Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07PARIS1609
2007-04-20 15:17:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
UNSCR 1747/OECD: FRENCH VIEWS ON IRAN EXPORT CREDITS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001609
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C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (DECL DATE HAS BEEN ADDED)
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STATE FOR EUR/WE; NEA/IR; EB/IFD/ODF and EB/ESC/TFS Treasury for
Treasury also for TFI U/S Levey
E.O. 12958: DECL: 4/20/2017
TAGS: PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR FR
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1747/OECD: FRENCH VIEWS ON IRAN EXPORT CREDITS
REFS: A) STATE 50834
B) Paris 407
C) Paris 544
Classified By: ECON Counselor Stuart Dwyer for reasons 1.4 (b)
and (d).
(C) We delivered ref A's key points on April 18 to Ramon
Fernandez, DAS-equivalent for International Financial Affairs at
the Ministry of Finance, and followed up on the demarche with
him on April 20. He reported that he had circulated our views
with the relevant Ministries and to the French participant to
the OECD Export Credit Arrangement, but that France is not
likely to associate itself with our proposal. France believes
an OECD "common line" restricting export credits would go beyond
the language in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions
(1737 and 1747). France has a different point of view on the
meaning of the UNSCR operative paragraphs. France certainly
shares the USG desire to maintain concerted international
pressure until Iran abandons its nuclear weapons program, but
only under explicit cover of decisions taken through the UN
process. He welcomed continuing engagement with the USG on the
issue, indicating that he expected Tresor Director General
Xavier Musca would be prepared to discuss it further with
Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt when the latter visits Paris
next week.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
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SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (DECL DATE HAS BEEN ADDED)
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/WE; NEA/IR; EB/IFD/ODF and EB/ESC/TFS Treasury for
Treasury also for TFI U/S Levey
E.O. 12958: DECL: 4/20/2017
TAGS: PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR FR
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1747/OECD: FRENCH VIEWS ON IRAN EXPORT CREDITS
REFS: A) STATE 50834
B) Paris 407
C) Paris 544
Classified By: ECON Counselor Stuart Dwyer for reasons 1.4 (b)
and (d).
(C) We delivered ref A's key points on April 18 to Ramon
Fernandez, DAS-equivalent for International Financial Affairs at
the Ministry of Finance, and followed up on the demarche with
him on April 20. He reported that he had circulated our views
with the relevant Ministries and to the French participant to
the OECD Export Credit Arrangement, but that France is not
likely to associate itself with our proposal. France believes
an OECD "common line" restricting export credits would go beyond
the language in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions
(1737 and 1747). France has a different point of view on the
meaning of the UNSCR operative paragraphs. France certainly
shares the USG desire to maintain concerted international
pressure until Iran abandons its nuclear weapons program, but
only under explicit cover of decisions taken through the UN
process. He welcomed continuing engagement with the USG on the
issue, indicating that he expected Tresor Director General
Xavier Musca would be prepared to discuss it further with
Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt when the latter visits Paris
next week.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
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