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(Guiacutea praacutectica para el desarrollo de reuniones internacionales actos sociales presentaciones y correspondencia en ingleacutes)
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El presente manual es un extracto de un trabajo que el General italiano Vicenz Cavaliere
publicoacute como suplemento de la revista INFORMAZIONI DELLA DIFESA de MayoJunio de
1983 titulado IN SERVICIO NELLA HATO y que fue traducido en Mayo de 1994 por el
CN DON ANTONIO PELLICEacuteR CARAVACA ~ con el tiacutetulo Comisioacuten de Servicio OTAN
Con este manual se trata de instruir a los Oficiales de la Armada que efectuacutean cursos de
perfeccionamiento de ingleacutesen la ECIA en la t~nninologiacutea inglesa al uso en reuniones grupos
de trabajo y actos sociales intemacionalesc
Para aquellos que deseen profundizar yampliar sus conocimientos en el desarrollo de las citadas
actividades en el seno de la OTAN se leiacuteremiteJJ a las citadas obras asiacute como a las siguientes
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1- INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN bull 1
11-Terminologia generalmente empleada por los Chairman 1
12- Opening a meeting 7
13- Closing remarks 8
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema centraV al verdadero asunto
Bringing the discussion back to the point 10
15- Como ternext Iminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussion and passing to the next Item 11
16- Como restablecer el ordenrla calma durante las discusiones Calming
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forf Eliciting opinions) 12
18- Resumen y presentacion de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten (Summing
up the discussion) ~ 14
2-INTERVENcrONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES) 18
) 24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objecciones (Reassuring and
) 25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support) 21
21- Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestalpresenting a plan or propasal 18
22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia (Introducing
ideas or su~ges_t~ons) 19
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanation or
clarification) 19
) dealing with objections) 20
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26- ComoCompulsion manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement) 22
261- Manifestar el desacuerdo en teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing politely) 22
262- Manifestar el desacuerdo en tenninos nonnales (Disagreeing
nOfTIlaly) 23
263 0 Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreelng strongmiddotly) bullbullbull 24 )
27- Expresar reservasiexcl ganar tiempo (Raising objectionst gaining time) - 25)
) 28- Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer questions) u 27u
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva (Lifting a reservation) 27
3- TERtv11NOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL 28
31 Introducing subjects and opinions 28CO OO 04
32- ExpandinglChanging the subject 28nu 90 CO u
33- Emphasizing ~ O 28D bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
34- Agreeing 29
35- Accepting ~ 29 f bull
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S6 Discurso de un acto social ofrecido a un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten 58
S7 Discurso Utodo terreno para una sobremesa o como hablar mucho sin decir nada 58
S 8 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria 59
5 9 Discurso de apertura de un siInposium 60
S10 Coacutemo preparar un brindis 61
511 Coacutemo responder un brindis 0 bullbullbullbullbullbull 62
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LAS INTERVENCIONES EN LAS REUNIONES
1-INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN
Anleacuten de la necesidad de afrontar las situaciones que examinaremos en este
folleto tales como abrir y ~rrar una reunioacuten solicitar intervenciones sacar c~nclusiones
etc el Chairman debe estar muy impuesto en el dominio de la terminologiacutea de uso maacutes
frecuente en la conduccioacuten de las reuniones para conceder o retirar el uso de la palabra
para agradecer las intervenciones y para en suma resolver los problemas corrientes de
una reunioacuten Situaciones como por ejemplo A meeting is called to arder by the
Chairman To do this he may use his gavel and tap for arder or he may say WiU
the meeting please come to arder
11- Terminologiacutea generalmente empleada por los
Una vez abierta la reunioacuten los Chahmen suelen utilizar una serie de
expresiones que la costumbre ha consagrado tales como
-The first Item on the Agenda is the meeting schedule for 1994
-A handouthas been distributed and is in front of you gentlemen To whom
may I offer the floor
-is there anyone who wouid like to start
-Who would like to have the floor first
-Who would like to begin
-Who would like fa keep the ball rollinq1
-This Item was proposed by Germany May I ask the Gennan representative
to introduce it1
-May I ask Mr X to introduce his baby
-1 am sure gentlemen that this Item is very controversial and we are going
to have a very spirited session Who would like to start shooting)
) -Thank you very muen UK for your presentation Are there any
eoacuterntildementsmiddotmiddot
-Any other comments in response to the UK presentation
-Gennany go ahead pie-ase o
-Thank you very much Germanyfor your comments
Are there any questions or comments conceming the item presented If
not we will adjoum2 for lunch
Mine is a comment rather than a question
1 keeplset lile baU rolling-To start or t9 contlnue the meeting
2 I2 adiournD=To stop the meeting for a short time
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Daes anyone have comments about bullbullbull If not the Chainnan has got one
cornment and two questions The comment is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 111e questions are
middotThank you for those useful points which were made
-Thank you very much Spanish representative for your presentation I
would appreciate if you could provide the secretary with hard copies of
what you have shown on the sUdes
-Gentlemen the scheduled cut-off time of the meeting is Friday 1230 h I
would like lo stress my concem about the limited progress we have so far
achieved If wemiddotare going to accomplish anything and move on I would
suggest the following approach
-1 would like now to ask for concurrence around the table on this approach
Is it satisflctOry to you Or otheJWise what altemate proposal have you
got
-1 would like to solicit your ideas on the implementation phases suggested
by US 15 it an acceptable time-frame Do you consider it (a)realistic(timeshy
frame)
-May I ask the representativesdelegates to think about this problem
ovemight and let me know their position tomorrow
-1 would like to leave it for your consideration until tomorrow moming after
lunch when I will go around the table to hear what your positions are
-1 appreciate your cornmentsyour pointsl your suggestionsyour offer
-Thank you Sp tor alluding to all the things which should be doneYou
helped me a lol
-Thank you Germany for spotting all this eerieaf mistakes in the
documenta
-1 would like to comment on that myself
-Thank you France You have visely reminded us of the need to considel
this problem in the wider context of the overall plan on communications
-Thank you very much for your concise and valid cornment
-Thank you that clarifies the point
middot1 would say that what has been suggested makes sensesound
reasonable to me
-1 dont think that at the present stage we should enter iexclnto detalle
comments I woutd appreciate if you could provide just your general view
now
-On the general views befare entering iexclnto detailed discussion to who
may I give the floor
-Any other general comment at this stage1
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Idontt want to be unfair to the UK representative but this proposal opens
upthe-prospeet u~
-1 would like to give first rny own interpretation and then ask for comments
around the tablemiddot
There are two or three points which I would like to makebull
1would like to make a ples4 to all Nations
-Befare discussing the item I would like ta make sorne introductory
remarks May I now invite any general comment from the floorbull
After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
hold a meeting bullbullbull Ito draft a documente
-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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-Any further comments1 see no anns waving in the air we can move then
to
-That is a witty remark
-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
introduction~
-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
Cornmander X
-1 realize wemiddot middotare behind time we were supposed to finish at 1130 h I
wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
occasion whenMr X is going to be here He has been bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
-Contrary to my iexclnitial belief it now seems unlikely that wo-rk will be )
finished by the end of this year )
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-That depends on three factors first )
-Welliexcl gentleman what do we really intend to doGo What is the scope of this )
project1 We have to ~rawthe Ii~e somewherelr )
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J -1 find your analysis of the problem tomiddotbe fair and reasonablebull
J That is all very well Now lets go a step further
-We can discuss the problem by all means but we need not to (go) iexclnto
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A general view for the moment would be enough
-There is another important aspeet which has gone virtually unnoticed so
tare That is
-1 think that this argument doesnt hold watel Instead MrX hit the nail
right on the head
-1 wouldnt go so far as to say that
In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
convincing
-What would this imply
1believe that with an approach like this nothing but trouble will followlt
-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
practice
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-It goes without saying that it is very difficult to lay down a general rulebull
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middotIt is in the nature of thB19S that u
-It is safe to say that u
-There is no use in doing
-There is no point in doing
-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
If you have got the language for a new paragraph please let us have it ~
9 0oesn1t hold water1t doesntt appear reasonable and doesntt find agreement
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~~E~middotmiddotccePt this wording
would like to go on record on this middotsubject May I have your statement
please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
planteados bajo el epiacutegrafe fiAOS (Any other business) el Chairman
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declararaacute cerrada la business session y pasaraacute a lasclosing remarksque
incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
The meeting is closed
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
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-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
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The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
bullPlsase excuse me but I dont follow you What do you mean by 1u
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
-No there is no danger whatsoeverat aU of ac
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
-That is all very well but you have gol to take iexclnto accountlinto
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-Lets look at tlle whole question from a realistic point of view
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
-The way I see it )
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-There is still a further point to be considered
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-I seems te me highly important that )
1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
1fully support bullbullbull
-Ves of course bull ~ 1 -
-Absolutely u
) -Exactly ) 1am with you on that
35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
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311- Repetition
-As I have already mentioned
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
-The only way is to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
-It by no means fOUOW5 t~1~t IlIOD U
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
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--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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El presente manual es un extracto de un trabajo que el General italiano Vicenz Cavaliere
publicoacute como suplemento de la revista INFORMAZIONI DELLA DIFESA de MayoJunio de
1983 titulado IN SERVICIO NELLA HATO y que fue traducido en Mayo de 1994 por el
CN DON ANTONIO PELLICEacuteR CARAVACA ~ con el tiacutetulo Comisioacuten de Servicio OTAN
Con este manual se trata de instruir a los Oficiales de la Armada que efectuacutean cursos de
perfeccionamiento de ingleacutesen la ECIA en la t~nninologiacutea inglesa al uso en reuniones grupos
de trabajo y actos sociales intemacionalesc
Para aquellos que deseen profundizar yampliar sus conocimientos en el desarrollo de las citadas
actividades en el seno de la OTAN se leiacuteremiteJJ a las citadas obras asiacute como a las siguientes
publicaciones uumlrAN
AAP-4 Conti~ne la relacioacuten de todos los 8TANAG en vigor y de todas las
publicaciones aliadas con excepcioacuten de los ACPs (Allied Cornmunications
Publications relacionadas en el ACP-198) y de los AM8Ps (Allied
Military ~ecurity Publications relacionados en el AMSG-600)
AAP-l NATO MILITARY UumlRGANIZfTIONS pAoND COMMANDS
AAP-6 NATO GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
AAP-3 PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPMENT PREPARATION
PRODUCTION AND UPDATING OF NATO STANAGS AND APs
ACP-167 GLOSSARY OF COMMUNICATluumlN-ELECTRONIC TERMS
AAP-15 GLOSSARy OF ABREVIATIONS USED IN NATO DOCUMENTS
STANAG 6001 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVELS
ACP-117 ROUTfriexclO liexclDICATOR BOOK
ADATP-2 NATO GLOSSARY uumlF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP)
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
AAP-S rviacuteESSAGE DRAFTING IN NATO
STANAG-2066 LAYOUT FOR t1ILITARY CORRESPONDENCE
STANAG-20] 4 OPERATION ORDERS WARNING ORDERS AND
ADivfWISTRATIVE LOGISTIC uumlRDERS
STAJIAG-2016 NATO eODES FOR GRADES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
AiP20 PHASED iquest~ENTS PROGRAMMNE SYSTEMS (PAPS) HAND
BOOK
A3-D LIST OF JAlO COl1MITTEI~S I1TD WORKING GROlJPSa
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1- INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN bull 1
11-Terminologia generalmente empleada por los Chairman 1
12- Opening a meeting 7
13- Closing remarks 8
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema centraV al verdadero asunto
Bringing the discussion back to the point 10
15- Como ternext Iminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussion and passing to the next Item 11
16- Como restablecer el ordenrla calma durante las discusiones Calming
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forf Eliciting opinions) 12
18- Resumen y presentacion de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten (Summing
up the discussion) ~ 14
2-INTERVENcrONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES) 18
) 24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objecciones (Reassuring and
) 25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support) 21
21- Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestalpresenting a plan or propasal 18
22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia (Introducing
ideas or su~ges_t~ons) 19
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanation or
clarification) 19
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26- ComoCompulsion manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement) 22
261- Manifestar el desacuerdo en teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing politely) 22
262- Manifestar el desacuerdo en tenninos nonnales (Disagreeing
nOfTIlaly) 23
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29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva (Lifting a reservation) 27
3- TERtv11NOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL 28
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S7 Discurso Utodo terreno para una sobremesa o como hablar mucho sin decir nada 58
S 8 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria 59
5 9 Discurso de apertura de un siInposium 60
S10 Coacutemo preparar un brindis 61
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1-INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN
Anleacuten de la necesidad de afrontar las situaciones que examinaremos en este
folleto tales como abrir y ~rrar una reunioacuten solicitar intervenciones sacar c~nclusiones
etc el Chairman debe estar muy impuesto en el dominio de la terminologiacutea de uso maacutes
frecuente en la conduccioacuten de las reuniones para conceder o retirar el uso de la palabra
para agradecer las intervenciones y para en suma resolver los problemas corrientes de
una reunioacuten Situaciones como por ejemplo A meeting is called to arder by the
Chairman To do this he may use his gavel and tap for arder or he may say WiU
the meeting please come to arder
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Una vez abierta la reunioacuten los Chahmen suelen utilizar una serie de
expresiones que la costumbre ha consagrado tales como
-The first Item on the Agenda is the meeting schedule for 1994
-A handouthas been distributed and is in front of you gentlemen To whom
may I offer the floor
-is there anyone who wouid like to start
-Who would like to have the floor first
-Who would like to begin
-Who would like fa keep the ball rollinq1
-This Item was proposed by Germany May I ask the Gennan representative
to introduce it1
-May I ask Mr X to introduce his baby
-1 am sure gentlemen that this Item is very controversial and we are going
to have a very spirited session Who would like to start shooting)
) -Thank you very muen UK for your presentation Are there any
eoacuterntildementsmiddotmiddot
-Any other comments in response to the UK presentation
-Gennany go ahead pie-ase o
-Thank you very much Germanyfor your comments
Are there any questions or comments conceming the item presented If
not we will adjoum2 for lunch
Mine is a comment rather than a question
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middotThank you for those useful points which were made
-Thank you very much Spanish representative for your presentation I
would appreciate if you could provide the secretary with hard copies of
what you have shown on the sUdes
-Gentlemen the scheduled cut-off time of the meeting is Friday 1230 h I
would like lo stress my concem about the limited progress we have so far
achieved If wemiddotare going to accomplish anything and move on I would
suggest the following approach
-1 would like now to ask for concurrence around the table on this approach
Is it satisflctOry to you Or otheJWise what altemate proposal have you
got
-1 would like to solicit your ideas on the implementation phases suggested
by US 15 it an acceptable time-frame Do you consider it (a)realistic(timeshy
frame)
-May I ask the representativesdelegates to think about this problem
ovemight and let me know their position tomorrow
-1 would like to leave it for your consideration until tomorrow moming after
lunch when I will go around the table to hear what your positions are
-1 appreciate your cornmentsyour pointsl your suggestionsyour offer
-Thank you Sp tor alluding to all the things which should be doneYou
helped me a lol
-Thank you Germany for spotting all this eerieaf mistakes in the
documenta
-1 would like to comment on that myself
-Thank you France You have visely reminded us of the need to considel
this problem in the wider context of the overall plan on communications
-Thank you very much for your concise and valid cornment
-Thank you that clarifies the point
middot1 would say that what has been suggested makes sensesound
reasonable to me
-1 dont think that at the present stage we should enter iexclnto detalle
comments I woutd appreciate if you could provide just your general view
now
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may I give the floor
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around the tablemiddot
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1would like to make a ples4 to all Nations
-Befare discussing the item I would like ta make sorne introductory
remarks May I now invite any general comment from the floorbull
After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
hold a meeting bullbullbull Ito draft a documente
-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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to
-That is a witty remark
-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
introduction~
-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
Cornmander X
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wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
occasion whenMr X is going to be here He has been bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
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tare That is
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right on the head
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In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
convincing
-What would this imply
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-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
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-There is no use in doing
-There is no point in doing
-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
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would like to go on record on this middotsubject May I have your statement
please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
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Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
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13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
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declararaacute cerrada la business session y pasaraacute a lasclosing remarksque
incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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18- Resumen y presentacioacuten de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten
ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-There is still a further point to be considered
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-Are you sure of your facts
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
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-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
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1- INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN bull 1
11-Terminologia generalmente empleada por los Chairman 1
12- Opening a meeting 7
13- Closing remarks 8
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema centraV al verdadero asunto
Bringing the discussion back to the point 10
15- Como ternext Iminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussion and passing to the next Item 11
16- Como restablecer el ordenrla calma durante las discusiones Calming
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forf Eliciting opinions) 12
18- Resumen y presentacion de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten (Summing
up the discussion) ~ 14
2-INTERVENcrONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES) 18
) 24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objecciones (Reassuring and
) 25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support) 21
21- Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestalpresenting a plan or propasal 18
22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia (Introducing
ideas or su~ges_t~ons) 19
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanation or
clarification) 19
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26- ComoCompulsion manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement) 22
261- Manifestar el desacuerdo en teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing politely) 22
262- Manifestar el desacuerdo en tenninos nonnales (Disagreeing
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263 0 Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreelng strongmiddotly) bullbullbull 24 )
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29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva (Lifting a reservation) 27
3- TERtv11NOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL 28
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S7 Discurso Utodo terreno para una sobremesa o como hablar mucho sin decir nada 58
S 8 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria 59
5 9 Discurso de apertura de un siInposium 60
S10 Coacutemo preparar un brindis 61
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1-INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN
Anleacuten de la necesidad de afrontar las situaciones que examinaremos en este
folleto tales como abrir y ~rrar una reunioacuten solicitar intervenciones sacar c~nclusiones
etc el Chairman debe estar muy impuesto en el dominio de la terminologiacutea de uso maacutes
frecuente en la conduccioacuten de las reuniones para conceder o retirar el uso de la palabra
para agradecer las intervenciones y para en suma resolver los problemas corrientes de
una reunioacuten Situaciones como por ejemplo A meeting is called to arder by the
Chairman To do this he may use his gavel and tap for arder or he may say WiU
the meeting please come to arder
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Una vez abierta la reunioacuten los Chahmen suelen utilizar una serie de
expresiones que la costumbre ha consagrado tales como
-The first Item on the Agenda is the meeting schedule for 1994
-A handouthas been distributed and is in front of you gentlemen To whom
may I offer the floor
-is there anyone who wouid like to start
-Who would like to have the floor first
-Who would like to begin
-Who would like fa keep the ball rollinq1
-This Item was proposed by Germany May I ask the Gennan representative
to introduce it1
-May I ask Mr X to introduce his baby
-1 am sure gentlemen that this Item is very controversial and we are going
to have a very spirited session Who would like to start shooting)
) -Thank you very muen UK for your presentation Are there any
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-Any other comments in response to the UK presentation
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-Thank you very much Germanyfor your comments
Are there any questions or comments conceming the item presented If
not we will adjoum2 for lunch
Mine is a comment rather than a question
1 keeplset lile baU rolling-To start or t9 contlnue the meeting
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cornment and two questions The comment is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 111e questions are
middotThank you for those useful points which were made
-Thank you very much Spanish representative for your presentation I
would appreciate if you could provide the secretary with hard copies of
what you have shown on the sUdes
-Gentlemen the scheduled cut-off time of the meeting is Friday 1230 h I
would like lo stress my concem about the limited progress we have so far
achieved If wemiddotare going to accomplish anything and move on I would
suggest the following approach
-1 would like now to ask for concurrence around the table on this approach
Is it satisflctOry to you Or otheJWise what altemate proposal have you
got
-1 would like to solicit your ideas on the implementation phases suggested
by US 15 it an acceptable time-frame Do you consider it (a)realistic(timeshy
frame)
-May I ask the representativesdelegates to think about this problem
ovemight and let me know their position tomorrow
-1 would like to leave it for your consideration until tomorrow moming after
lunch when I will go around the table to hear what your positions are
-1 appreciate your cornmentsyour pointsl your suggestionsyour offer
-Thank you Sp tor alluding to all the things which should be doneYou
helped me a lol
-Thank you Germany for spotting all this eerieaf mistakes in the
documenta
-1 would like to comment on that myself
-Thank you France You have visely reminded us of the need to considel
this problem in the wider context of the overall plan on communications
-Thank you very much for your concise and valid cornment
-Thank you that clarifies the point
middot1 would say that what has been suggested makes sensesound
reasonable to me
-1 dont think that at the present stage we should enter iexclnto detalle
comments I woutd appreciate if you could provide just your general view
now
-On the general views befare entering iexclnto detailed discussion to who
may I give the floor
-Any other general comment at this stage1
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upthe-prospeet u~
-1 would like to give first rny own interpretation and then ask for comments
around the tablemiddot
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1would like to make a ples4 to all Nations
-Befare discussing the item I would like ta make sorne introductory
remarks May I now invite any general comment from the floorbull
After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
hold a meeting bullbullbull Ito draft a documente
-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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-Any further comments1 see no anns waving in the air we can move then
to
-That is a witty remark
-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
