US embassy cable - 05CANBERRA287

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AMBASSADOR RAISES EUROCOPTER ENGINES WITH DEFMIN HILL

Identifier: 05CANBERRA287
Wikileaks: View 05CANBERRA287 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Canberra
Created: 2005-02-14 06:31:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: MASS MARR PREL PGOV AS
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L CANBERRA 000287 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/ANP; PACOM FOR J4, J5 AND J7; OSD FOR A/S 
WYNNE, DSCA GEN KOHLER, ISP FOR EPHU 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2015 
TAGS: MASS, MARR, PREL, PGOV, AS 
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR RAISES EUROCOPTER ENGINES WITH DEFMIN 
HILL 
 
 
Classified By: AMBASSADOR J. THOMAS SCHIEFFER FOR REASONS 1.4 (A, B AND 
 D). 
 
1. (C) During his February 14 farewell call on Australian 
Minister for Defence Robert Hill, Ambassador raised the issue 
of the Australian Government's purchase of engines for the 
MRH-90 from Eurocopter.  The Ambassador told DefMin Hill that 
the U.S. would appreciate it if the GOA requested General 
Electric engines for the helicopters.  He noted that this 
would make maintenance considerably easier for Australian DOD 
since the ADF already had GE engines on its Blackhawk 
helicopters.  The Ambassador also pointed out that the GE 
engines were set to be assembled in Australia.  Minister Hill 
said he appreciated receiving the information. 
SCHIEFFER 

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