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INFO RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0358
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UNCLAS LISBON 000546 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR IO/T:TJOHNSON 
EMBASSY LONDON FOR EST:JWHITTLESEY 
COMDT COGARD WASHDC FOR CG-52,INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC EWWT PHSA PGOV PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL 
 
REF: STATE 98012 
 
On October 19 post delivered reftel points, diplomatic note 
and aide-memoire to Margarida Figueiredo and Goncalo Motta of 
the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of 
Technical and Economic Issues, who confirmed that Portugal 
will not be a candidate for the International Maritime 
Organization Council in the upcoming election but had no 
other substantive reply. 
 
 
For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal, 
please see our Intelink site: 
 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal 
BALLARD