introduction~
-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
Cornmander X
-1 realize wemiddot middotare behind time we were supposed to finish at 1130 h I
wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
occasion whenMr X is going to be here He has been bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
-Contrary to my iexclnitial belief it now seems unlikely that wo-rk will be )
finished by the end of this year )
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-That depends on three factors first )
-Welliexcl gentleman what do we really intend to doGo What is the scope of this )
project1 We have to ~rawthe Ii~e somewherelr )
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J -1 find your analysis of the problem tomiddotbe fair and reasonablebull
J That is all very well Now lets go a step further
-We can discuss the problem by all means but we need not to (go) iexclnto
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-There is another important aspeet which has gone virtually unnoticed so
tare That is
-1 think that this argument doesnt hold watel Instead MrX hit the nail
right on the head
-1 wouldnt go so far as to say that
In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
convincing
-What would this imply
1believe that with an approach like this nothing but trouble will followlt
-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
practice
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-It is safe to say that u
-There is no use in doing
-There is no point in doing
-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
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9 0oesn1t hold water1t doesntt appear reasonable and doesntt find agreement
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would like to go on record on this middotsubject May I have your statement
please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
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13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
planteados bajo el epiacutegrafe fiAOS (Any other business) el Chairman
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declararaacute cerrada la business session y pasaraacute a lasclosing remarksque
incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
The meeting is closed
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
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middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
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-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
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-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
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but
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agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
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any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
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_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
Couldnt we 0 bullbull
-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
e-Look at it in this way u bull aeu
-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
-No there is no danger whatsoeverat aU of ac
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-AU thingsmiddot considered you should be able to
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
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-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
-That is all very well but you have gol to take iexclnto accountlinto
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
middot1 can see sorne difficulties ahead of us if we bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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-1 think it is advisable lo
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-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
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-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
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1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
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-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
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-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 have no option but to
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letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
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middot00 you see my point
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-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
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- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
)this HQs by middot
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
elogiado
I~emorandumfor the tv1ilitary Representative
Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Es de sentildealar que los discursos con frecuencia van asociados a un brindis pashy
ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
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)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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LAS INTERVENCIONES EN LAS REUNIONES
1-INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN
Anleacuten de la necesidad de afrontar las situaciones que examinaremos en este
folleto tales como abrir y ~rrar una reunioacuten solicitar intervenciones sacar c~nclusiones
etc el Chairman debe estar muy impuesto en el dominio de la terminologiacutea de uso maacutes
frecuente en la conduccioacuten de las reuniones para conceder o retirar el uso de la palabra
para agradecer las intervenciones y para en suma resolver los problemas corrientes de
una reunioacuten Situaciones como por ejemplo A meeting is called to arder by the
Chairman To do this he may use his gavel and tap for arder or he may say WiU
the meeting please come to arder
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Una vez abierta la reunioacuten los Chahmen suelen utilizar una serie de
expresiones que la costumbre ha consagrado tales como
-The first Item on the Agenda is the meeting schedule for 1994
-A handouthas been distributed and is in front of you gentlemen To whom
may I offer the floor
-is there anyone who wouid like to start
-Who would like to have the floor first
-Who would like to begin
-Who would like fa keep the ball rollinq1
-This Item was proposed by Germany May I ask the Gennan representative
to introduce it1
-May I ask Mr X to introduce his baby
-1 am sure gentlemen that this Item is very controversial and we are going
to have a very spirited session Who would like to start shooting)
) -Thank you very muen UK for your presentation Are there any
eoacuterntildementsmiddotmiddot
-Any other comments in response to the UK presentation
-Gennany go ahead pie-ase o
-Thank you very much Germanyfor your comments
Are there any questions or comments conceming the item presented If
not we will adjoum2 for lunch
Mine is a comment rather than a question
1 keeplset lile baU rolling-To start or t9 contlnue the meeting
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cornment and two questions The comment is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 111e questions are
middotThank you for those useful points which were made
-Thank you very much Spanish representative for your presentation I
would appreciate if you could provide the secretary with hard copies of
what you have shown on the sUdes
-Gentlemen the scheduled cut-off time of the meeting is Friday 1230 h I
would like lo stress my concem about the limited progress we have so far
achieved If wemiddotare going to accomplish anything and move on I would
suggest the following approach
-1 would like now to ask for concurrence around the table on this approach
Is it satisflctOry to you Or otheJWise what altemate proposal have you
got
-1 would like to solicit your ideas on the implementation phases suggested
by US 15 it an acceptable time-frame Do you consider it (a)realistic(timeshy
frame)
-May I ask the representativesdelegates to think about this problem
ovemight and let me know their position tomorrow
-1 would like to leave it for your consideration until tomorrow moming after
lunch when I will go around the table to hear what your positions are
-1 appreciate your cornmentsyour pointsl your suggestionsyour offer
-Thank you Sp tor alluding to all the things which should be doneYou
helped me a lol
-Thank you Germany for spotting all this eerieaf mistakes in the
documenta
-1 would like to comment on that myself
-Thank you France You have visely reminded us of the need to considel
this problem in the wider context of the overall plan on communications
-Thank you very much for your concise and valid cornment
-Thank you that clarifies the point
middot1 would say that what has been suggested makes sensesound
reasonable to me
-1 dont think that at the present stage we should enter iexclnto detalle
comments I woutd appreciate if you could provide just your general view
now
-On the general views befare entering iexclnto detailed discussion to who
may I give the floor
-Any other general comment at this stage1
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upthe-prospeet u~
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around the tablemiddot
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1would like to make a ples4 to all Nations
-Befare discussing the item I would like ta make sorne introductory
remarks May I now invite any general comment from the floorbull
After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
hold a meeting bullbullbull Ito draft a documente
-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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-Any further comments1 see no anns waving in the air we can move then
to
-That is a witty remark
-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
introduction~
-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
Cornmander X
-1 realize wemiddot middotare behind time we were supposed to finish at 1130 h I
wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
occasion whenMr X is going to be here He has been bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
-Contrary to my iexclnitial belief it now seems unlikely that wo-rk will be )
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-That depends on three factors first )
-Welliexcl gentleman what do we really intend to doGo What is the scope of this )
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-We can discuss the problem by all means but we need not to (go) iexclnto
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-There is another important aspeet which has gone virtually unnoticed so
tare That is
-1 think that this argument doesnt hold watel Instead MrX hit the nail
right on the head
-1 wouldnt go so far as to say that
In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
convincing
-What would this imply
1believe that with an approach like this nothing but trouble will followlt
-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
practice
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-It is safe to say that u
-There is no use in doing
-There is no point in doing
-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
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would like to go on record on this middotsubject May I have your statement
please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
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13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
planteados bajo el epiacutegrafe fiAOS (Any other business) el Chairman
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
The meeting is closed
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
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-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
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The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
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-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
1fully support bullbullbull
-Ves of course bull ~ 1 -
-Absolutely u
) -Exactly ) 1am with you on that
35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
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LAS INTERVENCIONES EN LAS REUNIONES
1-INTERVENCIONES DEL CHAIRMAN
Anleacuten de la necesidad de afrontar las situaciones que examinaremos en este
folleto tales como abrir y ~rrar una reunioacuten solicitar intervenciones sacar c~nclusiones
etc el Chairman debe estar muy impuesto en el dominio de la terminologiacutea de uso maacutes
frecuente en la conduccioacuten de las reuniones para conceder o retirar el uso de la palabra
para agradecer las intervenciones y para en suma resolver los problemas corrientes de
una reunioacuten Situaciones como por ejemplo A meeting is called to arder by the
Chairman To do this he may use his gavel and tap for arder or he may say WiU
the meeting please come to arder
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Una vez abierta la reunioacuten los Chahmen suelen utilizar una serie de
expresiones que la costumbre ha consagrado tales como
-The first Item on the Agenda is the meeting schedule for 1994
-A handouthas been distributed and is in front of you gentlemen To whom
may I offer the floor
-is there anyone who wouid like to start
-Who would like to have the floor first
-Who would like to begin
-Who would like fa keep the ball rollinq1
-This Item was proposed by Germany May I ask the Gennan representative
to introduce it1
-May I ask Mr X to introduce his baby
-1 am sure gentlemen that this Item is very controversial and we are going
to have a very spirited session Who would like to start shooting)
) -Thank you very muen UK for your presentation Are there any
eoacuterntildementsmiddotmiddot
-Any other comments in response to the UK presentation
-Gennany go ahead pie-ase o
-Thank you very much Germanyfor your comments
Are there any questions or comments conceming the item presented If
not we will adjoum2 for lunch
Mine is a comment rather than a question
1 keeplset lile baU rolling-To start or t9 contlnue the meeting
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cornment and two questions The comment is bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 111e questions are
middotThank you for those useful points which were made
-Thank you very much Spanish representative for your presentation I
would appreciate if you could provide the secretary with hard copies of
what you have shown on the sUdes
-Gentlemen the scheduled cut-off time of the meeting is Friday 1230 h I
would like lo stress my concem about the limited progress we have so far
achieved If wemiddotare going to accomplish anything and move on I would
suggest the following approach
-1 would like now to ask for concurrence around the table on this approach
Is it satisflctOry to you Or otheJWise what altemate proposal have you
got
-1 would like to solicit your ideas on the implementation phases suggested
by US 15 it an acceptable time-frame Do you consider it (a)realistic(timeshy
frame)
-May I ask the representativesdelegates to think about this problem
ovemight and let me know their position tomorrow
-1 would like to leave it for your consideration until tomorrow moming after
lunch when I will go around the table to hear what your positions are
-1 appreciate your cornmentsyour pointsl your suggestionsyour offer
-Thank you Sp tor alluding to all the things which should be doneYou
helped me a lol
-Thank you Germany for spotting all this eerieaf mistakes in the
documenta
-1 would like to comment on that myself
-Thank you France You have visely reminded us of the need to considel
this problem in the wider context of the overall plan on communications
-Thank you very much for your concise and valid cornment
-Thank you that clarifies the point
middot1 would say that what has been suggested makes sensesound
reasonable to me
-1 dont think that at the present stage we should enter iexclnto detalle
comments I woutd appreciate if you could provide just your general view
now
-On the general views befare entering iexclnto detailed discussion to who
may I give the floor
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around the tablemiddot
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1would like to make a ples4 to all Nations
-Befare discussing the item I would like ta make sorne introductory
remarks May I now invite any general comment from the floorbull
After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
hold a meeting bullbullbull Ito draft a documente
-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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-Any further comments1 see no anns waving in the air we can move then
to
-That is a witty remark
-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
introduction~
-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
Cornmander X
-1 realize wemiddot middotare behind time we were supposed to finish at 1130 h I
wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
occasion whenMr X is going to be here He has been bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
-Contrary to my iexclnitial belief it now seems unlikely that wo-rk will be )
finished by the end of this year )
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-That depends on three factors first )
-Welliexcl gentleman what do we really intend to doGo What is the scope of this )
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-We can discuss the problem by all means but we need not to (go) iexclnto
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-There is another important aspeet which has gone virtually unnoticed so
tare That is
-1 think that this argument doesnt hold watel Instead MrX hit the nail
right on the head
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In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
convincing
-What would this imply
1believe that with an approach like this nothing but trouble will followlt
-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
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-There is no use in doing
-There is no point in doing
-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
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would like to go on record on this middotsubject May I have your statement
please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
13- C~osing remarks
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
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-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
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There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
Nothat-s-so-mething -Irejectcompletely-iexcl----middot )
)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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-As I have already pointed out
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
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- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
)would like to wish you all every success and happiness
We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
years Good bye
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
531 Ejemplo de discurso de presentacioacuten de un orador
Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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middotThank you for those useful points which were made
-Thank you very much Spanish representative for your presentation I
would appreciate if you could provide the secretary with hard copies of
what you have shown on the sUdes
-Gentlemen the scheduled cut-off time of the meeting is Friday 1230 h I
would like lo stress my concem about the limited progress we have so far
achieved If wemiddotare going to accomplish anything and move on I would
suggest the following approach
-1 would like now to ask for concurrence around the table on this approach
Is it satisflctOry to you Or otheJWise what altemate proposal have you
got
-1 would like to solicit your ideas on the implementation phases suggested
by US 15 it an acceptable time-frame Do you consider it (a)realistic(timeshy
frame)
-May I ask the representativesdelegates to think about this problem
ovemight and let me know their position tomorrow
-1 would like to leave it for your consideration until tomorrow moming after
lunch when I will go around the table to hear what your positions are
-1 appreciate your cornmentsyour pointsl your suggestionsyour offer
-Thank you Sp tor alluding to all the things which should be doneYou
helped me a lol
-Thank you Germany for spotting all this eerieaf mistakes in the
documenta
-1 would like to comment on that myself
-Thank you France You have visely reminded us of the need to considel
this problem in the wider context of the overall plan on communications
-Thank you very much for your concise and valid cornment
-Thank you that clarifies the point
middot1 would say that what has been suggested makes sensesound
reasonable to me
-1 dont think that at the present stage we should enter iexclnto detalle
comments I woutd appreciate if you could provide just your general view
now
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may I give the floor
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upthe-prospeet u~
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around the tablemiddot
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1would like to make a ples4 to all Nations
-Befare discussing the item I would like ta make sorne introductory
remarks May I now invite any general comment from the floorbull
After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
hold a meeting bullbullbull Ito draft a documente
-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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-Any further comments1 see no anns waving in the air we can move then
to
-That is a witty remark
-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
introduction~
-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
Cornmander X
-1 realize wemiddot middotare behind time we were supposed to finish at 1130 h I
wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
occasion whenMr X is going to be here He has been bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
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finished by the end of this year )
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-We can discuss the problem by all means but we need not to (go) iexclnto
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-There is another important aspeet which has gone virtually unnoticed so
tare That is
-1 think that this argument doesnt hold watel Instead MrX hit the nail
right on the head
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In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
convincing
-What would this imply
1believe that with an approach like this nothing but trouble will followlt
-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
practice
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-There is no use in doing
-There is no point in doing
-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
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would like to go on record on this middotsubject May I have your statement
please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
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-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
planteados bajo el epiacutegrafe fiAOS (Any other business) el Chairman
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declararaacute cerrada la business session y pasaraacute a lasclosing remarksque
incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
The meeting is closed
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
The two proposals at first glance appear to be divergent but as a matter
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document as it stands for the time being We will revise it in due time )
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
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pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
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-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
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proposal accepted or rejected
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-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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After these introductory remarks the floor is now apena
~Another point I would like to touch on is un
In order to ensure that the main points of your statement are included in
the Summary Record could you provide the secretary with a short
summary of it
-1 very much welcome your proposal to establish a Working Group Ito
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-Your points are very well taken But what course of actions are you
suggesting
We will now discuss item IX of the Ag~nda Since this problem has been
broughtul15-by Germany I will now tum the floor to Colonei Xu bull Cotonel
X~ please introduce your iexcltemiddotm
middot1 am sure we all listened with interest to what you said and we certainly
fully share your concem W~ are lucky however that a representative of
the responsible Agency is here with us today no doubt middothe will have taken
note of the problem
-Untess the chaiP is missing something here it would appear that
-1 would like to tum the microphone to the secretary for sorne
administrative announcements
-Trytospeak more slowlyplease- Isee that thmiddote intemiddotrpreters -are wavimiddotng at mee
eSlow down please a IiUla bit The interpreters are having difficulties in
following you~
-Gentlemen I agree that this subject may be dry bol it has progressively
become a very significant issue which deserves our attention
-May I test Gentlemen this purely hypothetical proposition
-We have so far concentrated the discussion on a point which is just the tip
middot of the iceberg
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-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
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-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
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wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
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-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
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-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
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_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
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bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
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-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
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Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
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declararaacute cerrada la business session y pasaraacute a lasclosing remarksque
incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
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But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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18- Resumen y presentacioacuten de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten
ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
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-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
much of your splendid facilities Thank you also for the lun~h and for being such a generous host -
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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-1 dont believe that the next Item on the Agenda needs much of an
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-Without taking up any more time I would like to give the floor over lo
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wonder whether I might detain7 yo~ foro just one minute This is the last
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-AII that matters now is that we define the necessary steps to be taken to
implement the plan by 22 August
-To answer your question as a rul we should have meeting away from
NATO HQs every other year Our Agency sticks to this rule as opposed to
other Agencies which-travel more frequenlly
-Normally we dispatch our supporting documents six weeks before a
meeting The case in question was an exception of the rule
-You are quite right in saying that
-It i$ worth pointing out
-1 take your-point but that is a borderline case
-It would be inconsistent for us to ask for additional data while being
unable to process those already providedmiddot~
-We should call a spade a spade
-1 yould like to draw your attention to a point which has been overlooked
-Frankly I do not believe that Mr Xsopinion can be easily dismissec )
-Despite all the work that has been going on since 1993 there is stiiacutellack of
an agreed full set of standards A case in point a channelization plan for
the band is still outstanding
-We have not yet come to an agreement but our positions have at least )
been clarified )
-Contrary to my iexclnitial belief it now seems unlikely that wo-rk will be )
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-That depends on three factors first )
-Welliexcl gentleman what do we really intend to doGo What is the scope of this )
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In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
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-What would this imply
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-The plan sounds good in theory but I wonder whether it will work in
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-There is no use in doing
