WHITE HOUSE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST

UNCLAS PARIS 008386 SIPDIS DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/WE AND EUR/PPD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER KAWC SOCI FR SUBJECT: WHITE HOUSE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT INTERACTION WITH TERRORIST VICTIM NGOS REF: STATE 218921 ¶1. France's leading NGO dedicated to the support of terrorist victims and their families is S.O.S Attentats - S.O.S. Terrorisme. It was founded in 1986 by Franoise Rudetzki, herself a victim of terrorist attack. Its aim is to seek monetary compensation, psychological and medical care and judicial assistance for terrorism victims and their family members. The organization helps all victims of attacks on French soil, regardless of nationality; it also helps victims of terrorist attacks outside France who are French citizens or residents. The organization welcomes contact with similar, American organizations. ¶2. The full name of the organization is: S.O.S. Attentats - S.O.S Terrorisme. Contact information: S.O.S. Attentats ) S.O.S. Terrorisme Hotel National des Invalides 75700 Paris Cedex 07 France Tel : 33 (0)1 45 55 41 41 Fax : 33 (0)1 45 55 55 55 E-mail : contact@sos-attentats-org www.sos-attentats.org ¶3. S.O.S. Attentats is a duly accredited non-governmental organization under applicable French law. It has no political or religious affiliation. The organization employs two full-time staffers, in addition to its director, Francois Rudetzki. The French government and local government entities provide support, financial and other, to S.O.S. Attentats; these include the office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Secretariat for Veterans and War Victims, the Ile-de-France Regional Council and the Paris City Hall. ¶4. S.O.S. Attentats works with a similar organization in Spain and with the British organization called &Disaster Action,8 but has no contact yet with U.S. associations dedicated to similar purposes. S.O.S. Attentats is organizing a symposium -- coinciding with the anniversary of its 20th year of activity -- for the Spring of 2006, and would like to invite interested U.S. organizations. Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm Stapleton