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07PARIS4084
2007-09-28 13:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
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UNAMID: FRENCH WANT SEPARATE DEMARCHES; MINURCAT

Tags:  PREL UNSC KPKO SU CT CD FR 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 004084 

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2017
TAGS: PREL UNSC KPKO SU CT CD FR
SUBJECT: UNAMID: FRENCH WANT SEPARATE DEMARCHES; MINURCAT
A CONCERN

REF: STATE 136068

Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, 1.4 (b/d
).

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 004084

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2017
TAGS: PREL UNSC KPKO SU CT CD FR
SUBJECT: UNAMID: FRENCH WANT SEPARATE DEMARCHES; MINURCAT
A CONCERN

REF: STATE 136068

Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, 1.4 (b/d
).


1. (C) MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal told us on
September 28 that France preferred that the U.S., UK, and
France carry out separate demarches rather than a joint one
regarding contributions by other countries to the UNAMID
operation for Darfur (reftel).


2. (C) Le Gal said that she had cleared this view within
the GOF after we had discussed reftel with her on September

27. She explained that French concerns about MINURCAT, the
EU-UN PKO for Chad and C.A.R. (a mission conceived by the
French),were a factor. Le Gal noted that France would be
asking some of the same countries mentioned in reftel in
connection with UNAMID, for contributions to MINURCAT, and
therefore wanted to operate separately in requesting support
for the two missions. Asked about reported difficulties
France seemed to be having in obtaining troop commitments for
MINURCAT, Le Gal tacitly acknowledged that others were not
making commitments as firmly or as quickly as the GOF would
have liked. Troops were still lacking and France was
actively seeking additional partners, she said.


3. (C) Le Gal indicated that the MFA would instruct its
missions in the countries named in reftel to meet with host
governments concerning UNAMID but would not ask that they do
so in conjunction with U.S. and UK counterparts.


4. (C) COMMENT: Although she did not say so directly, Le
Gal gave the clear impression that the French did not want to
make a joint demarche, with U.S. and UK partners present,
stressing the pressing need for contributions to UNAMID, and
then have to make a similar demarche, to many of the same
interlocutors, emphasizing the importance of MINURCAT. Given
the lead role France has taken with MINURCAT, and the
corresponding responsibility the French have assumed with
respect to that operation, we expect that the French would
place more emphasis on MINURCAT than on UNAMID. This is not
to suggest that they view UNAMID as less important but rather
that they will focus their heavy lifting on MINURCAT, at
least until its needs have been substantially met. END
COMMENT.


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