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-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
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please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
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bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
-That is a matter of opinion
bullThat remains to be proved
-That is out of question
-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
be consistent we cannot accept what was suggested by MR X since it is
not in Une at all with the decision already takenbull
1can assure you that I am not prejudiced against anybody
-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
----Frankly I-have-osome- difficultY In disproving (refuting) MrXs assertion
-In retum for all these concessions I would expect that you lift your
reservation
A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
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declararaacute cerrada la business session y pasaraacute a lasclosing remarksque
incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
descntildeption bullbullbullbull to arrange and run the cocktail partybullbull
-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
The meeting is closed
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
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But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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18- Resumen y presentacioacuten de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten
ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
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-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
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-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
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In rny opinionlln my viewto my mind these arguments are not at aJl
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-The document was distributed on first February 1997 I trust that
everybody has had time to review ita
-The report has just been distributed to you as a handout Mr X will
present it to you in a moment May I draw your attention to the fact that the
Report is classified fJATO CONFIDENTIAL
-To be provocative i would like to ask two questions Is the document to
any use to you If this document were to disappear would anyone notice
or care
-1 would appreciate if you could investigate the problem and iet me have
your comments in writing by 15 February Of course there is no penalty for
eariier submissiont
-You wiU recall the lively discussion we had on this subject at our iexclasiacute
meeting I am now advised that SHAPE would like to provide an up=dating
ColonelXIe please go ahead
-ean anybody contribute on the wording for the decision sheet
If you have got the language for a new paragraph please let us have it ~
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please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
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-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
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bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
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-There i~ no ~ense in doing
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-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
Agency
-This seems to be contradictory to what we agreed yesterday If weare to
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-If we take this approach our Agency will be in collision course with
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A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
planteados bajo el epiacutegrafe fiAOS (Any other business) el Chairman
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
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-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
The meeting is closed
14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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document as it stands for the time being We will revise it in due time )
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
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pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
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-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
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-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
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-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
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Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
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Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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please to be attached to the Summary Record
_1 would like the subjec~ lo go on record
-While I have your attentionJWhile I have got the microphone may1 add that
-Is this new propasal by the NC3A acceptable to NATIONS I will give you
a moment to consider iexclt
bullThe report has been circulated under and the silence procedure
has not been broken However the Gennan representative would like to
provide sorne commentsclarification~Germany go ahead please
-Well your remarks should nat go without comments
-It strikes me that we use the same arguments over and ayer again
whatever proposal is suggested
middot1 do not exclude that there might be another way of tackinq10 this problem
( this situation) I am open to suggestions
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-There i~ no ~ense in doing
-There is no doubt that
-There are always sides to every question
-Since the terms of reference (TORs) have been quoted I would like to
stress that according to them the responsibility for lies with this
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A 5 minutes break to stretch your egs gentlemen
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
for the first time To whom may I offar tile floorc
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
The first Item on the Agenda is now eea bullbull
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
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-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
horneo See you in bullbullbullbullbullnext meetingbull
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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have listened with interest to what you said on the approach taken by
your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
-To come back to what is our aim today bullbullbullbullbull
-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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18- Resumen y presentacioacuten de las conclusiones de una discusioacuten
ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
-There seems lo be a general consensus about u
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
The two proposals at first glance appear to be divergent but as a matter
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document as it stands for the time being We will revise it in due time )
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
Couldnt we 0 bullbull
-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
bullPlsase excuse me but I dont follow you What do you mean by 1u
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
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There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-There is still a further point to be considered
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-I seems te me highly important that )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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-As I have already pointed out
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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317 Econ6my
-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
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12- Opening a meeting
Corresponde al Chainnan abrir la reunioacuten a la hoacutera fuumlada mediante el
tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) sobre la mesa y pronunciar los formulismos
convencionales delmiddotritual al uso antes de adentrarse en la discusioacuten de los
diversos puntos de la agenda Si no dispusiese de mazo recuniraacute a la foacutermula
tradicional Will that meeting please come to order
Por fonnulismos convencionales se han de entender las Introductory
remarks que baacutesicamente incluiraacuten
-La bienvenida a los participantes
-Lapresentacioacuten de los nuevos delegados
-La felicitacioacuten a los delegados que hubiesen ascendido
-La comunicacioacuten de las ausencias previamente anunciadas
-La manifestacioacuten de condolencia ante situaciones de desgracia
-Infonnaciones de iacutendole diversa (Actos sociales modificaciones en la Agenda
etc)
En determinados casos en las Introductory remarks se puede
anunciar la inclusioacuten de asuntos que no figuran en la Agenda o se pueden
adelantar informaciones sobre el desarrollo de asuntos de intereacutes general o
incluso se pueden solicitar respuestas a detenninadas cuestiones ajenas al
aacutembito meramente administrativo
Para las cuestiones domeacutesticas y administrativas el Chairman 1
nonnalmente cede la palabra al Secretario
En los casos- de reuniones de alto nivel es habitual que interyenga la
Host Authority para- pronunciar el Opening address En estos casos el
Chairman abre la reunioacuten para ceder a rengloacuten seguido la palabra 8 la Host ) Authority
-opening remarks by the chainnan (For instance)
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) GOQd moming and welcometo this-meeting1 hope It will be-afruitful and
productive meeting and enjoyable as veU~
-New representatives
Let me start by introducing the new Italian representative
Commander Rossi the UK representative Colonei Smith and Spanish
representative Lieutenant Cotonel Peacuterez To all our welcome on board and
goodwork
I would like now to offer the floor to the Principals who would like to
introduce those members of their staff attending the meeting of our Agency shy
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-Promotions
I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
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13- C~osing remarks
Agotados los diversos temas de la Agenda y los que puedan haber sido
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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and not secure documents who assist in all administrative matters thoseshy
who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
they volunteer to pentildeonn an activity~ which is certainly not in their job
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-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
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~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
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your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
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us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
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-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
)problem )middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotMr- -iacute--Z--~ b-eing myselfa mediterranean I can understand your feelings )
But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
)-Gentlemen I see that is almost lunch tirne Lets have a break nowand sea )if a soft drink will bring us to calm
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
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-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
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The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
bullPlsase excuse me but I dont follow you What do you mean by 1u
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
-The way I see it )
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1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
1fully support bullbullbull
-Ves of course bull ~ 1 -
-Absolutely u
) -Exactly ) 1am with you on that
35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
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-As I have already mentioned
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
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Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
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)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
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)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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I would like now to congratulate the Gennan representative
Brigadier General Steiner on his recent promotion Congratulations
Brigadier and all the best for your future career
Apologies tor absence
Apologies have been received trom Norway Their representative
cannot attend the meeting ~this time due to other commitmentsto sad
circumstances
Regret for absence
w~ regret the absence of Brigadier general Collins the British
principal representative who is recovering from an operation We wish him
a speedy recovery and we hopa to have him with us at the next meeting
Security
In accordance with The NATO Security Regulations all persons
attending a meeting where classified infonnation is to be discussed must
hold an adequa~e Security Clearance and have the need to know May I
haya your assurance that all persons present posses a security clearance
tor NATO SECRET material and a need to know bullbullbull I take it this is the
case
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
-For assistance of any kind please contact the secretary or the
administrative clerk during the cOffee o r the lunch breaks
-There will be a cocktail party tonight at 1750 h at the NATO Salon des
Ambassadeurs hosted by rny staff and rnyself Invitations are extended to
all the people attending the mee~ing and to their accompanying ladies
Interpreters of course are also welcome
For those who would like to leave their classified papers for custody
ovemight during the meeting envelopes will be ~a~~ ~Veacutellabl~ by the
administrative clerk at the cl~-~e-Of the busine-s~-Please write your name on
the envelope seal it and leave it on the table You will find it on the table
in the moming J at the reopening of business
AGENDA ITEiVlS
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
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middotPlease come to the point
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us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
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-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
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But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
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reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
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middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
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middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
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- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
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but
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agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
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any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
Couldnt we 0 bullbull
-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
bullPlsase excuse me but I dont follow you What do you mean by 1u
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
e-Look at it in this way u bull aeu
-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
-No there is no danger whatsoeverat aU of ac
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-AU thingsmiddot considered you should be able to
bullPrevious experience have shown that
-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
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-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
-That is all very well but you have gol to take iexclnto accountlinto
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
-doesn~tmake-cle-ar-II-bullbull ~bullbullbull
-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
Nothat-s-so-mething -Irejectcompletely-iexcl----middot )
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oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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-1 think it is advisable lo
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36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
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-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
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-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
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letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
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- If you see what I am getting ato
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middot00 you see my point
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-Then what are you driving at is
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-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
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-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
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-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
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- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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elogiado
I~emorandumfor the tv1ilitary Representative
Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
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)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
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)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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incluiraacuten necesariamente
-Dar las gracias a los asistentes
-Reconocimiento a la labor del personal auxiliar e interpretes
-La expresioacuten de los mejores deseos para los representantes que dejan de
pertenecer al grupo asiacute como desear un buen viaje de regreso a todos
para concluir con el tradicional golpe de mazo (gavel) y la expresioacuten habitual
the meeting is over
A continuacioacuten se presenta un ejemplo de discurso de clausura de
reu~ioacuten que al igual que el de apertura es modificable y adaptable en funcioacuten
de las circunstancias Por ejemplo si la reunioacuten estaacute auspiciada por una Nacioacuten
o un Mando OTAN a ellos deben dirigirse las primeras palabras del Chainnan
que pondraacute exquisito cuidado en resaltar las excelencias de las facilidades y
medios puestos a su disposicioacuten para la reunioacuten J sin olvidar hacer mencioacuten a la
wann hospitality de la HOST NATION
Closing remarks by the Chairman
middotThere being no further items to be discussed I consider the business
session closed and will pass to sorne closing remarks
-First I would like to bid farewell to Captain X who is attending a Plenary
meeting tor the last time He has been with us for seven years during
which he has shown a knowledge on our problems rarely to be found His
contribution to the work of this Agency has been outstanding in every
respecte I consider myself lucky to have had the help of aman of his
experience and knowledge always iexcleady to take the floor not to confuse
the issue but to clarify it and offer constructive proposals I would like to
thank him on behalf ~f the Agency for his highly appreciated contribution
He will shortly be moving to a position of greater responsibility and we
wish him all the best for his career He will leave the Armed Forces in the
near future and we wish him all the best for a happy retirement
-l wou1ct like n~w tQ express JllY$incere appreciation to thedelegates for
their active participation their helpful contribution and their constructive
attitude Certainly they made my job easier
-Allow me to extend my appreciation to my staff tor the good work done
and for coming to the rescue whenever required
-Last but not Ieast my thanksmiddot~o the administrative supporting staff those
who work behind the scenes They are never in the limelight11 but their
work is most valuable I am speaking of those who type and retype our
statements or deeision sheets those who reproduce and distributa secura
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who are the first to arrive and the last to leave this room and in addition
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-Finally thanks to the interpreters
-Well ladies and gentlemen thank you again and have a safe joumey
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
- Perhaps we could go back to the main point
-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
point
~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
the meeting to the majar questions befo~e USa
-What I have heard so far gentlemen is beside the point
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your Country Unfortunately this practice is far from universal and is nat
appreciated in our casebull
-We dont have to beat about the bushz we have to come straight to the
point
middotPlease come to the point
-1 would suggest leaving this question aside far the moment It could lead
us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
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-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
passing to the nextltembull
16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
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But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
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considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
consideration seem to me to be u
-AU interventions stressed the need for a n awnbullbullbull
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
prevailing opinion is u bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
The two proposals at first glance appear to be divergent but as a matter
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document as it stands for the time being We will revise it in due time )
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-Let me recap the work in front of USe In short what we should do is the
following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
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proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
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-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
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- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
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pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-I seems te me highly important that )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
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14- Como reconducir las discusiones al tema central I al verdad~ro
asunto Bringina the discussion back to the point
No es infrecuente que en el transcurso de una reunioacuten algunos
delegados se pierdan en largas y farragosas consideraciones sobre aspectos
irrelevantes del problema en discusioacuten Estas incursionesn por los cerros de
Ubeda normalmente son involuntarias pero en ocasiones son intencionadas
con aacutenimo de ganar tiempo antes de llegar al momento de tener middotque adoptar
decisiones o definir posturas En otras ocasiones lo que se trata es de introducir
de manera subrepticia temas no previstos en la Agenda En cualquier caso el
Chainnan debe estar atento y procurar encanilar la discusioacuten por sus debidos
cauces p~ra ello pueden sene de utilidad algunas de la frases y expresiones
que a continuacioacuten se indican
-That is very interesting but I dont think its really (to) the point
-Ves but that isnt really what we are discussing is it
-Could you stick to the ~ubject please
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-Thats completely irrelevant I think
-Thats irrelevant to the subject under discussion
middotThats completely off the point We are talking about not about u
- Due to the short time left there is a need gentlemen to be brief and to the
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~~l1tl~m~n wehave invited MR~middotX too give a presentation on u
Questions should therefore address the point asking for clarifications or
further information not to introduce our in-house problems of policyDa
coordination and like
-Thank you These are invaiuabie points that you have raised Clearly we
must not lose sight of them However I wonder if I may tum the attention of
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middotPlease come to the point
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us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
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-1 believe we are departing from the main question
-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
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-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
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leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
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16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
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feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
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-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
) middot1 wonder if you wO~ld like to comment Mr W n
middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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ISumming up the discussion) bull
Resumir y presentar la conclusiones tras una discusioacuten de un tema no
es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
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-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
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but
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agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
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-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
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-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
-No there is no danger whatsoeverat aU of ac
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
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-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
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- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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elogiado
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
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Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
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middotPlease come to the point
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us iexclnto a very lively discussion to a large extent irrelevant to the aim for
which this subject is on the Agenda
-Gentleman I believe we are losing sight of what really matters on this
issue lets go back to the purpose o~ this document
-The arguments are starting to miss the point May I remind you that the
main point at issue is whether it is possible to use this document as a
guideline policy
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-May I ask for substantive comments on this point And positive
cornments if any rather than negative criticism
-It seems to me that we are missing the point
15 Como terminar la discusioacuten de un punto y pasar al siguiente - Closing
discussions and passing to the next Item
Puede suceder que la discusioacuten de un tema se atranque en un momento
dado bien sea por la dificultad intriacutenseca del asunto o porque es muy
controvertido o bien al contrario que por ser muy sencillo todo el mundo quiera
meter baza para demostrar su intereacutes y competencia El Chairman debe cortar
estas discusiones e~eacuteriles y dar paso al siguiente punto (ltem) de la Agenda (
closing discussions and passing to the next Item) utilizando expresiones del
estilo de las que siguen
-This Item gentlemen is certainly stimulating but we have a pretty heavy
A~~~a i- front of usMay ttherefore suggestweleave thls Item andpass
to the next one
-Gentleman I would like to leave this point and move 00
-1 would like to close the discussion on this subject and pass to the next
one
-1 ~ould appreciate if we could move forward if you intend to close
business by Friday lunch-time
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-Gentlemen two more questions or comments will be allowed befare
leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
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16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
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But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
any hard feelings1 )
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
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middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
-What is your opinion in that Mr X )
- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
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What can we usefully conclude
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
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-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
