ECOWAS: KOUYATE LETTER TO GEN FULFORD

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 SIPDIS 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