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Hi Hebe and happytranslator,

In this context, “oficio” has the following meaning:

oficio, n.m. (…) 4. Comunicación escrita expedida por una oficina pública que trata de asuntos relacionados con el servicio público en las dependencias del Estado: recibieron al día siguiente un oficio con la comunicación de la destitución.
[VOX, Diccionario de Uso del español de América y España, Barcelona, España, Sept. 2002, ISBN 84-8332-349]

For many years I have translated it as “official letter”; I copy below a couple of examples of its use in English:

The official letter of dismissal explains Shuler's firing as a result of an IT review of his work computer. According to the dismissal letter, Shuler's computer logs showed that he averaged nearly 3 hours a day of "non-work related" online activities, including research for his blog. The letter also cites insubordination, unauthorized use of vacation time, and unspecified inaccuracies in filling out his electronic timesheets.
<http://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/Alabama_bloggers_firing_raises_troubling_questions _0709.html>
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The committee may Include administrators, either ex officio or voting. .... The official letter of appointment will state the terms of the appointment ...
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Intellectual Property Office - 2/09 Procedure Governing the ...
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24 Apr 2009 ... Following the abolition of ex officio refusal under relative grounds, ... a further official letter will then be issued informing the ...
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