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notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
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1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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following
-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
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proposal
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-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
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-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
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()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
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middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
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pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
-To my mind
-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-I seems te me highly important that )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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leaving this Item We have a long way before we can go through the
Agenda
-Gentlemen this quite lengthy discussion has provided us with all the pros
and the coos (for aod against) Let me summarize the conclusions before
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16J~ComoJtestablecer Ilel otcfenfla calma durante las discusiones
Carming the argument
Enl~el aacutembito OTAN las discusiones rara vez alcanzan un nivel de
acaloramiento que-requiera la intervencioacuten del Chairman para enfriar los aacutenimos
Sin embargo no estaacute de maacutes tener prevista la forma de actuacioacuten en estos
casos
Es preferible que la intervencioacuten se lleve a cabo en tono amistoso y
jovial ya que suele dar buenos resultados Hacer en cualquier caso uso de los
mejores recursos llegando a hacer un alto en la reunioacuten si fuera preciso con el
fin de enfriar los aacutenimos A continuacioacuten se incluyen algunas frases que pueden
ser de utilidad in middotorder to calm the argument
-Gentlemen lets try not to lose our caBm )
-GentlelJen lets not get upsetlangry
-Gentleman lets keep our tempere
- Mr X I would appreciate it if you could set aside your feelings and I
explain the reason why you are against the propasal or why the proposal
does not meet your requirements )
-Mr Y I do not think that Mr X was iexclntending to offend youto hurt your )
feelings Rather he was trying to express his dissatisfaction for the lack of ) a replyfor the delay in considering the matter )
-Mr n X I am sure it was no Mr Ys n intention to offend anybody in this )
room I think there has been a misunderstanding only due to a language )
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But tet us prove that people coming from the wann southern shores can ~ )
al50 remain as cold as the Vikings )
-Gentlemen you certainly know the motto be soft on people hard on )
problemso Please can we stick to it and come back to the problem without )
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-~entlemen I realize that all this emotion is the Chainnans fault for nat having granted a break Lets have one Im sure a good cup of caffee will
reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
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middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
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- I knovJ that Mr teZ is golng to teU us quite another story
Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
-We are in (a) position to wnd Up13 the discussionbull
What can we usefully conclude
-To sum up theniexcl most of you consider that
_~In conclusion I would-saythat ~~~~~~
-There seems to be general agreement about but there is a u
considerable ares of conflict over shyn
middotThe most important points seem to be u
-Tila most important featuresiactorsJelements to be taken into
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
would be in that case it vould iexclnvolva
-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
issues
-Well gentiemen do we have a solution one fair solution might be bullbullbull
-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
) implementation of any plan ~nd should therefore be identified
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-There IS certainly no consensus on this matter but seems lo me that the
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
Can anybody
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
of Decemberbull
In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
but
1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
proposalbull
The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
-1 want to explain exactly why I am proposing bullbullbull
-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
Couldnt we 0 bullbull
-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
-Im not clear about
Before we go any further lId like to be quite clearlsure that u u U IIbull
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
-No there is no danger whatsoeverat aU of ac
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-AU thingsmiddot considered you should be able to
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
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-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
-That is all very well but you have gol to take iexclnto accountlinto
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
What about for instance bullbullbull
middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
-doesn~tmake-cle-ar-II-bullbull ~bullbullbull
-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
Nothat-s-so-mething -Irejectcompletely-iexcl----middot )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
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29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-To my mind
-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-There is still a further point to be considered
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33- Emphasizing - )
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-I seems te me highly important that )
1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
-1 must lay particular emphasis on
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25 Recollection-Remembering of the subject
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
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-Absolutely u
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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-As I have already pointed out
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middotMr Smith would you like to uun
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
-The only way is to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
middot1 haya only a few words lo say
middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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4 IntroduccIoacuten de las cartas
Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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Referente is made to the telephone conversation betshyween Referente is made to para 3 of your letter regardingo
- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
)this HQs by middot
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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- Subsequent to the establishrnent of requirements in 1983 there have been some significant changes in res ponsibilities and method of work of this Ageney ~pecfishycally we are no longer responsible for Consequently shy
) we have no further requirement for ) - The above reference in superseded The following is the
) programme tor the visit te by
) - The arrangement contained in this ietter cancels al other
) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
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1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
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)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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reestablish th~ usual friendly atmosphere Please be back in 20 minutes
-Gentlemen tempers have become rather frayed To allow people to calm
down lats adjoum the meeting We will reconvene at 1400 h
17- Como solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
Pensemos por un momento que a la vista de un determinado Item en la
Agenda t el tema no despierta intereacutes y la discusioacuten que se entabla es miacutenima e
incluso nula Hasta el postrer recurso la frase sacramental liTo whom may I
offer the floor recibe la callada por respuesta el Chairman debe recurrir a todo
tipo de subterfugios para fograr la reaccioacuten e intervencioacuten del auditorio El
recurso maacutes soconido es el de solicitar opiniones de forma sistemaacutetica uno ppr
uno en tomo a la mesa de reuniones aunque se corra el riesgo de poner en
evidencia a alguien
En general si el Chairman conoce que alguno de los presentes estaacute maacutes
impuesto o interesado en el tema puede hacerle una invitacioacuten expresa para
que se manifieste
A continuacioacuten middotse incJuyen algunas expresiones habitu~lmente utilizadas
para solicitarprovocar opiniones (Asking forEliciting opinions)
-May I have your views gentlemen starting vith Belgium and going on
clockwise in that order
-1 see not reaction Lets 90 around the table and see what the views are
- Lets see in the order what your views are)
middotThat is interesting but I think Mr W may have a different point of view
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middotWould you agree with that opinion Mr Z
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Would you liketo give-us your opinionpoihtof viewcomments Mr X 1
-~~II gentleman may I ask what your attitude is toward the approach
suggested by the delegate
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es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
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-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
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belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
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notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
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po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
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_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
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-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
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-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
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middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
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middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
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can assure you that
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WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
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-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
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meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
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nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
~ - ~ )-You are completely mistaken if you suggest that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
-The way I see it )
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-There is still a further point to be considered
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-I seems te me highly important that )
1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
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-Ves of course bull ~ 1 -
-Absolutely u
) -Exactly ) 1am with you on that
35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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311- Repetition
-As I have already mentioned
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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317 Econ6my
-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
middot1 haya only a few words lo say
middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
321- Gap-fillers
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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es tarea faacutecil sobre todo cuando ha de hacerse en un idioma que no es el
propio En principio requiere haber entendido con precisioacuten lo tratado y en que
direccioacuten se avanza
En los casos en los que se haya producido una clara convergencia de
opiniones el resumen se hace maacutes faacutecil En otras ocasiones sin embargo no
resulta tan sencillo identificar la convergencia en las opiniones o por lo menos la
de la mayoriacutea para tratar de llevar a los restantes al necesario consenso
Cuando las divergencias seanmiddotrealmente manifiestas el Chainnan ~
bien en reconocerlo cuanto antes admitiendo que no cabe esperar una viacutea ce
sa-nda al estancamiento de la situacioacuten pidiendo o provocando que se hagan
nuevas propuestas para salir del impasse
Si las discusiones han sido tan complejas que resulte verdaderamente
difiacutecil sintetizanas se puede invitar a que lo haga al representante que haya
tenido una participacioacuten maacutes activa o haya hecho una mayor aportacioacuten en la
buacutesqueda de una salida al problema (1 confess I have difficulty to recap the
discussion May I ask Mr X who has taken a large part in the
discussionlwho has formulated the proposal to sum it up for the benefit of
everyone)
En definitiva cerrar una discusioacuten es algo complejo para lo que no existe
una norma clara o concreta que pued8 servir de pauta sin embargo se
recomienda tener previstos desde el principio de la reunioacuten los argumentos que
nos puedan convenir para la siacutentesis ntildenal La terminologiacutea utilizad--
habitualmente por tos Chainnen para dar entrada al summing up the
discussion puede ser como la siguiente
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What can we usefully conclude
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considerable ares of conflict over shyn
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
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-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
) need for accurate data Any difficulties in this area will impede the
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notat aU
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procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
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-A tentative suggestion could be
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po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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1 would conelude that irrespective of which side one takes there is )
agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
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_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
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proposal
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big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
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-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
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middotThere is only cne thing to be done
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middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
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There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
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pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
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-As I have already mentioned
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-As I have already pointed out
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
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Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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-Let me see if I got it right A number of possibilities were mentioned but
there seem to be no strong views emerging on he problem now is
to explore moreacute fully those possibilities which have only been partially
addressed and see which one could be converted iexclnto a collaborative
programme with specific objectives
-From what I have heard there seems to be sorne ideasaspirations Lets try
to find out how they could best be converted into a work prograrnme
-Can I go over the main points raised Evidence has been brought
showing that Jlt has been proved that J Many of you think that
n In practical tenns this would mean the consequence of this iexcl
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-Well gentleman if Im not mistaken there are no differences on jmajor
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-If I have got it right the main point raised during the discussions
envisages14 a prograrnme split iexclnto sorne short tenn measures and sorne
long term measures )1
1 -1 believe that there is a great concem among the delegates on and the
belief that the problem should be reported to the higher Aulhorities A letter
will be prepared along the lines which emerged during the discussions and
sent to
-The discussion has identified two areas of concem on which sorne work
should be carried out The major area deserving early consideration is
But not to be overlooked is un Fundamental to both however is the
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put fOlWard any constructive proposal
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-Gentlemen in seeking perfection agreement is ofien achieved too late or
notat aU
-An early decision is required in view of the urgency to commence
procurement Can you therefore agree the conclusions in the supporting
documente
-As eacutel temporary solution it is propased that uo
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-A tentative suggestion could be
~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
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agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
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any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
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The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
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-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
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-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
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proposal
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-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
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-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
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-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
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big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
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There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
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segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
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-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
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-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-Are you sure of your facts
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
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-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
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-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
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It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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~ i~ clearto ~e that we are divided on this subjectlmatter We are not in a
po~ition to reach any agreement Theplan has not been well received by
the Nati~ns and I am afrald we haye to put it in cold storage (on ice) for the
moment middot1 am under the imp~ession gentleme~~ that you are afraid to take the risk
~f ~fmmitting yourselves to something which could have financial
implications l guess we have to leave it for the moment and resume the
Item at the ne~t meeting lItAII the proposed solutions boil down to one Nations intend to retaln
control 01 re~ources and will not accept any delegation of power
-What I have heard so far boils down15 to this that you do not accept any
transfer of responsibilities fram Nations to
-What conclusions ~an be drawn troro this lengthy discussion
-From my part Idomiddot nat sea any possibility of solving the problem in the
near future
-1 confess I cannot make any sense of what has been said Can anybody
come fa the rescue16
In conctLJsion I would like to express my belief that with sorne additional ) efforts we can enhance the prospect of havhlQ the plan finalized by the end
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In view of all the facts which have been quoted there is no other option
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agreement on the need for the elaboration of a plan )
) -Ouring the discussion many ideas have been put fmiddotorward But I do not sea
any chance of putting this ideas iexclnto practice Unless anyone has a
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The long and the short of it17 is that further work is required before we can )
_ __ _decide the way ahead Lets leave it at that~__ tor the ~oent The US will )
redraft the document in the light of the discussion and we willmiddot reconsider )
the matter at our next meeting
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
-1 will now brief1y summarize
-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
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-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
aftemoon
-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
proposal
-1 would like to explainpresentlshow you our propasa
-Its a raacutedically newrevolutionary approach to the problem of
-Its a project with enormous scope tor
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-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
The thinking behind my proposal is )
-11m going to concentrate on three main points First se~ond n
and finally
-What I suggestlpropose ladvise is to
-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
wiii be i have caicuiated that M
shyshy-Unless -we -are- prep-atedlOready-to-----fackle lhisprobfeinliacuteallte-the initiative
we wiU be unable to meet the requirement of -
-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
Couldnt we 0 bullbull
-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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bullPrevious experience have shown that
-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
-That is all very well but you have gol to take iexclnto accountlinto
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
-doesn~tmake-cle-ar-II-bullbull ~bullbullbull
-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
~ - ~ )-You are completely mistaken if you suggest that
)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
Nothat-s-so-mething -Irejectcompletely-iexcl----middot )
)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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The task before us is to )
-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
-To my mind
-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
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-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
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-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
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-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
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-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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~I would like to raise an objection of principie
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
much of your splendid facilities Thank you also for the lun~h and for being such a generous host -
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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-Well gentlemen I see trom the discussion that we are in the presence of
two different approaches 15 there a chance of meeting halfway18 11
-Gentlemen to put it at its simplest we need someone to volunteer and
prepare a draft to be discussed by the group latermiddot
-The discussion amounts to this We have to produce a work programme
-1 am more and more convinced that we are not in a pasition to take a
decision
-1 see that the proposal has found wide acceptancell
-The difference of opinio~s is of such a size that an agreement is
impossible
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-In summing up the conclusions which can be drawn from the various
opinions expressed I would say that
-In closing In conclusion
-80th solutions have ment but the deciding factor should be in my opinion
-Let me close with a word of caution
In conclusion I would tecommend that we cornmit ourselves to achieving
with a period of five years accept the appropriateness of the
propasad approach and make every effort to obtain special fundlng tor this
major initiative
-We have identified gentleman a number of followon tasks
-lo summarize I believe that everyone recognizes that budgetary and
manpower constraints will prevent us from implementing everything at the
same time Therefor~ there is a need for an overall implementation strategy
-Well gentlemen there are several possible optionssolutions Advantages
and disadvantages of each option have been discussed at length It would
appearthat option 1 will give maximum benefitsin the long fI~n
-If ~hl~ propordmsal iSunacceptabJe thereisthenmiddotlittlemiddot- cmiddothancemiddot thmiddotat other
proposals will be
-WeU gentlemen we have areadybeen round the table once but it seems
to me that there is no consensus of opinions on the subject The only thing
we aU agree on J is that something has to be done May I solicit your ideas
on the way ahead
-To moya further on this subject something has to be doneo it is not meant
to exclude anyone but I think we need a restricted Working GrouPi limited
to sorne countries with other participants as observers if they so wish if
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this is acceptable I suggest to have this closed session this very
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-Gentleman I believe that the disadvantages of this proposal outweigh the
advantages Should we abandon it
-1 should suggest considering the matter closed
2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
) 21shy Presentar un plan o hacer una propuestaPresenting a plan or
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-Its a project with enormous scope tor
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-The project would offer marvellous opportunities for
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-The most important features of my proposal are u
-Letls continue by looking at the figures the estimated cost of
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-In conclusion I would like to summarize what our propasal would offerthe
big advantages of our plan~
-1 would like to outline19 the main points of my paper
-The underlying opinion ofthe whole project is a n u
lVithout attempting to be exhaustive I should Jike to mentioo sorne of the
features leaving it to the specialists to eventually expound their ideas
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22- Como introducir una nueva idea o como hacer una sugerencia
Introducing ideas or suggestions
-Let me introduce my suggestions The basiclessential problem in my view
is also to be carefully considered is
middotWouldnt it be a good idea to
()ne way out would be to
-In the present situation there seems to be no alternative to
In the present situation our only chance is to
-An absolutely necessary step is Ile
-1 think iexclts absolutely right to
-Well we could always
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-Ive got a suggestion We could u
middotIt seems evident to meobvious to me that 811
-Im convinced that
middotThere is only cne thing to be done
-There is only one way of dealing with the problem
middot1 know from experience that its only by that we will get the results
wewant
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-May I just add one point
-1 would like to make a comment at this point
What you have just said suggests
-1 must make it clear that au
-1 would like to voice my thoughts
-1 would like to voi~e rny feelings
23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
clarifications
could you explain what yo~_m~artby
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-Could you give me all the facts ~nd figur~s to back that up piease
~ould you break down your calculationsiestimates iexclnta more detail
please
-Could you explain what this willmean in terms of nunn
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
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There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
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-1 think it is advisable lo
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-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
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-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
