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Viewing cable 08NEWDELHI2771, INDIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS, DETAILS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08NEWDELHI2771 2008-10-22 12:14 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy New Delhi 
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UNCLAS NEW DELHI 002771 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF IN
SUBJECT: INDIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS, DETAILS 
UNCERTAIN 
 
REF: SECSTATE 108855 
 
1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on "Elections in 
Afghanistan" to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy 
Secretary (Pakistan Afghanistan, and Iran), Piyush 
Shrivastava on October 14.  Shrivastava assured PolOff that 
India would contribute to the Afghan elections, but was vague 
about whether the contribution would be a monetary one.  When 
pressed about whether India would make a financial 
contribution and if so, whether it would be new money or come 
from the already pledged $1.2 billion amount, Shrivastava 
said MEA had not decided such specifics as yet. 
 
2. (SBU) In a separate meeting on October 20, Joint Secretary 
(Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) M.S. Raghavan mentioned to 
Staffdel Oostburg that India planned to contribute technical 
expertise to the Afghan elections, but did not make any 
mention of a financial contribution. 
MULFORD