Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06PARIS7481
2006-11-21 14:11:00
SECRET
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO MEET WITH PLO REP HIND
how-tonull Lucia A Keegan 11/28/2006 10:05:07 AM From DB/Inbox: Lucia A Keegan Cable Text: S E C R E T PARIS 07481 SIPDIS cxparis: ACTION: POL INFO: ODC AGR PAO AMB DAO ECON STRASBOU DCM FCS SCI ORA UNESCO DISSEMINATION: POLOUT CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: POL/MC:JROSENBLATT DRAFTED: POL:RWALLER CLEARED: POL/D:BTURNER VZCZCFRI848 OO RUEHC RUEHTV RUEHJM DE RUEHFR #7481 3251411 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 211411Z NOV 06 FM AMEMBASSY PARIS TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3255 INFO RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV PRIORITY 0562 RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM PRIORITY 0248
S E C R E T PARIS 007481
SIPDIS
NEA/IPA FOR WILLIAMS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/21/2016
TAGS: FR KPAL PREL
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO MEET WITH PLO REP HIND
AL-KHOURY
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, reasons
1.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T PARIS 007481
SIPDIS
NEA/IPA FOR WILLIAMS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/21/2016
TAGS: FR KPAL PREL
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO MEET WITH PLO REP HIND
AL-KHOURY
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, reasons
1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (U) This is an action request; see para 3.
2. (S) During a November 20 conversation with Ambassador
Stapleton, French Senator Aymeri de Montesquiou offered to
host a lunch for the Ambassador and Ms. Hind Al-Khoury, the
PLO General Representative to Paris. Montesquiou argued
forcefully that Al-Khoury was a moderate Fatah member worth
hearing out, if only to gain a fuller appreciation of
Palestinian positions. The Ambassador thanked Senator de
Montesquiou for the offer, while indicating that he would
want to seek Washington's guidance on the advisability of
such a meeting, including whether a meeting between Ms.
Al-Khoury and another member of the Embassy staff might be
more appropriate.
3. (S) Action request: Post requests authorization for
PolMinCouns and NEA Watcher to meet periodically with Ms.
Al-Khoury in order to better assess and report on
Franco-Palestinian relations, especially on key questions
such as formation and recognition of a national unity
government, the status of negotiations for the release of
kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, and implementation of the
Roadmap. We also believe that such meetings might offer us
better insight into French attitudes toward the Palestinians
and Israel.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
STAPLETON
SIPDIS
NEA/IPA FOR WILLIAMS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/21/2016
TAGS: FR KPAL PREL
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO MEET WITH PLO REP HIND
AL-KHOURY
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, reasons
1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (U) This is an action request; see para 3.
2. (S) During a November 20 conversation with Ambassador
Stapleton, French Senator Aymeri de Montesquiou offered to
host a lunch for the Ambassador and Ms. Hind Al-Khoury, the
PLO General Representative to Paris. Montesquiou argued
forcefully that Al-Khoury was a moderate Fatah member worth
hearing out, if only to gain a fuller appreciation of
Palestinian positions. The Ambassador thanked Senator de
Montesquiou for the offer, while indicating that he would
want to seek Washington's guidance on the advisability of
such a meeting, including whether a meeting between Ms.
Al-Khoury and another member of the Embassy staff might be
more appropriate.
3. (S) Action request: Post requests authorization for
PolMinCouns and NEA Watcher to meet periodically with Ms.
Al-Khoury in order to better assess and report on
Franco-Palestinian relations, especially on key questions
such as formation and recognition of a national unity
government, the status of negotiations for the release of
kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, and implementation of the
Roadmap. We also believe that such meetings might offer us
better insight into French attitudes toward the Palestinians
and Israel.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
STAPLETON