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middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
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320- ClosingSumming up
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-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
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middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
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-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) we have no further requirement for ) - The above reference in superseded The following is the
) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
much of your splendid facilities Thank you also for the lun~h and for being such a generous host -
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
To
Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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2-INTERVENCIONES DE LOS PARTICIPANTES (REPRESENTATIVES)
Intervenir en una reunioacuten como representante delegado o miembro de una
delegacioacuten nacional etc req~iere en principio un soacutelido conocimiento de los temas a
discutir Es necesario obviamente un buen dominio de la terminologiacutea a emplear para
dar explicaciones hacer propuestas solicitar aclaraciones aprobar no aceptar etc
A continuacioacuten se incluyen una selie de expresiones de utilidad en diversas
situaciones para conocer como actuar
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
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-Iam very worried about can you prove that u
-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
can assure you that
-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
WhUe I realize yau may have sorne doubts about I can assure you
that bullbull iexcl bullbullbull middot
-1 can pt1 your minds at rest on that there can be no question of
There is no need to worry about 00 our research shows that bullu
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-Its been proved time and again that 011
-Ves we have thought about that There wiU be no problem in uuao
-Ves we haya taken that iexclnto account
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-AU thingsmiddot considered you should be able to
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-Well it will obviously be a problem but we can solve it by bullbullbullbullbullbull Iwe can deal
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-Taking iexclnto account factors like you can be fairly sure that
-No I can assure you that the problem of has already been looked iexclnto
8 bullbullbullbullJhas already been investigated
-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
) seems to be a workable one -The cost roughly estimated would only
come to
-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
-1 thoroughly appr6ve af DlI U
-1 wholeheartedly agree with Uu=u
-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
-1 think Mr W 111 has a very interesting point here
-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
-We are in the happy position to endorse what has been said by and
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
politely)
-1 Couldnt agree with -yau more however
- couldnt agree with you more but as a matter of faet eeuu u
GI couldntt agree more with wh~t you said however u u u
-You haya certainly got a valid point but uu Il
-That is all very well but you have gol to take iexclnto accountlinto
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-Lets face factsbull
That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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)-You dont seem to grasp what I am getting at I meant
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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)-1 am afraid I think thats utterJabsolute nonsense )
oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
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pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
-To my mind
-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
-The way I see it )
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-There is still a further point to be considered
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-I seems te me highly important that )
1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
-1 must lay particular emphasis on
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
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-As I have already mentioned
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-As I have already pointed out
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
521 Ejemplo de discurso dirigido a una persona que cesa en el puesto
Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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Introducing ideas or suggestions
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23- Como pedir explicaciones o aclaraciones (Asking for explanations or
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-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
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middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
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difficulties of this project
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-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
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-1 think this deserves our backincf2
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benefit to NATO
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-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
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middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
)-You are completely mixed upconfusedlmistaken )middotYou dont seem to realizeunderstand that
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-No There is no truth in what you said )
-No thats something I refuse to accept )
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oTo ten the truth what you suggest is sheerpure madness~ )
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
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paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
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-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
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35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
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-1 have no option but to
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317 Econ6my
-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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318- Confinnation seekers28 (for the speaker
middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
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- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
531 Ejemplo de discurso de presentacioacuten de un orador
Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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-lid like to see how you reachedcame to these figures
-Let me ask for an explanationlclarifieation
-ld be grateful if you- could go over the technical side again Just what is
the particularadvantage of
middot1 thlnk we need further details of o~w
-We must have comprehensive infonnation about
-Id like to know more about
-1 dont quite catchlgrasp the full implications of Am I lo take that
-Will thi$ involve 1
-Does this mean that aomiddot~
-Let me show you where I have trouble following sorne of your reasoning
middotPlease corred me if I am wrong Do I understand that
-1 confess I am a bit lost in this discussion
-1 confess I am a bit canfusad 00 this issuemiddot
middot1 assume you base your sweepincfllbroad assertion on sorne evidence
Can you provide us with sorne facts
-1 wonder whether your propasal is really based on facts
-It woul~ be wise to have some specialists who niake light of the technical
difficulties of this project
-1 would like to put forward a question off the record
24- Como ratificar lo expuesto y superar las objeciones (Reassuring and
dealing with objectioni
1understand you may feel hesitantldoubtfullsuspicious about bullbullbull but I
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-Your objection is understandablereasonablel but 00 the other hand
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-AII things considered you can be quite sure that
bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
-1 think we are making a mountain out of a molehill (exaggerate) The
problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
) some goodwill -Oespite pro~estations (statements) to the contrary the plan
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-The order of magnitude of the total amount iexclnvolved is
-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
-Im completely in favour of this proposal
-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
middot1 think that the scheme outlined could be of enonnous benefit both to
Nations and NATO Organizations
-Everything I have heard has convinced me that the proposal is worth
suppoacutertlntildeg --shy
-Im completely behind the proposal to
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-1 think there is a tat of tnrth in that argumente
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-1 couldnt agree more with your idea
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middotThe proposal to establish a Working Group to deal with this matter has my
full support
middot1 can go ahead with what has been pfoposed by
-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
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nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is nothing that will persuade me to
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-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
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-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
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-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
committing ourselvesbull
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
-To my mind
-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
1fully support bullbullbull
-Ves of course bull ~ 1 -
-Absolutely u
) -Exactly ) 1am with you on that
35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
-1 take very great pleasure in thanking Mr Smith bull )
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-As I have already mentioned
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
-The only way is to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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bullYou seem to think that the cances of reaching an agreement befare the
deadline of 17 October are sliiexclJ1 Far from ita
-Frankly I do not see any difficulty in sol~ing the problem by the 31 July
1994
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problem appears to me as less complicated A solution can be found with)
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-There would be much benefit to be gained by everyone
25- Como manifestarse a favor de alguien o de algo (Expressing support
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-1 should like to express my total support for this proposal
-1 think this deserves our backincf2
-1 think ~his is an ex~remely valuable proposalThe plan will certainly be of
benefit to NATO
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middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
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-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
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colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
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there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
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nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
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-1 am not in favour of this proposal
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-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
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-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
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-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
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-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
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29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
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-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
-1 take very great pleasure in thanking Mr Smith bull )
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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middotMr Smith would you like to uun
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
-The only way is to
317 Econ6my
-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
middot1 haya only a few words lo say
middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
321- Gap-fillers
-Y-Jell
-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
-It by no means fOUOW5 t~1~t IlIOD U
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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Referente is made to the telephone conversation betshyween Referente is made to para 3 of your letter regardingo
- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
)this HQs by middot
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) we have no further requirement for ) - The above reference in superseded The following is the
) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
teda
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Es de sentildealar que los discursos con frecuencia van asociados a un brindis pashy
ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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-1 would like to voice my total support on what Mr X said on
-1 am in complete agreement with
-lId like to support Mr Xs point of vi~w about
-1 support your initiative and propasal for
-1 agree wholeheartedly with what Mr X has just said
middotlld go along with that point of view
middotIm sure we can rely on what Mr X says
-1 found that a very convincing argumentla very interesting suggestion
-We are not enthusiastic about the propasal but we will confonn with the
majority
-1 am entirely of Mr ti Ys opinion
-In arder to simplify matters we are ready to accept the propasal
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-1 can add little to what has been said so well by my English and German
colleagues in support of the proposal I would only like to point out that
costing will be very difficult
26- Como manifestar el desacuerdo (Expressing disagreement)
OculTe en detenninadas ocasiones que a lo largo de un debate no se
llega a ninguacuten acuerdo y es necesario disentir Es importante cuidar la fanna en
que se manifiesta el desacuerdo puesto que incluso mantener las fomlas
puede conducir al acuerdo lo que no seriacutea factible si no se guardan las formas
Hay que utilizar un lenguaje claro pero correcto y en teacuterminos suaves sin
recunir a expresiones duras que podriacutean ser interpretadas como ofensa
En los paacuterrafos que siguen se incluyen a tiacutetulo de ejemplo algunas
expresiones utilizables para expresar disentimiento
--261- Manmiddotifestar ----elmiddotmiddotmiddot desacue-rdo --middoten---teacuterminos suaves (Disagreeing
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That is an interesting point ofview but 11m not sure if
-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
-In contras~ to most people I must confess that I am not at all enthusiastic
about this plan
-1 must raisemiddot an objection here
-1 partly agree with the UK remarks about but
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
nonnally)
-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
in your paper I have severe reservations on others In particular the papar
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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lDThere is no evidence that
middot1 dont accept that there is any need to
-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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263- Manifestar el desacuerdo energicamente (Disagreeing strongly ) ~ -1 dont agree at all In my opinion )
)No I dont accept for a moment that
-1 can see only dangersdifficulties ahead of us if we )
-1 am rather worried for you have said about )
-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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-1 think it is advisable lo
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-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-Are you sure of your facts
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313- Interruption
-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
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Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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-1 am not sure it is feasiblepossible to
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-There is certainly an element of truth in what I havf heard however
-1 would like to voice my concem The implementation of is only in part
a technieacuteal problem It has a bearing on working methods and staff
procedures intemal organization personnel administratiofl equipment
procurement and maintenance security staff officer and clerical retraining
and the budget None of this issues have been clearly identified in the
propasal which is befare USe
-1 can sympathize with a lot of what has been said however I believe that
there is sorne misinterpretation conceming
1 am very sympathetic to what I have just heard but other obvious
considerations should prevent us trom adopting unpopular decisions
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middot1 do not believe that we have to agree now the dates of all Working Group
meetings It shou~d be suffice at this stage to agree and to record that the
Working Group will meet on as required
-1 do not think that this plan will arouse great interest
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about this plan
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262 Manifestar tll desacuerdo en teacutenninos normales (Disagreeing
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-1 welcome the general thrustlmost important part of your propasal
however whilst Imiddotcan give my broad support to many ofthe detailed points
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-1 can see no valid reasons for supporting a project of this kind
-In my opinion this is-not ingo-es completely agairist NATOs interest
-1 am against the propasal since I consider Dt to be harmful toagainstnot
consistent with the interest of Nations
-1 am not in favour of this proposal
Nothing I haya heard has convinced me that the plan would be a benefit to
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-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
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-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
-You have completely missed the point
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
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-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
therefore be welcomebull
3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
31lntroducing subjects and opinions
- My considered opinion is
-1 think it is advisable lo
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-The probJem is one of bullbullbullbullbull
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-In my opinion
-From my point of view J As far as I can see )
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-I seems te me highly important that )
1feal conlpeUed to stress the importance of )
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middot1 must stress u
I must emphasize
25 Recollection-Remembering of the subject
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-At the riskmiddotof overstating the obvious I would like to say
bull1believe that consideration should be-given to ~
34- Agreeing
-1 am fully in accprdancewith ~ ~ ~
-1 am in full ~greementwith ~
middot1 am of the same opinion as bullbullbullbull
-1 share your opinio~ n~ bull
1quite agree with bullbullbullbullbull
1fully support bullbullbull
-Ves of course bull ~ 1 -
-Absolutely u
) -Exactly ) 1am with you on that
35- Accepting
-1 should very much like to bullbullbullbullbullbull indeed
-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
-It doesnt sound very good to mebull
1dont think iexcltes such a good idea
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
-It~s a great shame but I am not able to bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
-1 am nat too sure if bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Are you sure of your facts
-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
310 Expressing thanks
coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
~I am very grateful to 11r Smith for
-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
) am much obliged to Mr Smith for
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-To say it again )
-As I have already pointed out
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middotMr Smith would you like to uun
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
-The only way is to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
middot1 haya only a few words lo say
middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
321- Gap-fillers
-Y-Jell
-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
-You do usa ~reat honour by bullbullbull~ ~~ bull -It is a privil(ge to have you here ato ~ _~
-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
_ ----middotyuacuteur viewmiddotof-the matter is extremely middotone-sid-ed--shy )
-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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Referente is made to the telephone conversation betshyween Referente is made to para 3 of your letter regardingo
- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
)this HQs by middot
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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elogiado
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
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-There is no point in change forthe sake ofthe change
-1 dont think you are being very prudent 80
-1 think you are being rather unrealisticoptimisticbull
This seems to me an oversimplified approach
-1 believe that this proposal will arouse sorne concern
-We must not make the mistake of doing bulln
-The argument put forward is not convincing
-Wouldnt it be rather risky embarking on an approach like this
-This proposal doesnt make sense to me
-You stated the pros but didnt mention the cons
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-1 think ~ would be wor1h-wile reconsidering the whole matter )
-1 thlnk it would be worth=Vile to think about the whoie matter again
-it seems to me an extravagant approach lo the problem
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reservarse para casos excepcionales En general salvo las seis primeras frases )
de cada una de las listas tas restantes deben ~mplearse con suma cautela En )
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
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-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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middotThere are matters in theacute document which are to be considered by
Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
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We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
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3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
un grupo especiacutefico
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-Ves please If you would be so kind
-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
-1 cantt support you all thewaybull
1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
-1 am not too happy about ita
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38- Rejecting
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-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
-1 am awfully sorry but I am not in a position to bullbullbullbull
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
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-1 have no option but to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
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-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
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-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
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-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
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- Our guests - TheArmy
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Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
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27- Expresar reservas ganar tiempo (Raising objections gaininq time
En ausenciade programasfmstrucciones concretasescaso tiempo para
un -estudio riguroso del asunto dificultad para asumir compromisos etc el
delegadorepresentantepuede verse en iexclla necesidad de expresar reservas
dar largas empleando un lenguaje a la manera diplomaacutetica (non committal
language) A ello van dirigidas lassJguientes expresiones
-1 wish I could state8 firm PQsition Jluumlt l am unable to do so I have to make
a reservation
middotThe instructions that I havereceived trom my Authorities prevent me from
accepting any funding or manpower commitment
-Since in the light of the discussion it appears thatmiddot there will be financial
and manpower implications I have to refer the problem back to my
Authorities and reserve the position
-1 am afraid I have to statemiddot frankly that this problem doesnt enjoy high
priority in rny country
-A decision at this time appears to be premature when we consider the
missing data the lack of financial estimates the lack of qualification of
manpower requirements We would like to look iexclnto this project in depth
-We are not sure we wiU be able to provide an answer by the 31st of
January We will try
-Efforts are going on in fields closely related to this project such as it
would therefore be wise to await the outcome23 of these efforts before
committing ourselves to a decision
-Persoilally I dont~ feel strongly about this but how can we ignore the
criticism expressed by Gennany
) middotIt is not known at this stage Therefore it would seem premature
) -iexcl-would iike to-raise an--objectioniexcl~gt--
-The plan is being studied by my Authornies and you viJl receive our
comments as soon as pcssible
-Surely wed better wait tUI we get all the facts
-We should considered aU the consequences in depth before finally
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Do we really dare go ahead without consulting bullbullnne
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
_Id rather not talk about that
middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
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3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
Estas expresiones se agruparaacuten en 25 apartados aplicables cada uno de ellos
a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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31lntroducing subjects and opinions
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-That is verl nice of you
-Ves please 1m looking forward to it
36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
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-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
-1 dont quite see it like that ) ()n the contrary I think th~t ~)
37- CriticisingDisapproving
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1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
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-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
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-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
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-1 have no option but to
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letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
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middot00 you see my point
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-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
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- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
)this HQs by middot
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
elogiado
I~emorandumfor the tv1ilitary Representative
Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Es de sentildealar que los discursos con frecuencia van asociados a un brindis pashy
ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
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Authorities other than the Ministry of Defense (MOO) This accounts for the
difficulty in providing an answer
-We accept the document subject to confinnation in writing We will
provide an answer in two weeks time
-We have lo carefu11y consider all the pros and cons befare we take a
decision
-We didnt have a chanca to study the document we just glanced at it
during the coffee break
-Im afraid 1m not in a position to say yes or no I will report back to my
Authorities and wait for instructions
-The late arrivallsubmission of the document did not provide sufficient time
to properly staff in our MODdid not allow for proper intemal processing in
our MOO I cannot refar therefore to any official position My personal
