FRENCH WILL DEMARCHE SOUTH AFRICA ON ARISTIDE

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 004716 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/06/2015 TAGS: PREL HA SF FR SUBJECT: FRENCH WILL DEMARCHE SOUTH AFRICA ON ARISTIDE REF: A. PARIS 4660 ¶B. STATE ¶C. 121144 Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) MFA AF PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier told Embassy Africa watcher July 5 at the Ambassador's July 4th reception that the GoF would approach the SAG to express concern about former Haitian President Aristide's desire to return to Haiti. ¶2. (C) Africa watcher checked with Remi Marechaux, DAS-equivalent for southern Africa July 6. Marechaux said that the French Ambassador would be seeing the SAG's Americas Department "in the coming days." Marechaux undertook to inform us of the SAG's response. STAPLETON