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06PARIS6701
2006-10-11 14:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
FRANCE/THAILAND: NO SUCCOR FOR COUP LEADERSHIP
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 006701
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C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - SIPDIS ADDED
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/11/16
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EAID TH FR
SUBJECT: FRANCE/THAILAND: NO SUCCOR FOR COUP LEADERSHIP
REF: STATE 166345
Classified By: ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR BRUCE TURNER. REASONS 1.4b,d
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 006701
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - SIPDIS ADDED
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/11/16
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EAID TH FR
SUBJECT: FRANCE/THAILAND: NO SUCCOR FOR COUP LEADERSHIP
REF: STATE 166345
Classified By: ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR BRUCE TURNER. REASONS 1.4b,d
.
¶1. (C) During October 6 and October 11 discussions, MFA
Southeast Asia DAS-Equivalent Fabrice Mauries and Thai Desk
Officer Jeremie Petit explained that France was taking care
to avoid any signals of encouragement to the coup leadership,
while remaining pragmatic and vigilant with regard to the
welfare of the more than 4,000-large French expatriate
community and the 15,000 French tourists who were in Thailand
at the time of the coup.
¶2. (C) Mauries, in response to reftel points, said France,
after discussions in Washington, had suspended negotiations
with Thailand on an accord for military training that had
been launched following President Chirac's February visit.
Mauries added that France was also suspending stopovers by
delegations, apart from a single technical-level visit with
the Thai MOD in the near-term.
¶3. (C) Mauries commented that the French Embassy had
informal instructions not to have contact with the Generals
and Permanent Secretaries, the sole exception being
interaction on health issues in order to advance the WHO
candidacy of French national Bernard Kouchner. Mauries
regretted that the Spanish Embassy had broken ranks with
other European missions by meeting with Thai military
leadership.
¶4. (C) Mauries stressed on October 6 that France wanted to
see a common EU position on relations with Thailand after the
coup leadership's forthcoming announcement of an interim
cabinet. On October 11, Petit said the EU was formally
meeting that day to discuss a common posture. France, for
its part, wanted a strong message on the rapid restoration of
democratic governance, according to Mauries.
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