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| Identifier: | 05PARIS6985 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05PARIS6985 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Paris |
| Created: | 2005-10-11 17:15:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | MARR AF FR NATO |
| 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 006985 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/11/2015 TAGS: MARR, AF, FR, NATO SUBJECT: FRENCH INITIAL REACTION TO U.S. DEMARCHE IS SUPPORTIVE OF SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN REF: STATE 185395 Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, Reason 1 .4 B/D 1. (C) In his October 6 and 7 meetings in Paris with MFA A/S-Equivalent Director for Strategic Affairs Philippe Carre and MOD Diplomatic Advisor Bertrand Besancenot, EUR/PDAS Kurt Volker raised the SEEBRIG deployment to Afghanistan under ISAF. The intial French reaction was positive, although our interlocutors did not expand greatly on the French perspective. Besancenot said deployment to Kabul would be acceptable, given that France was also planning to increase its troop commitments, as it prepared to take over the Kabul command. Xavier Chatel, MFA desk officer covering Afghanistan, observed that the SEEBRIG deployment was a good idea and communicated GOF willingness to help. Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm STAPLETON
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