Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BAMAKO166
2007-02-14 15:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bamako
Cable title:
MALI ON AFRICOM: PUT THE HEADQUARTERS HERE
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UNCLAS BAMAKO 000166
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
SUBJECT: MALI ON AFRICOM: PUT THE HEADQUARTERS HERE
REF: STATE 14457
UNCLAS BAMAKO 000166
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
SUBJECT: MALI ON AFRICOM: PUT THE HEADQUARTERS HERE
REF: STATE 14457
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on the establishment of
AFRICOM to the Chief of the Americas Division of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Mamadou Diarra, on February 12. Diarra
welcomed the move; when told no decision had been made on the
location of the headquarters, his immediate response was to
suggest Mali. Prefacing his comments with a disclaimer that
he was, at this point, speaking for himself as a Malian
rather than as an official of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Diarra highlighted the advantages of locating the
headquarters in Bamako by noting Mali's stable political
system, central location, and strong bilateral relationship
with the United States. Diarra said he would raise this
issue with his MFA superiors.
McCulley
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
SUBJECT: MALI ON AFRICOM: PUT THE HEADQUARTERS HERE
REF: STATE 14457
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on the establishment of
AFRICOM to the Chief of the Americas Division of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Mamadou Diarra, on February 12. Diarra
welcomed the move; when told no decision had been made on the
location of the headquarters, his immediate response was to
suggest Mali. Prefacing his comments with a disclaimer that
he was, at this point, speaking for himself as a Malian
rather than as an official of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Diarra highlighted the advantages of locating the
headquarters in Bamako by noting Mali's stable political
system, central location, and strong bilateral relationship
with the United States. Diarra said he would raise this
issue with his MFA superiors.
McCulley