strictly personal first reactionlfeeling is
-The instructions I have received from my Authorities preclude me from
subscribing to the propasal
-The way I have been instructed by my Authorities doesnt allow me to join
the general consensus on this matter
-Im afr~id I cannot provide a definite answer My national Authorities are
now in the iexclnitial stages of preparing their input which is expected to be
completed in thiee weeks time
-The proposal has been read with interest by my Authorities They would
like to have however an indication as to how this project shall be funded
before they commit themselves to any decision
-It would seem more realistic to consider this project after the overall
problem of
has been made clear
-The problem against which we all are struggling is to get sorne feeling
about the total cost of the project We haya just heard about the hardware
What about manning trainin9 faciiRies in this situation we cannot accept
any--commitment
Up to Rev ve havent heard a word about vhat the cost is going to be So I
haya to reserve my position
-We are very sympathetic with the project but financial
constraintsmanpower constraints prevent my country troro any
commitment
Paragraph 3 of the document provides just estimates They may be fah1y
accurate but we cannot be boundtied by them I haya to place eacutel reservation
on this paragraph asking that the equipment Usted at Annex 2 be costed
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
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middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
-The reservation placed by MOD SP on the subject document is cancelled
Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
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-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
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37- CriticisingDisapproving
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-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
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38- Rejecting
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middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
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-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
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question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
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-To come to a close let me say
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-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
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322- Welcome
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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-Im afraid manpower requirements are not cleany quantified in the
propasal Unless they are well defined we cannot provide our answer
-We are of the opinion that considering the complexity of the projeet
further time is needed for detailed consideration by Na~ions
-We believe it would bemiddot prudent for us to collect further information on
several aspects of this project and resume discussions at our next meeting
-Efforts are going on in our MeO on this project but unfortunately no
definite programme of work has yet been fonnulated We will continue
however to urge -To allow for sufficient time to study the Report we would like to suggest
deferring this Item to the next meetingbull
We cannot agree the Report as it presently stands TIle following
comments are offered for considerationfThe following amendments are
proposed
-1 wish to reserve my Authorities position on the documentl on paragraph 3
of the document
28-Como evitar responder (Expressing unwillingness to answer guestions
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middotId prefer not to talk about this subject
-1 am afraid I am not competent to answer thatquestion
-This iexcls unfortunately an unwelcome question I will passbull
To be quite honest it would be embarrassing far me to embark on an
explanadon ofthe situation in my Country
1should like to be quite frank I cannot answerthat question
1should like to speak quite frankly It is a very touchV4 issue and I prefer
that an official answer be provided by rny Ministry of Detence
_1 am afraid I have ~~o clear recollection25 of
29- Como invalidarretirar una reserva fLifting a reservation
-At the subject meeting the representative from the Delegation
--reserved---the-position--on document AC317rmiddot~ ~ please be informedmiddotthat
the Spanish Auumlthorities now lifted the reseiVation
We are pleased to iexclnform you that MOO SP is now in a position to lift the
reservation on document ACI317 c
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Paragraph 3 of the document is accepted as initially proposed
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-We now have our Authoritiesagreement lo go ahead with this proje~ and
wish to proceed rapidly Early pennission to set up the project team would
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3- TERMINOLOGIA DE USO GENERAL
En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
paiacuteses
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a una situacioacuten particular En el subpaacuterrafo 321 gap-fillers J se incluyen expresiones
IIcolchoacuten o de relleno que nos pennitiriacutean hacer una breve pausa o ganar unos
segundos en el caso de preguntas o peticiones que nos cojan de sorpresa En el
subpaacuterrafo Imiscellaneousse han agrupado aquellas expresiones que no pertenecen a
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36- Disagreeing
-1 rather feel that might be wrong
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1am afraid I am not in a position to agree
-1 am afraid I must disagree
-That is not how I see it I am afraid
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37- CriticisingDisapproving
There appeacutears to be a serious weakness ln this propasa
1fail to see the usefulness of this propasal
-1 am afraid I dont think very highly of it
-1 see IiUle or no advantage in it
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middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
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314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
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315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
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316- Compulsion
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317 Econ6my
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question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
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320- ClosingSumming up
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322- Welcome
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323- Thanks
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324- Appreciation for
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325- Presentation
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middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
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It is by no means my intention to un
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1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
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Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
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shoulders (ignore the matter) )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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Referente is made to the telephone conversation betshyween Referente is made to para 3 of your letter regardingo
- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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En este apartado se recogeraacuten aquellas expresiones de uso general que
pueden ser utilizadas indistintamente por el Chainnan o por los representantes de los
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middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
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-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
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~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
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01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) we have no further requirement for ) - The above reference in superseded The following is the
) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
much of your splendid facilities Thank you also for the lun~h and for being such a generous host -
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
middot1 haya only a few words lo say
middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
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- If you see what I am getting ato
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middot00 you see my point
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-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
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-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
321- Gap-fillers
-Y-Jell
-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
-Vlell personally I would like to cs
-WeU to the best of my knowledge e
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322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
) =Your arguments are nat ahrytays consistente )
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-The reaction by cannot be ignored )
-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
)this HQs by middot
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) we have no further requirement for ) - The above reference in superseded The following is the
) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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38- Rejecting
-1 am very sorry but I have a previous engagement
-Its very kind but I am afraid I must decline
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-1m very sorry but I really cant
middot1 feel greatly honoured but Im afraid I must decline
39- Expressing doubts
-1 rather suspect that iexcltes not quite correcta
-1 find it rather difficult to believe that
middot1 am afraid I rather doubt if this might work
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-Are you sure that bullbullbull 11
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coLet me thank the speaker bullbullbullbull
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-1 wish to thank Mr Smith 00 behalf of ~bullbullbull
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
-If you will pardon me far interrupting
middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
314- Interrupting rejection
middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
Thats just not right
316- Compulsion
-1 find myself compelled to bullbull
1see no alternative but to disagree
-1 have no option but to
) middotThere is no other way than to
middot1 am afraid I am forced to
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-1 will not waste your time with details
letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
Let me tal you briefly uaouu
-1 will try to be brief
middot1 haya only a few words lo say
middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
bullbullbullbullbullbull If you see rny point
- If you see what I am getting ato
If you are with me
middot00 you see my point
-Do you follow me
-Are you with me
319- Confirmation seekers (for the listeners
- Am I right in assuming that you mean bullbullbull
-It I understand you correctly you are saying bullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-It I am nat mistaken your argument is that
-In effect what you are saying then is
-In other words then you mean that
-What you mean then is u
-What you are getting at then is
-Then what are you driving at is
-Ir I am right then you are saying bullbullbullbullbull
-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
-1 shall now briefly surnmarize
-In closing let me say
In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
321- Gap-fillers
-Y-Jell
-Well--I sh-ould-say
-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
-Well as far as I know
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-Well personally speaking
322- Welcome
middot1 would like to welcome you toacute It is a great tlonour for us to
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-We are pleased to have youh~remiddot oe~
323- Thanks
1would like too thank you tor
1would like to take this opportunity to thank you
-Thank you also on behalf of
middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
-Excellent presentations on
-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
-As a token of our gratitude we would like you to haya this bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
~Would yo-u please-- accept this plate which bears--the crest of our
college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
It is by no means my intention to un
-It is far from me to intend
1suggest we adopt the proposallthe draftlthe reportlthe amendment
01 do not think we are allowed-to challenge the Authority of the experts
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
I -1 have to invoke our Terms of Reference (TORs) they are very clear in t
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defining our responsibilities I L
-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-The whole idea is absurd )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
ciones )
)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
) a meeting on the subject of
) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
- This is to confirrri the telephone conversation betNeen )
Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
- Your input is requested tor eventual consolidation and circulation to all concerned
- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) programme tor the visit te by
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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-1 hope you will forgive rny interruption butmiddot
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middotIf you will excuse me I must break in with a question
-May I interrupt there
-Excuse me for interrupting but
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middot1 shall be happv to answer questions Jatar
middot1 would just like to conclude
-1 would just like to finish my point
-Just Jet me finish please
-1 shant be long
315- Cenial
-1 am afraid that this does not represent the facts
-Unfortunately this is not the case
-1 am afraid that this does not reflect the real facts
-1 am afraid this is incorrect
-1 am afraid this is wrong
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letsnot- beat about the-bushe(lt means that you want to say or answer a
question immediately and directly rather than trying to avoid it)
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middotThere is no oth~r way but to agree
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middotu If I made myself clearbull
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middot00 you see my point
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-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
320- ClosingSumming up
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In conclusion Jet me sayo
-To come to a close let me say
-Finally let me say
-In winding up let me say
321- Gap-fillers
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-eU that is a very interesting question
-WeU in fact-n--u -WeUif you ask me
-Well actually I should have thought that
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middotThank you for the cordial reception extendedgivenaccorded to USe
324- Appreciation for
middotTour of facilitiesinstallationscornmand
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-Convincing picture Qf u
-Sriefingsdemonstrations clearly showing bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull
-Things of particular interest to all of USe
-What has been shown which willleave a lasting impression on all of USe
-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
-Allowpermit me teacutegt present you with a gift from our Group
middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
~I would like to raise an objection of principie
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
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It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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-Am 1 rig~t assuming that you no longer support our propasal
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-The informativeimpressiveconvincingmost interesting orientation
presentation by you and your staff
325- Presentation
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middotWould you accept as a modest tokenpre_~entof our appreciation this
crest (group or organization design or small picture) of n
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college as a token of our gratitudeappreciation
326- MisceUaneous
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
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challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
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-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
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picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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-We should enter it in the Minutes to put it on the recare7bull
-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
-To achieve maximum benefit trom 1recommend I 1
middotMy majar caneern is An early solution of this issue is essential I
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
from the Agenda
-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
understand ita
It is difficult to assess the situationbull
Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
-1 see that every approach hQre ghes rise to controversy )
-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
picture about the future )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
-1 would like to rectify my statementbull
1dont intend to reopen the discussion
-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
make myself understood
middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Thank you for a most useful presentation and for showing me 50
much of your splendid facilities Thank you also for the lun~h and for being such a generous host -
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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-1 suggest we postpone the decision
-1 propose to suspend the discussion now
middotThe deadline imposed upon US is toomiddottight
-The fundings and the recommendations of the study are all very well It is
now time to develop an implementation strategy
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-A decision is all very well if I therefore believe I have the right to
challengequestion that decision
-We can place it on the Agenda We can deleteremove it
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-We have to stick to the Agenda
-The matter requires our full attention
-Lets make a systematic check of all figures in the doculnent
-We received your message but due to garbled text we couldnt
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Mrll UX I am pleased to note that you were able to parry (cleverly avoid
answering) all the unwelcome questions successfully
-We- batter take note of that
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-We have to considerthe matter careful1y we cannotjust shrugOll )
shoulders (ignore the matter) )
-Lets ~t optimistic Vhy should one always r~iacuteJict a gloomyshadowy )
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
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-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
-Lets call a spade a spadei lets stop beating about the bush s the
proposal accepted or rejected
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middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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)Further to our earlier exchange (2f ietters you will recal )that )
As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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) Further to reffrence b itstQr~firmed that ~ )
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Mr X and Capt y wherein you were authorised to pro- _ ) -(e~rJ with- th-e establishment- ofoo~ - - - ----- - --- -- shy
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- You will retall that during the meeting heId in SHAPE on the 2nd February 1985 it was decided
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
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-With your permission Mrll Chainnan l willleave early I have to catch the
1430 h flight I wont be able to attend the afternoon session
-So far this has not been crowned with successl
-You will not mind If I tum to one of my assistants for an answer Your
question is beyond my comprehensionl
-1 think this is a substantive point and I feel very like the UK
representative
middotThank you Mr X you had a flash of intuitionl
-That is debatable
-That is a conclusion that can be chaUenged
-Yours are certainly well-groundecf fears
middotThat is a reasonable offera reasonable demande
-This argument is nat consistent
-This objection cannot stand
-Im glad to hear that piece of newslm cheered by the news We feel in
better spirits nOWe
-Im seeking (for) the right word but it doesnt come to my mind
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-1 hope Im not askinij for the impossible
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proposal accepted or rejected
-Let me explain myself better 00 you see what I meanDid I
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middotThat is clear There is no question about ita
-It should be borne in mind that
-It is a~ interesting propasal Let me think it over
-1 see that the propasal is accepted by unanimous vote
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tiexcl~ti~Y1iexcltmiddot Es bien sab~do que una business letter puede considerarse compuesta de bmiddotnltmiddot~~middot tres partes introduccioacuten texto y final
En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
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Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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En la introduccioacute~ se expone el asunto de que va a tratar la car~ y se hace una especie de preaacutembulo para que el lector se entere de cuaacuteles son las intenshyciones del remitente El tema de que va a tratar la carta puede ser absolutashymente desconocido por el destinatario por lo que hace falta describirlo breveshymente para ponerlo en situacioacuten o bien puede estar relacionado con cosas que se discutieron o hablaron en ocasiones anteriores en cuyo caso el preaacutemshybulo serviraacute como recordatorio
Sigue a continuacioacuten el texto o cuerpo principal de la carta en el cual se soshymete a la consideracioacuten del destinatario el asunto que se trate
La carta coneluye con el final en el cual seguacuten las circunstancias se puede incluir una solicitud de opinioacuten o de aceptacioacuten o simplemente de acuse de recibo
En este capiacutetulo incluiremos una serie de expresiones de uso frecuente en cada una de las partes de las cartas agrupadas por funciones como de costumbre
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Con referencias a anteriores documentosreunionesconversashy)
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As requ~sted by refererlce )- ou will recall that as discussed and agreed during the )
meeting heid in Paris on 9 March 1981 As i mentioned in our earlier letter We would Hkeacute to have
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Further toacute referente tlle stations to which the manual is to be issued are listed below As a result of the decision taken at given in the referenshycebull you are requestedbullbull
- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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) Coacutemo pedir parecerescomentariosaprobaciones de dOCll1enshy
tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- Any informationcommentlsuggestion you may have concerning paras 2 and 3 of referenced letter would be appreciated
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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elogiado
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
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)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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- In reference your assistancewas sought to - It is understood fr~m the information provided by your
letter at reference thmiddotat - middotYou were informed under separate cover of the need - Following verbal notification it is confirmed that
Sin hacer referencia a anteriores documentosreunionesconshyversaciones
We are pleased to inform you that We havebeen hiformed by
- Weshould be gladifY~u would let us knowwhether - We are sending yo~ h~rewith - We are sending you under separate cover - We understand that
As you areno doubt aware - According to our records - Acco~din~ to the information we have obtained - If we are not mistaken
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tos o propuestas
~ It would be appr~ciated if YOU (ould review the attached draft proposal and forward your commentssu9gestions to this HQs by 31 July 1985
- To progress further on this matter your comments are re questecL Your early attention wouid be appreciated in view of the f~ct that
Ah early reply wouid be much appreciated by thisHQ$ so __ that the appropriate steps can be taken to procure the re -q~ired iun-ds - -shy -shy -shy ---shy - -shy -
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
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- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
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-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
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It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
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I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
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Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
To
Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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- It would be app~eciated if yo~ (ould provide any comshyments you may have on the subject Attached you will find You are requested to screen it and let us have your comments by 31 July 1983
- An attempt is being made to Any information you may
be able to provide would be of considerable help - It is requested that any comments on the document be
forwarded by message (by signal) as soon as possible and not later than 6 Nov 1981
- Please evaluate the attached propasal and let us have your comments at your earliest convenience
- The attached document is sent tor your review before submitting it tor approval to the Military Committee
- Our request at referente has failed to produce a positive response We would like to Express our deep concern and urge Nations to reconsider their positionto reconsishyder the matter with the aim of accepting to fill the vashycant position
- Your indication as to how this matter shall be funded would be appreciated
- Photocopies of the referentes are attached It would be appreciated if you (ould provide a reply to para 3 of refeshyrence C It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this Headshyquarters of the status of your enquiries iexclnto the subject matter
- You are requested to confirmlto approve or to comshy)ment thereon either by telephone or in writil19 by (lose
of business on 9 March 1987 A proforma for a written )
)reply is attached for your convenience - Attached you will find You are requested to review it
)and let this Headquarters know of any comment you )wish to make To allow internai processing and submisshy
si0l to th~ Milit~ry Budget ~ommitte~ forfinalapproval )
)it would be appreciated if your comments (ould rea(h~
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) and advise this Division of the decision reached so that all concerned may be notified
- It would be appreciated if you (ould advise this HQs if you have any suggestion concerning
- This HQs would be grateful tor your suggestions on this matter
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- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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elogiado
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
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Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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~ It is requested that you screen the list and confirm it is correct so that it may be distributed in final form to all concerned Your guidance on the subject matter would be appreciashyteda
- We would appreciate your assistance - We will appreciate any efforts made - Would you Jet us know what action you recommend so
that can be informed In order to assist discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group addressees are encouraged to forshyward initial comments on the enclosed draft to the Secreshytary by 5 October 1987
- The questions posed are by no means exhaustive Any additional thoughts and ideas for inclusion in the docushyment would be most welcome
Coacutemo expresar parecereslcomentarioslaprobacioacutendesaprobashycioacuten de documentos o propuestas
- The list of received by reference has been screened and is agreed by this Division
- We fully support the immediae initiation of the study as proposed by you by iexcleference
