Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MOSCOW598
2007-02-09 15:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
RUSSIANS INFORMED OF NEW COMBATANT COMMAND FOR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 000598
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2017
TAGS: MARR MCAP PREL RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIANS INFORMED OF NEW COMBATANT COMMAND FOR
AFRICA
REF: STATE 14457
Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Alice G. Wells.
Reasons 1.4 (B/D).
(C) We passed reftel information regarding the creation of a
new US combatant command for Africa to Oleg Burmistrov,
Political-Military Chief in the Foreign Ministry's North
America Department on February 8. Burmistrov said Moscow
appreciated the information, noting that Russia followed such
issues closely, but otherwise had no immediate comment.
BURNS