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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1857
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RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK PRIORITY 0198
RUEHGO/AMEMBASSY RANGOON PRIORITY 0048
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0323 UNCLAS ATHENS 000717 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT ALSO FOR EUR/SE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
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SUBJECT: GREECE TO SEND REP TO BURMA CONFERENCE 
 
REF: STATE 53985 
 
 1.  (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Burma 
Donor's Conference May 21 to Vassiliki Bafi, Burma Desk 
Officer at the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Bafi 
said the Economic Counselor from the Greek Embassy in 
Thailand would attend the Burma Conference.  Bafi was unable 
to provide information on what Greece intended to pledge at 
the Donors' Conference. 
 
2.(U)  Greece was among the first four nations to send aid to 
Burma. On May 7, the MFA contributed 200,000 USD toward 
relief efforts and has set up a special bank account for 
Greek citizens to make financial contributions.  Greece also 
sent two HAF C-130s with medical and other supplies.  The 
second plane also contained a group of Greek doctors. 
SPECKHARD