U.S. candidacies." 
 
END TEXT 
 
¶3. COMMENT:  We understand that such candidate "exchanges" 
are not USG policy.  We will so respond to the MFA unless 
Department recommends otherwise.  Please advise. 
CIANCHETTE