US embassy cable - 05PARIS1515

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MDA:FRENCH RESPONSE ON CONFERENCE FOR MDA MEMBERSHIP IN RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT

Identifier: 05PARIS1515
Wikileaks: View 05PARIS1515 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Paris
Created: 2005-03-08 14:51:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PHUM PREL PREF IS FR ICRC
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 PARIS 001515 
 
SIPDIS 
 
GENEVA FOR RMA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2015 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, PREF, IS, FR, ICRC 
SUBJECT: MDA:FRENCH RESPONSE ON CONFERENCE FOR MDA 
MEMBERSHIP IN RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT 
 
REF: STATE 32753 
 
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt 
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (C) Poloff presented reftel talking points to MFA IO 
Middle East expert Alice Guitton February 25.  On March 4, 
during a discussion of Israeli participation in other 
international organizations (septel), MFA DAS-equivalent 
Jean-Pierre Lacroix told us that France favored Magen David 
Adom (MDA) joining the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement and 
that a diplomatic conference to address the issue was under 
consideration. 
 
2. (C) Lacroix anticipated that there would be resistance 
from some Arab countries, but said that representatives at 
the conference from countries favorable to MDA's membership 
could work together on the issue. 
Leach 

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