PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE: BRIEFING THE

S E C R E T PARIS 000335

SIPDIS

FOR ISN (NP/RA - ATTN: RPAN)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2016
TAGS: KNNP PARM MNUC ETTC FR CH
SUBJECT: PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE: BRIEFING THE
FRENCH MFA ON 17 JANUARY U.S. DELEGATION VISIT TO ACTIDYN

REF: STATE 060756

Classified By: ESTH Counselor Robert W. Dry for Reasons 1.5 (c),(d),(
h).


1. (S) As requested by the Government of France (GOF) at
the 16 January inter-agency meeting with U.S. delegation, on
18 January ESTH/NP officer briefed French MFA Actidyn PSI
matter point-of-contact, Sebastien Jaunet, on the U.S.
delegation visit to Actidyn Systemes on 17 January. ESTH/NP
officer was circumspect in his comments, informing Jaunet in
general terms that the visit had been "useful" and that the
U.S. delegation and the directors at Actidyn had engaged in
what appeared to be "a frank and transparent exchange."
ESTH/NP officer further informed Jaunet that the company had
allowed the members of the U.S. delegation to view the
vibrafuge.


2. (S) ESTH/NP officer also highlighted that Actidyn
interlocutors had agreed to send members of the U.S.
delegation a copy of the signed contract for the vibrafuge
transaction and that the company had promised to pass
delegation members any new information obtained from its
Chinese and U.S. partners involved in the transaction.
ESTH/NP officer further advised that U.S delegation and
Actidyn representatives had agreed that all future exchanges
of information should go through French MFA channels. Jaunet
remarked that the GOF preferred that channel, and looked
forward to cooperating with the U.S. on this matter in
future.

3. (S) ESTH/NP officer expressed USG appreciation to
Jaunet for assistance in arranging the U.S. delegation visit
to the company, and noted that U.S. officials planned to
brief the French Embassy in Washington directly.

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