US embassy cable - 01ABUJA2980

UNCLAS ABUJA 002980 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
EUCOM FOR DCINC; ALSO FOR POLAD AMB LEDESMA 
AF/W FOR BOOTH, AF/RA FOR BITTRICK 
NSC FOR MCLEAN 
SECDEF FOR TIDLER, LEUKER 
CJCS FOR HEIMERLE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, MASS, NI, ECOWAS 
SUBJECT: ECOWAS: KOUYATE LETTER TO GEN FULFORD 
 
1. (U) Embassy received the following letter (at para 2) from 
ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate to DCINC General 
Fulford, dated November 7.  The original will be forwarded 
via pouch. 
 
 
2. (U) Begin Text: 
 
 
Dear General, 
 
 
I wish to sincerely thank you for inviting the Economic 
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Executive 
Secretariat delegation consisting of Major General Cheick 
 
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Oumar Diarra and Colonel M. Dixon Dikio to visit Headquarters 
United States European Command (USEUCOM) from 1st to 2nd 
October 2001.  ECOWAS Secretariat is very pleased with the 
delegation's report of the warm reception and very detailed 
briefings given by your staff towards the development of 
areas of mutual interest between USEUCOM and ECOWAS. 
 
 
ECOWAS Secretariat fully agrees with your desire to send a 
survey team to assess the assets required to implement our 
ongoing collaborative efforts and would be pleased to welcome 
the team to ECOWAS Secretariat at your earliest convenience. 
 
 
Please accept, Dear General, the assurances of my highest 
considerations. 
 
 
/sgd/ 
Lansana Kouyate 
Executive Secretary 
 
 
End Text. 
Jeter