FRANCE SUPPORTS PRIVATE SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA FR
SUBJECT: FRANCE SUPPORTS PRIVATE SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE
GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM

REF: A. STATE 5399


B. 2007 STATE 156602


1. (SBU) Embassy poloff delivered reftel demarche together
with Russian Federation terrorism expert Artem Studennikov on
February 6 to Thomas Guibert, French MFA Strategic Affairs
desk officer for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear
Terrorism. Guibert expressed France's support in principle
for enhancing the involvement of the private sector in the
Global Initiative and agreed to work with the GOF interagency
to identify France-based companies that are best positioned
to be active and positive contributors to the Initiative.
Guibert agreed to advise us periodically on the GOF's
progress.


2. (SBU) Guibert also noted that France would be submitting
comments late this week/early next week on the Detection
Architecture Model Guidelines Document prepared for the March
31- April 1 expert working group meeting in Washington. The
GOF looks forward to participating in the meeting, and plans
to send a delegation of five to six people.

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