Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PARIS1728
2008-09-16 08:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
FRANCE CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001728
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2018
TAGS: PREL NATEU MOPS MARR FR AF
SUBJECT: FRANCE CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN
NATIONAL ARMY
REF: STATE 97991
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Kathleen Allegrone for reas
ons 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001728
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2018
TAGS: PREL NATEU MOPS MARR FR AF
SUBJECT: FRANCE CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN
NATIONAL ARMY
REF: STATE 97991
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Kathleen Allegrone for reas
ons 1.4(b) and (d).
¶1. (C) We delivered reftel demarche on September 15 to
Francois Delmas, who is responsible for NATO and Afghanistan
issues in the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA. Delmas
said that the GOF was expecting this demarche soliciting
contributions for the Afghan National Army and is currently
considering what it can do in light of its other commitments.
Delmas noted that France had recently substantially
increased its military commitment to Afghanistan, with the
August deployment of an additional maneuver battalion in
RC-East and increased personnel in Kabul, which already
entail an increased financial commitment. He promised to
follow up as French decision-making progresses.
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