VZCZCXRO5950
OO RUEHAG RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK RUEHROV
DE RUEHLB #0176/01 0330753
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 020753Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7310
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHMFISS/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0812
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 05 BEIRUT 000176
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NSC FOR ABRAMS/DORAN/MARCHESE/HARDING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/01/2027
TAGS: PREL, KDEM, PGOV, LE, SY, FR, KINL
SUBJECT: RIZK CLAIMS FRENCH, HARIRI BACKING FOR PRESIDENCY
Classified By: Jeffrey Feltman, Ambassador, per 1.4 (b) and (d).
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
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