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Viewing cable 09PRETORIA1592, South Africa: Demarche Request for Donor Support for

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09PRETORIA1592 2009-08-04 15:09 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Pretoria 
VZCZCXRO4395
RR RUEHDU RUEHJO
DE RUEHSA #1592 2161509
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 041509Z AUG 09
FM AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9252
INFO RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 2305
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 6896
RUEHTN/AMCONSUL CAPE TOWN 7036
RUEHJO/AMCONSUL JOHANNESBURG 9403
RUEHDU/AMCONSUL DURBAN 1138
 
UNCLAS PRETORIA 001592 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID PREF DJ ER KE SO UG
SUBJECT: South Africa: Demarche Request for Donor Support for 
Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya 
 
REF: State 070789 
 
1. Senior Agricultural Attache provided reftel demarche points to 
South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation 
(DICO), Directorate of the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, 
Mr. Gabriel P. Setlhoke, Director. 
 
2. Mr. Setlhoke accepted the demarche on behalf of DICO, but noted 
that his office is not directly responsible for responding to this 
specific request. Due to other commitments, the representative of 
the Office of Humanitarian Assistance was not available.  The 
meeting was cordial and Mr. Setlhoke was very engaging.  He 
expressed concern over the control of food delivered to Somalia, but 
also said that Kenya and Ethiopia have stable governments and thus 
should be able to take care of themselves. 
 
3. Post will report any additional response provided by DICO.