US embassy cable - 05PARIS6217

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 006217 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DOE FOR COUNTERTERRORISM - SAOKI/JGLASER; STATE FOR NP - 
PCOMELLA; STATE PLS PASS USNRC FOR INTL RELATIONS - 
HFAULKNER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TRGY, KNNP, FR, Non-Proliferation 
SUBJECT: FRENCH OFFICIALS ATTENDING NUCLEAR SECURITY 
EXERCISES - SOUTH CAROLINA 
 
 
1. (SBU)  On September 13, ESTH Counselor received two 
letters from Mr. Didier LALLEMAND, Haut Fonctionnaire de 
Defense ('High Civil Servant for Defense'), Ministry of 
Economy, Finances, and Industry, the French authority 
responsible for oversight of nuclear security in France, an 
official well and favorably known to the Embassy.  The 
letters are addressed to Steven Aoki, DOE Undersecretary for 
Counterterrorism and ESTH Counselor.  These letters are in 
French and will be faxed to Mr. Aoki's office.  One responded 
to Mr. Aoki's invitation of September 1 for a French 
delegation to participate in security exercises and bilateral 
discussions in South Carolina from September 27-30 and 
indicates that the French side accepts the invitation. 
Lallemand, himself, regrets he will be unable to attend, but 
designates Mr. Eric Plaisant, his "counselor for internal 
security and chief of office for security and control of 
sensitive and nuclear materials, to lead the French 
delegation of nine (total) officials. 
 
2.  (SBU)  The delegation will arrive Atlanta 26 September at 
1350 and Columbia, South Carolina, at 1755.  The delegation 
will stay 5 nights at: 
 
Hotel Howard Johnson Inn 
1200 Bush Rive Road 
Columbia 
 
Delegation will depart Columbia on Saturday, October 1, at 
1308, and depart Atlanta at 1610. 
 
3.  (SBU)  Mr. Lallemand also wrote (in rough translation), 
"The subjects of discussion which you (Aoki) propose appear 
to me perfectly pertinent.  It would seem to us particularly 
productive to pursue exchanges on the questions concerning 
the concepts, the implementation, and progress of the 
exercise, notably with regard to the French experience in the 
matter of security exercises." 
 
4.  (SBU)  The following is the list of officials in the 
French delegation. 
 
NAME 
TITLE 
ORGANIZATION 
DOB 
PASSPORT INFO 
 
BERNARD, HERVE 
-- Directeur du Pole Maitrise des Risques/Directeur central 
de la Securite 
-- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique 
-- 5/25/53 
-- Service Passport 03ZZ274479 Delivered by the Ministry of 
Interior, EXP. 12/3/07 
 
DEVRED PHILIPPE 
-- Commandant de Police 
-- Direction Generale de la Police Nationale/Unite de 
Coordination de la Lutte Anti-Terroriste 
-- 6/29/60 
-- Service Passport 02ZZ17992 Delivered by the Ministry of 
Interior, EXP. 10/1/06 
 
DUCLOSE, BERTRAND 
-- Commandant de Police/Adjoint du Conseiller pour la 
Securite interieure 
-- Ministere de l'Economie, des Finances et de 
l'Industrie/Service du Haut Fonctionnaire de Defense 
-- 10/3/60 
-- Service Passport 4ZZ34539 zDelivered by the Ministry of 
Interior, EXP. 9/6/08 
 
DURIEUX PASCAL 
-- Responsable de la Mission Securite 
-- EDF DPI Mission Securite 
-- 3/17/47 
-- Passport 05E136284 Delivered by the prefecture de Yvelines 
(78). EXP. 8/22/15 
 
INGATOVITCH, ETIENNE 
-- Chef d'escadron/Chef de la section de lutte contre le 
terrorisme 
-- Direction Generale de la Gendarmerie Nationale 
-- 4/1/62 
-- Passport 05E160205 EXP. 9/1/15 
 
NANNINI, ALERIO        6/7/59 
-- Charge de mission/Responsable de l'antenne de Cadarache 
-- Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete 
Nucleaire/Direction de l'expertise nucleaire de defense 
-- 6/7/59 
-- Passport 5TR17761 Delivered by the sous-prefecture de 
Forcalquier (04) EXP. 8/390/15 
 
PLAISANT, ERIC 
-- Commissaire divisionnaire de la Police 
Nationale/Conseiller pour la Securite interieure/Chef du 
bureau "Securite et controle des matieres nucleaires et 
sensibles" 
-- Ministry of Economie, des Finances et de 
l'Industrie/Service du Haut Fonctionnaire de Defense 
-- 6/13/06 
-- Service Passport 3ZZ21752 Delivered by the Ministry of 
Interior EXP:  2/23/07 
 
SARTRE, JEROME 
-- Charge de mission Protection de patrimoine 
-- Group AREVA 
-- 2/1/52 
-- Passport 02XE27619 Delivered by the sous prefecture de 
Carpentras (84) EXP 1/22/13 
 
WINTER, DENIS 
-- Assistant du Directeur de l'expertise nucleaire de defense 
-- Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete 
Nucleaire/Direction de l'expertise nucleaire de defense 
-- 3/14/59 
-- Passport 02XC31513 Delivered by the sous-Prefet d'Antony 
EXP:  11/25/12 
 
5.  (SBU) The second letter addressed to ESTH Counselor from 
Haut Fonctionnaire de Defense LALLEMAND is a formal 
'statement of assurance' that each of the above-named 
individuals are in possession of a 'SECRET-DEFENSE' security 
clearance - or a higher level clearance - all/all clearances 
are in effect. 
 
6.  (U)  Please advise ASAP if further formal information is 
required from the French side. 
STAPLETON