Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MOSCOW598
2007-02-09 15:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:  

RUSSIANS INFORMED OF NEW COMBATANT COMMAND FOR

Tags:  MARR MCAP PREL RS 
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FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7361
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RHMFISS/CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
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