Identifier
Created
Classification
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09STATE4359
2009-01-15 22:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS

Tags:  SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH 
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DE RUEHC #4359 0152249
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O P 152241Z JAN 09
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 4373
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 5256
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 8463
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY 7110
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 2503
RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW PRIORITY 2799
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE PRIORITY 7171
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 4543
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 3489
UNCLAS STATE 004359 

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS
OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP

REF: TSAI-NEVILLE EMAIL 1/15/2009
UNCLAS STATE 004359

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS
OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP

REF: TSAI-NEVILLE EMAIL 1/15/2009

1.(SBU) UNVIE has requested Department guidance on including
China in the upcoming Friends of Afghanistan meeting to be
hosted by the Permanent Mission of France on January 22. The
Afghan Ambassador has requested that China join the group.
The Department is supportive of extending an invitation to
China.


2. Department will send additional substantive guidance ahead
of the January 22 Friends meeting.
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