- The Agenda tor the visit is acceptable to this Headquarshyters
- Yuur suggestion concerning is agreed by this Headshyquarters The list attached to reference has been screened by this ~
Headquarters and found appropriate~ No addi~
tionsJdeletionschanges are suggested 1 wculd iike te stress however that the screening has been imited to those prograrnmes which fall within the responsibility of this Headquarters
-- -Th-is H-e-a-d-q-ua-rtcrs conU-fS withyour proposal containe-d
In reTerences - This division agrees with the suggestion contained in reshy
ferentes - This Headquarters has no objection te the proposal - Arrangments suggested by referente are acceptable to
this diviacutesion
- The proposed establishment tor 23 personnel has been screened and found appropriate
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
Coacutemo devolver o reencaminar documentos que nos han entrashydo por error )
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
) be to my view I wauld ask you to appoint an oHicer a~
your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
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It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
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Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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The reference has been examined with interest by this HQs and the follo~ing comments are provided
- The information contained in the referenced letter has been noted with interest by this HQs The following remarks are raised after the screening of your plan
- In reply to your referenced letter the following advice is given
- The information provided by reference has been noted with concernwith great concern by this HQs
- This HQs does not concur with the comments provided by concerning for the following reasons
- The UK Authorities are unable to agree reference a in its present form The purpose and aim of the paper remain unclear The approach we would like to see taken is the following adoption of this approach would enable UK to ratify
- The report is agreed The following minor editorial (omshyments are offered tor consideration We do not agree with the interpretation given in subject document about there would appear to be sorne confushy )
sion as to the meaning of the word - We consider the plan to be generally sound The excepshy
tions to this general endorsement are Usted in the attashyched enclosure along with our views
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- The letter at reference addressed to U5 was evidently ) meant tor to whom has been passed for action
- As the matter de-alt with in YOUi letter is outside the purshy ) view of this Division the referente has been passed_ to ) tor action )
--shy -It is -consieJ-er-ed-that this matte--r is-beyond-this DivisiontildeS ) sphere of activities The letter is theiacuteefore passed to you ) tor the necessary action )
- This task falls outside the terms of reference for the Divimiddot sion No action will therefore be taken by this Division
- This task does not fal) within our terms of referente We would like therefore to inform you that no action will be taken by this Division~
- This letter is passed to you as it appears that the subject matter falls outside the scope of this Division
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Coacutemo excusarse por presentar una respuesta fuera de plazo
- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
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With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
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Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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- We regret that we failed to comply with the deadline of 30 Oct but the matter has only recently been considered and brought to conclusion by the responsible Army Staff Department Any inconvenience caused by our late submiddot mission is regretted
- Due to pressure of time ando the difficulties presented by the summer leave period it has not been possible to achieve the required coordinmiddotation in time to produce an answer by the deadline of 5 August We regret any in convenience caused by our delayed answer
- The information requested by reference will not be avaishylabe until a later date We therefore regret not being
) J able to assist you with an input befare the meeting ~) - We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the J requested information by 30 October 1987 J - We apologize for the delay in answering your letter ) - The delay in replying is regretted --)
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) previous instructions ) - The su-bject report has been -dis(Oriacutetihuumledin its p-resent ) format ) - Due to a clash of dates with the fortheoming exercise the ) inspection is rescheduled as follows
With reference to my ietter of 7 March 1988 regret to
have to inform you that circumstances have forced us to cancel the selection panel for 21 March 88 The panel has been rearranged tor 25 April 88 AII timings will be as shown in our original correspondence I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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I regret to inform you that arrangements for the intershyviews on 21st March have fallen through We are atshytempting to arrange them for the reserve date of 25th April
Coacutemo solicitar o autorizar a otro t a responder en un plazo maacutes dilatado que el inicialmente establecido
- We regret to have to inform you that we are unable to meet the deadline of 30 June 1987 The screening of the document by my Authorities is still continuing and requishyres more time than that initially envisaged It would ease our problem if you (ould extend the deadline to 31 July 1987 Thank you in advance tor your cooperation
- Due to it is kindly requested to extend the response date for subject report from 7 to 18 March 1985 The new proposed deadline for subject report is accepshyted
- Your propasal to forward the Annual Report by 31 Jashynuary instead of 10 January is accepted
Coacutemo pedir aclaracionesexponer las dificultades habidas para localizar documentos de referencia
There is no record of in our files - Reference b document has not been received by this
HQs Tracer action has been initiated Document at reference has been destroyed by our Re gistry We would appreciate it if you could sencj us a spashyre copy as a matter of urgeney so that an answer can be provided in time
- Referenced document was not addressed to this HQs We are therefore not in a position to provided our (omshyments unless vlve are provided wth a copy 01 the docushymento
Coacutemo proponer la celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- We consider that a meeting should be arranged to disshy(USS the 5ubject matter at your earliest convenience If you would be kind enough to propose a specific date dushyring the week of 24-28 August or 26 September 1985 I can have middotmy staff make detailed arrangements for the meeting
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
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1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
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Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
decimien te
Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
the MOD
)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
General Y
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida a la autoridad de quien depende el
elogiado
I~emorandumfor the tv1ilitary Representative
Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Es de sentildealar que los discursos con frecuencia van asociados a un brindis pashy
ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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- It would be appreciated if you could propose a suitable date and location for a meeting to discuss the problem and to come to an agreement on the definition of resshyponsibilities and the tasks to be performed A meeting has been scheduled on the subject matter tor 6 Sept 85 1000 hrs at NATO HQs room T-1319 The participation of a representative from your organization would be very much appreciated Attached is the Agenda for the meeting Request following information be provishyded by 13 August about participants name and rank seshycurity clearance accommodation and transportation reshyquirements travel details accompaniedunaccomshypanied Fuerther detailed information concerning arranshygaments made social events etc will be given at a later date Point of contact at NATO HQs is Captain X Extenshysion3131
- A meeting is offered for the week 24-28 July Items proshyposed tor discussion are the following For planning
) purposes we would like to be informed of the likely numshyber of participants and their accommodation requireshyments by 15 June A meeting is proposed for Please provide us with the names of participants Accommodation requirements
) and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the Nashytional Delegations (of the individual concerned)
) - 5ubject to your approval 1propase to have a meeting on this matter during the first week of March~ If you subscrishy
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your representative - It is felt that further correspondence may delay the imshy
plementation of the project May 1 therefore suggest holding a meeting at your earliest convenience The Agenda lar the meeting will be fOrJlJarded under separashyte (over
) - A meeting wiH be held on subject matter on 17 May
1DOU hrs al ~ATO HQs We wo~l~ like to have either your comments or the participation of a representative of your Section
- A meeting wil be held Since there are a number of inshytelligence issues which will be discussed we request that a representative from your organization participate to address questions on intelligence matters
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Coacutemo aceptar la propuesta de celebracioacuten de una reunioacuten
- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
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ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
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Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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- Any day of the proposed week 24-28 July is acceptable to this HQs tor the meeting Items proposed for discusshysion in addition to tlIacuteose already on the Agenda are the following The composition of the visiting team is the following Request local hotel single accommodation be reserved tor nights 23 to 27 July inclusive for each of the team members This HQs will be represented at subject meeting by Acshycommodation is requested tor nights Request reservashytions be made c-onvenient to meeting location The draft Agenda submitted in reference covers the items of inteshyrest to this Headquarters The proposed meeting is accepted The composition of the team iexcls Please advise if transport can collect the team from airportlrailway station on 18 September ar convey them to and from the hotel to the site on 19 Set tember Upon confirmation of transport availability t~middot
vel details (arrival time flight number etc) will be provl bull ded
- We regret to inform you that the 15 January is not a Con venient date tor our staff to attend the meeting w~e
reas any day of the following week would be suitable
Coacutemo presentar una negativa
- With reference to your letter dated a negative rt is (hereby) provided Your concern regarding subject matter is shared by - Headquarters We regret however our inability te of assistance to you This Headquarters has no comments to make on contents of the subject document
4~3 Final de carta
Coacutemo solicitar una respue-sta
- Will you let us have your reply by 30 October 987 WiU you kindly acknoviexclledge receipt of this letter
- Please keep us informed about at your convenience - We are looking forward to your reply by return - Please note that candidates tor the post must forward
their completed standard NATO application form in du-
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- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
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Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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nuary 1988 - Your early attention to this matter would be appreciashy
ted Please be so kind as to wire your agreement
- Kindly give the matter your prompt attention in view of the fact the budget estimates are due in by 25 Septemshy
ber Wmiddote cannot stress too strongly the importance of this matter
- Your response to this request is sought by close of busishy
middotness on 6 No~ember 1988
Coacutemo anunciar que se continuaraacute la correspondencia
We shall give you further details as soan as they become
available - You will hear from us as saon as we be able to say anytshy
hing definite about the matter
Coacutemo dar las gracias disculparse dar seguridades manifesshytar fe o esperanza
- Please accept our thanks in advance - Thank you in anticipation for any information you may
be able to give USo
- Your efforts on this project are very much appreciated - We regret we cannot be of assistance to you on this matshy
ter - You may rest assured that we shaH do our best to bring
this matter to a favourable solution - We trust that we shall be able to find a favourable solushy
tion - We hope that funds wil be found to meet your requireshy
ments - Your efforts in fhis lon--g affair have been much ap-preciashy
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44 Ejemplos de carta de agradecimiento y elogio
Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Recentfy the 24th meeting hosted by your Command was held at )
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Ejemplo de carta de elogio dirigida amiddotuna persona
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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Aunque las situaciones pueden ser diversas todas tienen algunos puntos en comuacuten el agradecimiento por el esfuerzo realizado (preparacioacuten de las salas
de conferencias por el servicio de in teacuterpretes el transporte de los delegados las eventuales visitas a faacutebricas o instalaciones t las presentaciones etc) y por la hospitalidad recibida Es oportuno dedicar algunas palabras en favor de las personas que se han embarcado en la aventura de proponer la visita
hacerla aceptar por sus autoridades organizaacutendola y proveyendo las ayudas
necesarias Acontlnudcloacuten se exponen algunos ejemplos de cartas de agrashy
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Dear General X
I would like te express my sincere appreciation tor the ~x(ellent sup port provided by your staH to my Agency in the conduct ot the (ourse They so wilJingly volunteered to provide three key lectures covering The presentations on these subjects by LTe y were outs tanding The manner in which they were presented reflected LTC Ymiddots
professionalism knowledge and experience
Thank you again for your support and pJease extend my thanks to LTC y tor a job well done
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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)Through the efforts of your stafi this meeting was an outstanding )
succes~ It was hosted in a superb mannerr~~tlecting thE gra(iou~=
ness ofthe people )
It was quite eviden_t from the start that a good d_eal of thought and ) prior preparation had taken placea In particular I AOuld like to ack ) nowledge the keen a~d thorough efforts of Brigadier General X and Colonel Y whose direct involvement was greatiy responsible for the success )
Your presence was particulariy noted by all and certainly emphasishyzed the importance ptac~d on by the Armed Forces
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
Dear General
On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
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Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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I would like to thank you tor the highly successful manner in which you fostered~hespirit of the alliance
Yours sincerely Colonel X
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On behalf of the NATO Military Committee I ~ould like to convey to you our sincere thanks tor hosting the Agency Plenary meeting in your Country
I understand that your opening remarks were very well received I also understand that the facilities made available to tor conducting the meeting were first class
The warm hospitality and social events were very much appreciated byeveryone
In particular I would like to commend the keen alnd thorough efforts of the National Member Colonel X whose direct involvement was largely responsible tor the 5uccess of the meeting
Thank you once again for your efforts in assisting the Agency in their work
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear General
I am Jriting to say hov very much all of us here at the NATO HQs apshypreciated the way MOD ensured that the 3rd NATO Symposium got a good start and provided the facilities and the support for what was clearly a most successful evento There is no doubt that the Symposhysium was thoroughly appreciated by those wha attended it and proshyvided the atmosphere and stimulus necessary too sustain enthusias~
I should be gratefu if you could pass on our thanks to your staff and in particular to (clonel X tor his untiring effortso
Yours sincerely
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On 28 January 1986 a NATq Working_ Group from the Ageney made up of military personnel and representatives fromtneCivil Administrations of NATO Countries visited the RTI station in
On behalf of the visitors and myseif I would like to exp(ess our since re thanks to you for being so kind and cooperative in accepting the visit and tor the mast thoughtful and thorough preparation The very informative briefing and the tour of the facilities gave the visishytors an excellent opportunity from a professional point of view They very much enjoyed it and were greatly impressed
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
Dear Colonel X I
I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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They also very much enjoyed the delightful party1 would be pleased if you would relay my appreciation to all those involve~ in the arranshygements tor our visito
Thank you again tor a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon
Yours sincerely General Y
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I would like to express rny sincere appreciation to you tor your supshyport given to the highly successful Conference 20-23 September 1985
The contributions made by your representatives were of great beneshyfit to all conferees I was particularly impressed with the informative presentations made by Captain X Mr Yand Mr E as well as the actishyve participation of Mr A throughout the conference
Again thank you tor your support of this important annual confeshyrence Also please extend my personal thanks to Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z for a job so well done
Yours sincerely Dear Calanel X
Please accept my sincere thanks far the enlightening tour and brie fings that I received on 18 August 1986
The information provided by you and your staff wilt be of great help to me in carrying out my duties I sensed I was in the midst of a devoshyted professional staff (1 was really impressed with the high professhysionalism of your staff) The hospitality was also much appreciated and made my visit extremely enjoyable (the luncheon was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere)
Please accept my thanks together with my best wishes also to your staff members as for continued 5uccess
Yours sincerely General X
Dear Colonei X
I feacutelt I must write to thank you personally tor the really outstanding l
care and concern you your officers and soldiers demonstrated to our deleg-ation-during our stay in -
Individuals are too numerous to mention with the exception of Lieushytenant Colonel X (the action officer) whose kindness itself and middotcour tesy were exceptional
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Dear Colonel X
The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
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)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
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General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
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Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
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I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
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) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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The first NATO Course was recently held a~ your School under the dishyrection of my Agency The (ourse was assimilated very well by the students representing 15 NATO Nations and 7 NATO Commands The overall success of the course however can be directly attributed to the superb support and extensive arrangements and behind theshyscene actions so efficiently provided by your staff
The administrative needs transportation and hotel accommodation and arrangements tor social functions must have created a signifi shycant workload and required considerable time detailed attention t
an~ creative thought 1would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the support provided by you and the entire school staff I would particularly like to acknowledge Captain X Mr Y and Mr Z tor their respective lectures presented during the (ourse Special mention is due to Majar A Majar As untiring etforts in the precourse arrange ments His masterlul orchestration of details and arrangements du ring the course was indeed paramount to the coursemiddots success and are most gratefully appreciated
Thank you again tor the fine support provided tor the Nato Course and please extend my thanks and appreciation to your entire staff
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
Dear General X
I would like to express my sincere appreciation tor the excellent supshyport provided by the US Military Communications and Electronics Board to the ARFA symposium The outstanding presentation by Mr X of the United States Air Force on ECM Resistant Communicashytions 5ystems i was a superb and thoughtprovoking introduction to a topLc ofgreat interest to the JjATO Community Despite the broad and technical complexity of the tapie the presentation was clear co~cise and _extremely informative reflecting Mr Xis in-depth knowshyledge and professionalism -
Thank you again tor ycur support and please extend my appreciation and congratulations to Mr X tor a well done job
Yours sincerely Colonel Y
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Subject letter of commendation
I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
allaacute alguacuten concepto puntual propio de la ocasioacuten de que se trate o que sugiemiddot ran las circunstancias
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mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
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I am pleased to commend you tor your outstanding services as at From Nov 1980 to Jan 1984 you have been raising the efficieney of your office to that of a smoothly running organization
I appreciated your marked capability for productive work and your outstanding qualities of integrity dedication and job knowledge By counselling personal example and encouragement you have been able to censiderabtyimprove-the p~erformance of your assistants
You have accomplished all diquesttiesind uacutelsks in a skilful manner with sincere concern tor the NATO mission
Many thanks Col for a job extremely well done and congratula tions tor the professionalism you have shown in all aspects of your job and tor the way in whict you represented and honoured your Country
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Subject letter of commendation
It is indeed a real pleasure tor me to commend Lt (olonel for his outstanding services as
I have been impressed bY1his marked capability for enthusiastic and productive work and his outstanding qualities of integrity dedicashytion and job knowledge A truly professional man highly rnotivated who provided an absolutely superior performance His skill his must domiddot attitude his periormance his c~eerful disposition have all contributed to making his oHice a smoothly running organization
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)In summary it has been a pleasure to have him on my staff because )of his enthusiatic approach to work and life coupied with a wonder~ )
fuI sense of humour He is one of the very few individuals I have met )
in my career about whom I can sincerey say it has been a pleasure tordm know One whose total dedication and outstanding behaviour reshyflects very honourabiy on himself and hiacutes Country I
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
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Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
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Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
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)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
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We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
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54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
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- Our guests - TheArmy
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Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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51 Generalidades
En el campo de las actividades internacionales son muchas las ocasiones en que es preciso pronunciar algunas palabras de circunstancias reuniones acshytos sociales manifestaciones deportivas actos de toma de posesioacuten bienvenishydas despedidas etc Es lo mismo que en Espantildea soacutelo que en otra lengua
En paacuterrafos siguientes expondremos algunos ejemplos de discursitos tiacutepicos En dichos ejemplos se podraacuten apreciar una serie de frases y expresiones recushyrrentes buenas para todas las ocasiones a las que habraacute que antildeadir aquiacute o
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Es de sentildealar que los discursos con frecuencia van asociados a un brindis pashy
ra los cuales existen foacutermulas muy precisas tanto sea para proponerlos coshy
mo para responder al que lo ha propuesto En los puntos 510 y 511 se ofreshy
cen algunas de ~3taS foacutermulas
Discursos de despedida
Los discursos de despedida son algo de lo que es dificil librarse
Veamos coacutemo estructurar el discurso que pronunciaraacute el que se va elemenshytos de inclusioacuten obligatoria sentimiento de tristeza por tener que dejar a tan excelentes compantildeeros mezclado con la natural alegriacutea del regreso a la Pashytria satisfaccioacuten por la labor realizada y agradecimiento por la colaboracioacuten recibida placer por saberse relevado por un compantildeero tan preparado y comshy
petente agradecimien to a la Organizacioacuten en la que se ha estado destinado agradecimiento a todos los que han participado en el (eventual) regalito de despedida expresioacuten de deseo de buena suerte para todos
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_Otra cosa q_~~ no d~~e omitirse nunca es el dedicar un recuerdo a los que esshytaacuten ausentes por enfermedad~ No deacuteberemos olvidarnos de-dedicar algunas frases corteses al paiacutes en que hemos trabajado t a poder ser en su idioma~ ni de agradecer al stafflas-eventuales elogios recibidos en el discurso de d~sped~da
que nos han dedicado teniendo en cuenta el mencionar en el agradecimiento a la propia esposa (Eleanor and 1)
Se nos agradeceraacute que en nuestras palabras de despedida mencionemos algushyna aneacutectoda de tipo no profesional sino de cosas que nos hayan ocurrido
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
521 Ejemplo de discurso dirigido a una persona que cesa en el puesto
Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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task Replying to a speech is even more difficult May be I should just say thanks tor the nice gift and sit down But I am sure that you wonCt let me get away with that much
)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
)would like to wish you all every success and happiness
We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
years Good bye
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
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Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
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)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
)perioridad demostrada por el vencedor
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
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pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
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Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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durante el tiempo que hemos pasado en el destino (malentendidos lin~iacutestishycos o situaciones raras debidas al desconocimiento de los usos y c~stumbres
locales)
Al preparar un discurso dirigido a una persona que se va deberemos buscar las referencias en el entorno de la personalidad del mismo
Se concluye daacutendole las gracias por el trabajo que ha realizado por el regalo de recuerdo que haya dejado (si procede) y deseaacutendole un raacutepido progreso en su carrera 0 en su caso un apacible retiro Tampoco en este caso deberemos olvidarnos de mencionar a su esposa
