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07BUCHAREST321
2007-03-19 15:32:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR HOS AND MOD TO BOARD US
how-toVZCZCXYZ0002 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHBM #0321 0781532 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 191532Z MAR 07 FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST TO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6285 INFO RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000321
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STATE FOR EUR AND PM FROM THE AMBASSADOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MCAP PREL RO
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR HOS AND MOD TO BOARD US
MIL AIRCRAFT
I FORMALLY REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION TO FLY
THE ROMANIAN HEAD-OF-STATE - - PRESIDENT TRAIAN BASESCU, THE
ROMANIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE - - SORIN FRUNZAVERDE, THE
DEPUTY MOD FOR POLICY - - STATE SECRETARY CORNELIU DOBRITOIU,
AND THE CHIEF OF DEFENSE - - ADMIRAL GHEORGHE MARIN, ABOARD A
US MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON OR ABOUT 3 MAY 2007.
US AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE) WILL CONDUCT EXERCISE "SNIPER
LANCE 2007" AT MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, NEAR CONSTANTA,
ROMANIA FROM 21 APRIL THROUGH 4 MAY 2007. THE EXERCISE WILL
INCLUDE USAFE-ASSIGNED F-15 AND KC-135 AIRCRAFT. A CIVIC
LEADER AND MEDIA DAY IS PLANNED FOR 3 MAY 2007. INVITATIONS
HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE ROMANIAN PRESIDENT AND MINISTER OF
DEFENSE TO ATTEND. FURTHER, GENERAL WILLIAM HOBBINS,
COMUSAFE, AND I WISH TO OFFER AN ORIENTATION FLIGHT TO THESE
ROMANIAN LEADERS ABOARD A KC-15 OR F-15 AIRCRAFT.
ALL APPLICABLE MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL SCREENING WILL BE
PRECOORDINATED IF ANY INDIVIDUAL INTENDS TO FLY ON BOARD THE
HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT (F-15D).
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