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Viewing cable 09BERLIN311, GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN'S IDP

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BERLIN311 2009-03-16 16:38 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Berlin 
VZCZCXRO0829
PP RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV RUEHSR
DE RUEHRL #0311 0751638
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 161638Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3594
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNFRG/FRG COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 0490
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0614
RUEHDF/AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF PRIORITY 0200
RUEHFT/AMCONSUL FRANKFURT PRIORITY 7910
RUEHAG/AMCONSUL HAMBURG PRIORITY 0279
RUEHLZ/AMCONSUL LEIPZIG PRIORITY 0200
RUEHMZ/AMCONSUL MUNICH PRIORITY 2019
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1442
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0692
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS BERLIN 000311 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR PRM/ECA(HASTINGS), SCA/PB(TOWNSWICK), 
EEB/IFD/ODF(MONOHAN), IO/EDA(HARRIMAN) AND 
EUR/AGS(SCHROEDER) 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
SUBJECT: GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN'S IDP 
CRISIS 
 
REF: 21407 
 
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Pakistan Desk 
Officer Tobias Grothe on March 11 and asked that Germany 
support urgent appeals for assistance to Pakistan's 
internally displaced persons (IDPs).  Grothe said he would 
coordinate with the MFA desk responsible UN humanitarian 
assistance and get back to us.  During a March 16 follow-up 
conversation, Grothe said the German government agreed that 
the IDP situation in Pakistan was of serious concern, but a 
decision on what kind of contribution Germany would make had 
not yet been reached.  He believed a decision would be 
forthcoming soon. 
 
2. (SBU) Econoff also delivered points to Kerstin Faehrmann, 
Head of Section, Emergency and Transitional Assistance, World 
Food Program and Crisis Team, Federal Ministry of Cooperation 
and Development (BMZ).  Faehrmann said BMZ was not planning 
on providing any emergency food aid at this time.  She 
conceded, however, that this could change, and she did not 
rule out providing such assistance in the future. 
 
3. (SBU) Embassy Berlin will report septel on any 
developments with regard to Germany's contributions in 
support of Pakistan,s IDPs as new information comes 
available. 
Koenig