MONACO DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO ESTABLISH WASHINGTON

UNCLAS PARIS 003502 SIPDIS FOR DS-OFM, M, S/CPR, EUR/EX, EUR/WE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AMGT KREC PREL FR MN SUBJECT: MONACO DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO ESTABLISH WASHINGTON EMBASSY AND ACCREDIT U.S. AMBASSADOR TO MONACO REF: A. 5/23 EMAIL TO EUR/WE WITH SCANNED DOCUMENT ¶B. MARSEILLE 2 ¶C. MARSEILLE 43 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. Please handle accordingly. This is a guidance request, see para 2. ¶1. (SBU) Monegasque Embassy Secretary Frederic Labarrere delivered to Acting PolCouns May 23 a diplomatic note (informal translation para 2) and curriculum vitae with the following main points: - Monaco intends to establish an Embassy in Washington, D.C. to strengthen its relations with the United States; - In the interim, Monaco would propose to accredit its Ambassador to the UN, Gilles Noghes, to the U.S. - Monaco would be pleased if the U.S. would accredit its Ambassador to France, to Monaco as well. ¶2. (SBU) Guidance request: Please provide the text of a diplomatic note in response. As refs B and C indicate, Monegasque officials are hoping that the U.S. will be the first non-resident country to accredit its Ambassador to Monaco. In that context, we understand that Monaco may be actively delaying requests by Russia, China and Switzerland. ¶3. (SBU) Begin informal translation of Monegasque diplomatic note: Embassy of the Principality of Monaco No. 865 The Embassy of the Principality of Monaco prsents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor of informing it that Government of the Prince would like to reinforce the ties of friendship uniting Monaco and the United States and, to that end, would propose to open an Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Embassy ("this mission") specifies that Ambassador Gille Noghes, Monaco's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, would be named to the post in conjunction with his current duties. The Government of the Prince seeks the agreement of American authorities to the establishment of an Embassy and their agrement for naming of Ambassdor Gilles Noghes to the post, whose curriculum vitae in English and French is attached. The Embassy of the Principality of Monaco asks the U.S. Mission to transmit this file to the appropriate American authorities. The Embassy confirms on this occasion that the Government of the Prince would be pleased if the U.S. Ambassador to France could also be accredited to Monaco. The Embassy of the Principality of Monaco takes the occasion to renew its assurances of high consideration to the Embassy of the United States of America. Stamped and initialed Paris, 18 May 2006 (end informal translation) Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm EARLE