A continuacioacuten ofreceremos algunos ejemplos de discursos de despedida De su lectura deduciremos faacutecilmente sr se han pronunciado durante la ceremoshynia oficial celebrada en el destino o en el almuerzo de despedida
521 Ejemplo de discurso dirigido a una persona que cesa en el puesto
Gentlemen
I now have the sad duty of bidding farewell to Col X vha has been in the post as since June 1989 Although he will not leave us for a few weeks yet this is his last formal appearance at a meeting of the Agency
In his role as Col X has been invaluable to US and in particular to me in providing a fund of experience knowledge and sound (omshymonsense and in chairing many meetings with great leadership
In his areas of responsibility he was an acknowledged expert whose advise was sought and opinions valued
His wisdom dynamism and enthusiasm have been admired by all of
us and his Joyalty and efficiency have been much appreciated and will be missed as well as his sharp sense of humor which we have all appreciated or should say suffered Gentlemen on your behalf I would like to thank Col X tor all that he has done tor the Alliance aQd tor the warm friendsn-ip that--h-e and his ch-armingwife Dorothy have shown tor us throughout their time in Brussels
Th~nk yo_u veiY m-uch Colonel and we wish you -a-nd Dorothy every 5uccesjfor the future
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We are here today to bid farewell to Col X who after spending three years with us and nearly 40 years in his countrys Navy will retishyre in a few days
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
Delivering a speech in a language that is not your own is not an easy )
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task Replying to a speech is even more difficult May be I should just say thanks tor the nice gift and sit down But I am sure that you wonCt let me get away with that much
)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
)would like to wish you all every success and happiness
We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
years Good bye
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
531 Ejemplo de discurso de presentacioacuten de un orador
Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
- -- ---~- - --- ~--
Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
)
)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
)perioridad demostrada por el vencedor
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
Paacutegina Nuacutem58
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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Al levantarse a habl~r I PrOpllesta del brindis En honor de Discurso Invitacioacuten a beber En honor de (j o~
l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
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pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
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COMO RESPONDER A UN BRINDIS
Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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Mine will neither be a speech nor a kind of efficiency reporto Just a fewwords only to say that he didnt spare us but certainly he didnt spare him self either setting an example of dedicatio~ and motivashytiacuteon which we all have been able to admire
In a few days he will retire I dont believe he will suffer since he is a man of wide interests ranging from tennis to golf from music to reading from fishing to mushrooming And I shall stop here just to not reveal aH his ammunitions We will certainly miss him his ability his advice his patience his help his sharp sense of humour
It has not been easy though tor us to choose a parting gift as we wanted it to say so much on our b~half However we all hope it exshypresses the very high regard and affection we all have for you Coloshynel X and we wish you the happiest of times in your retir~ment The best of good luck to you and to your charming wife
52~2 Ejemplo de discurso a pronunciar por el saliente
Ladies and Gentlemen
The official orator the Brutus 01 the situation said very flattering things about me He has been only too kind and may I add not very truthful He has credited me with virtues I wasnt aware of and has conveniently omitted my failings a very good example of human geshynerosity But I know my limitations though I am not going to correct him since I do not intend to revea1 all my secrets
I wont t~ttempt a reply to the compliments he paid me which are entirely undeserved but I feel bound to say one thing On occasions like these the person who is departing particuiarly iexclf he is the boss gets all the credit As a matter of fact the boss that is to say your Chairman deserves very little of what has been accomplished so tare The positive achievements if any and the smooth running 01 the Ageney during the period that is coming to end are due to all of you
) There are many here today who have played a better game than I ) did Teamwork brought to success~
) I am not suggesting u however that the u-nrortu-nate events have been caused by teamwork The short comings are also my Qwn and I
) am n-ot trying to sni-ft the -blame disasters_ Qn to y_ou For the things that went smoothly toe Staff deserves our praise ter the -tragedies and disasters I authorize you to biame me
I can only add that it has been a great honour for me to chair such a committee to which I extend my most hearty congratulations
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
Delivering a speech in a language that is not your own is not an easy )
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task Replying to a speech is even more difficult May be I should just say thanks tor the nice gift and sit down But I am sure that you wonCt let me get away with that much
)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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Ladies and Gentlemen thank you for being here thank you ror )
listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
)would like to wish you all every success and happiness
We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
years Good bye
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
531 Ejemplo de discurso de presentacioacuten de un orador
Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
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Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
)
)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
)perioridad demostrada por el vencedor
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
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553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
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ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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Al levantarse a habl~r I PrOpllesta del brindis En honor de Discurso Invitacioacuten a beber En honor de (j o~
l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
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-Our Army The Armed
circunstanshy
My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
- It gives me very great I
pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
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Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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My wife and I are delighted with the parting gift Certainly you have given much thought to choosing iexclt We will value it both tor itself and for what it means to USe Thank you all l
Befare I end I must beg you to endarse a word of thanks to Mr and Mr who arranged this excellent dinner tonight I would like to also spare a thought for absent friends (hospital) and lets hope that next time they will be with USe
ladies and Gentlemen thank you very much again for your kind wis hes and present and for the pleasure and joy you have given me and (nombre de la esposa) tonight
And finally may I ask you to raise your glass and drink to the success ofu
Ladies and Gentlemen
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task Replying to a speech is even more difficult May be I should just say thanks tor the nice gift and sit down But I am sure that you wonCt let me get away with that much
)John said such flattering things about me quite undeserved At the )moment of the departure we lose sight of whatever went wrong and
we consider that the best one is leaving I accept your complimentary remarks in that spirit
1 depart tram here with a real mixture offeeling It is sad to leave
people with whom I have been working for three years people who have provided me with their outmost cooperation and loyalty To leave an organization which has been professionally rewarding To leave a Country which has given me and my family such warm hospitality On the other hand I am happy to go back to my own country to meet my old friends again
)People however move on It is in the nature of things What does
)count is the organization And I am happy t9hand over to a veryabte
)success-or- in the person of Calonel Y I am sure he will be able to bull
)achieve as much and even more than I did and I wish him every sucshy
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listening to me thank you tor choosing this beautiful parting gift I )
will value it both tor itself and for what it means to me Betty and I )
)would like to wish you all every success and happiness
We will take back with us so many happy memories of these th~ree )
years Good bye
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
531 Ejemplo de discurso de presentacioacuten de un orador
Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
- -- ---~- - --- ~--
Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
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)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
)perioridad demostrada por el vencedor
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)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
1
553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
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On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
Paacutegina Nuacutem57
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I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
Paacutegina Nuacutem58
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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Al levantarse a habl~r I PrOpllesta del brindis En honor de Discurso Invitacioacuten a beber En honor de (j o~
l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
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pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
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Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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53 Coacutemo hacer la presentacioacuten de un orador
Un orador invitado a pronunciar una conferencia tiene siempre derecho a que el Chairman diga algunas palabras de presentacioacuten iquestQueacute decir en tal cirshycunstanciaHay donde escoger Quieacuten es el orador) a queacute Organizacioacuten pershytenece cuaacutel es su entorno queacute autoridad tiene sobre la materia de que va a hablar etc
Otros aspectos que se pueden mencionar son la experiencia del orador en su actividad especiacutefica las publicaciones cientiacuteficas que ha realizado
Algunos consejos que conviene tener presentes no decir nunca que el orador no necesita presentacioacuten (the speaker neds no presentation) en el mejor de los casos siempre habraacute entre la audiencia alguien que lo ve o va a escuchar por primera vez
Destacar el motivo por el que ha sido invitado a hablar
Aprenderse bien el nombre (y la correcta pronunciacioacuten del mismo) del orashydor No resulta agradable ser corregido por una cosa tan tonta
531 Ejemplo de discurso de presentacioacuten de un orador
Ladjes and Gentlememiddotn
It is my pleasure now to introduce Dr X He has kindly accepted to provide us with a presentation on
Dr X is an authoriacutety in this field He is presently Director of after spending ttAlenty years in dealing with He is also the author of many articles and publications on this extremely interesting subje(~
I am sure that after listening to his presentation we wHI have a bet ter understanding of
Dr X the floor is yours )
54 Coacutemo dar las gracias a un orador por su intervencioacuten
No hace falta pronunciar un largo discurso los oyentes habraacuten tenido la ) - _~~o~unidad de juzgar por siacute mismos la valiacutea del orador
- -- ---~- - --- ~--
Puntos a tener en cuenta se debe expresar el agradecimiento en nombre de todos~ asiacute como resaltar la calidad del contenido del discurso citando ai efecto alguacuten aspecto que hayamos encontrado particularmente interesante
Paacutegina Nuacutem55
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
)
)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
)perioridad demostrada por el vencedor
)
)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
Paacutegina Nuacutem56
J J J
ENGLISH IN MEETlNGS
551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
1
553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
)
On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
Paacutegina Nuacutem57
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
Paacutegina Nuacutem58
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
Sir
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p
At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
Paacutegina r-Juacutem59
)
bull
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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Al levantarse a habl~r I PrOpllesta del brindis En honor de Discurso Invitacioacuten a beber En honor de (j o~
l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
-
-Our Army The Armed
circunstanshy
My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
- It gives me very great I
pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
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COMO RESPONDER A UN BRINDIS
Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
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ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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541 Ejemplo de discurso de agradecimiento a un orador
Thank you Dr X tor the most inf~rmative and comprehensive preshysentation There is no doubt that you raised a lot of interest and proshyvided many good points tor discussion The large number of quesshytions and comments by the audience proves this
I realize it was not easy in this short spa~ of time to cover a subject of such broad and technical complexity as You did it very well It was indeed a superb and thought-provoking introduction to a topie of great interest to our community
The clear concise and extremely informative way you presented the tapie reffects your in-depth knowledge and professionalism As a reshysult we now better understand what iexcls and what it entails
I would like to mention two specific points which I found extremely )
stimulating and worthwhile firstu second
On behalf of everybody I woul4i like to thank your again Dr X for helping us to become more knowledgeable on
55 Discurso para una ceremonia de clausura de un acontecimiento deshy)
portivo~ )
)Puede ocurrirle a cualquiera y no sola-rnente en el aacutembito de urIa Organizashy
)cioacuten internacional el tener que preparar asistir o participar en un acontecishy
)miento deportivo partidos de fuacutetbol de baloncesto o tenis
)
)Se puede ver uno involucrado como organizador capitaacuten de equipo o como deshy)legado oficial En cualquier caso al finalizar los actos puede surgir la necesishy)dad de tener que pronunciar algunas palabras de compromiso )
)El organizador trataraacute de congraciar a vencedores y vencidos poniendo espeshy)cial eacutenfasis en la deportividad de ambos contendientesy agradecieacutendoles el
)bello espectaacuteculo ofrecido El capitaacuten o el delegado oficial del equipo vencedor )diraacute que ha sido un encuentro muy disputado) en el que se han enfrentado a )un equipo-digno del mayor respecto y que seraacute- recordado t no por el resul tado t
)sino por el espiacuteritu de sana competicioacuten con ei que los equipos han jugado El _capi~~_ o d_eleg_ado~oficial del e-quipo vencedor--recon-oceraacute nobtemente-ra- su- shy )
)perioridad demostrada por el vencedor
)
)El equipo Uforastero agradeceraacute la hospitalidad del anfitrioacuten y haraacute votos Jpara que se celebre pronto un partido de vuelta para poder devolver las
atenciones recibidas en esta visita
Estas pocas ideas se expo_neuuml ~L i1g1eacutes en los paacuterrafos siguientes
Paacutegina Nuacutem56
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ENGLISH IN MEETlNGS
551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
1
553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
)
On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
Paacutegina Nuacutem57
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
Paacutegina Nuacutem58
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
Paacutegina r-Juacutem59
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ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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COMO PROPONER UN BRINDIS f-
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Al levantarse a habl~r I PrOpllesta del brindis En honor de Discurso Invitacioacuten a beber En honor de (j o~
l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
-
-Our Army The Armed
circunstanshy
My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
- It gives me very great I
pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
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COMO RESPONDER A UN BRINDIS
Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
~
ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
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551 Ejemplo de discurso del organizador del encuentro
Ladies and Gentlemen
It gi~es me very great pleasure to propase a toast to the two teams who have entertained us so well this afternoon
I think everyone who saw the match will agree ~hat it was a splendid game Of course one team has to win and the other loose but I think the winners will forgive me if I say that although they deserve our congratulations for their very fine performance the result was not the most important part of the afternoons entertainment What pleas~d me most and I think I am speaking tor all the spectators was the fine spirit in whiacutech the game was played It was hard-fought yet always in the highest sport tradition
And therefore ladies and gentlemen I ask you to drink to the health of the two teams and their captains
552 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo vencedor
Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the greatest pleasure in proposing a toast to our opponents We had an excellent game We managed to win but our opponents did give us sorne unconfortable moments They were however not only keen and able players but they also showed themseives as fine sportsmen
It is not tor the result that we shall remember this game so much as tor the spirit in which it was played
) Ladies an Gentlemen therefore toast to our opponents the club coupled with the name of their captain
1
553 Ejemplo de discurso del equipo perdedor
) Ladies and Gentlemen
)
On behalf of avery chastened team I wish to thank you for your
fl10st cordial toaste We have been soundly beaten and -iexcl have no in
_tenttqn to ~ry ~n_d ak~_e~cuses In his speech Mr has been too geshynerOU5 in their victory r can on]y reply that we know th-e-better tea-m shywon
We tried our hardest to give you a good game and it is conforting to hear that you do not consider your afternoon as entirely wasted You were simply too good tor LIS but we enjoyed the match
Paacutegina Nuacutem57
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
Paacutegina Nuacutem58
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
Sir
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p
At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
Paacutegina r-Juacutem59
)
bull
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
)
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COMO PROPONER UN BRINDIS f-
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Al levantarse a habl~r I PrOpllesta del brindis En honor de Discurso Invitacioacuten a beber En honor de (j o~
l8dies and Gentlemen - lt is with great pleasure - lo propose a toast too - Our guests
that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
-
-Our Army The Armed
circunstanshy
My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
- It gives me very great I
pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
in drinking to the health of
- Our guests - TheArmy
9 O
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c es cr 1 t7 o ~
COMO RESPONDER A UN BRINDIS
Allevanltarse a hablar Discurso Foacutennula de tenninaci6n
~
ladies and Gentlemen - I wish to thank you most sincerel)1 tor the way you have altcepted this toast - I feel greatly honoured by your kind reception of this toast~ - I feeJ quite unwor1hy laquo-f the honour of replying to this toast
Ladies and Gentlemen - 18m happy to thank yo on behalf of for
your kind toast - Thantk you most sincerely for the cordial
reception you have given to this toaste
~ Ci)
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)
J J
) ) j
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ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
I must thank you for the way in which you entertained USe We sl-all have the pleasure of reciprocating your hospitality on th~ occasion of the return match I dont say that we plan to avenge todays deshyfeat ~e only hope to have another good sporting game On behalf of the Club I thank you
56 Discurso en un acto social ofrecido por un Paiacutes anfitrioacuten
General White ladies and Gentlemen
Personally and on behalf ofthe Committee Members I would like to express our gratitude to you sir and to your 5taff tor hosting our meeting in such a superb manner I can assure you that the overall calibre of the across-theshyboard support provided to this important NATO event did not 90 unnoticed by the many NATO Allies who were your guests for a full week
1 would particularly like to commend three highly professional individuals tor their tireless and unlimited support to this important meeting captain X who served as a perfect example of an executive agent in his role as your project officer LT V who supervised the administrative support team and personally accomplished a vast amount of the workload himself Miss Z who provided long hours of flawless typing support The large measure of success attained by the committee was in no small part a direct reflection of the significant contributions provided by these three individuals
Coming now to the hospitality provided 1can only say that it couldnt have been better You made everybody feel at home The sightseeing tour the visit to your Army Technical Center ~he social events were aH occasions which ~nriched and pleased everybody We will 90 backnot only Aith the satisfaction of having achieved a successful meeting but also with many happy memories of your marvellous country
I would now like to ask you to accept as small token of our gratitude the NATO plaque We hope that it will find a place in your Officers Mess
Very many thanks again for all you have done tor U5 and tor this mst elshyjoyable eveni-n-g
57 _Discurso todo-ter-reno~ para una so-b-remesa o coacute-m-o -h--ablar- mu-cho sin decir nada
Puede suceder que al finalizar un almuerw se nos invite a pronunciar unas palabras Para evitar sentirnos embarazados se incluye a continuacioacuten un ejemplo de discurso todo-terreno para una sobremesa
Paacutegina Nuacutem58
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
ladies and Gentlemen
This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
58 Discurso de agradecimiento tras una visita a una industria
Sir
)
)
)
)
p
At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
Paacutegina r-Juacutem59
)
bull
ENGUSH IN MEETlNGS
Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
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This caH to speak carne to middotme quite unexpectedly You know very well that only very few really gifted people can make a good impromtu speech in a language which is not their own I do not belong to the category
Since the basic ingredients tor a witty speech are missing I should refrain from going on But having been wined and dined so welllm sure you are in a mellow moad and will certainly be sympathetic to me whatever I may sayo Indeed a few words according to the old advice to after dinner speashykers
STAND UP SPEAK UP - SHUT UP
I am already at the shut-up phase But before quitting let me express my thanks for a most enjoyable evening My thanks also 90 to those who geshy
nerously calling upon me gave me an opportunity to elicit your sympathy The reason why I am so confident of your sympathy is that I have often heard complaints that speeches were too long but I have never heard (cmshyplaints about a speech being too short
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you again for a lovely evening
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At the end of the visit please allow me to saya few words to express our gratitude aso on behalf of the Authorities tor the opportunity you gave us to visit your firm for the interesting programme arranged and for the cordial reception and hospitality accorded to uso
The excellent presentation given by your staff this morning was a most inmiddot teresting and useful orientation and set the stage very well tor what proshyved a very productive tour of your facilities They no doubt are very imshypressive Of particular interest te aH of us was the look at the production facilities and learning about the management of such a large firmo Further we have seenthihgs which a-ppear to appJy directly to our military comshymand and control system
The convincing picture you have-shovvn will-Ieave -a lasting impr~ssi1 of your firm on all of us I would like to thank you and all the personnel iexclnvolshyved in our visit for this very instructive day
Last but certainly not least please accept our thanks tor the invitation to this excellent luncheon where everything was superb atmosphere food and wine Be sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed it
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
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Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
that I have the privilege and the honour to open the symposium )
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
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-Our Army The Armed
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
- It gives me very great I
pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
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- Our guests - TheArmy
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Would you please accept as a small token of our appreciation and gratitushyde this plate which bears the crest of our college
May I now offer a toast to you and your staff
59 Discurso de apertura de un simposium
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Chief of General Staff I take pleasure in welcoming you
to
I would like to stress first that we consider it a privilege as well as a pleasushyre to host this symposium in We are proud of the presence here today of representatives from all NATO Nations and Commands military organizashytions and private companies as well They all prove the importance we atshytach to electronic warlare
We trust that the symposium will provide answers to the many problems which we are faced with And we hope taht the organizationalmiddot arrangeshyments we have set up are adequate ter a successfui business session But as the Host Country we hope even more that we be su(cessful in making apshypropriate arrangements so that everybody feels at home
We have tried to utiHze to the best of our ability the time left over from work to organize sorne visits we consider of interest and a sightseeing tour including what is a must l
1 in from an artistic point of view AII this will take place during the forthcoming days as detailed in the programme
)Tonight we have arranged a warm-up social event to give the delegates and their ladies a chance to meet each other and to taste on-the-spot
) sorne foad and wine In this way we trust everybody will 90 back to his
)Country not only pleased with valuable work carried out but also with soshy
) rne happy memories of our Country
) )Your Agenda is such a heavy one that I knoampJ you want to get down to
)work as quickiy as possibie~ So I shall spare you a very long speechBut bemiddot fore leavi-ng--y-ou to your worllt rwoacuteuld-Uke to thank aH the participants thoshy
)se who kindly accepted to chair the different sessions and the lecturers ~ )who wilt make their knowledge- avaHa-ble to us and 1- am sure provi-de U5
)with good points tor discussion )
Ladies and Gentlemen enjoy the symposium enjoy your stay in With )
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
- To propase the health of
-
-Our Army The Armed
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
- It gives me very great I
pleasure 11 is my happy duty to rise ando I am very happy
ladies and Gentlemen - lets drink to the
healthof - I ask you to join me
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that rise - lo ask you to drink - Our Chairman Seguacuten It is my privilege to the health of - The Royal Navy las It is my very pleasiexclnt duty
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My task tonight is the forces cias honour rather than the - The two teams duty - Our opponents
- I have the gretest - The winner off pleasure
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