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P 181620Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7935
INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 1222
RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 7146
RUEHUP/AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST 0560
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0930
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RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 1871
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 0020
RUEHPG/AMEMBASSY PRAGUE 0608
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 9287
RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM 1890
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 3274
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UNCLAS PARIS 001726
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EAID AF FR
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN MOU: INTERIM RESPONSE
REF: A. STATE 129187
B. KABUL 3981
1. (SBU) In response to the points in reftel A, French
officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry
of Defense said they were aware of the draft MOU on life,
security and mobility support, originally supplied to the
French Embassy in Kabul as per reftel B, and expressed their
willingness to help. However, GOF officials in Paris have
only recently received the draft MOU text. Post has
emphasized the importance of a timely response, which we will
report septel.
RIVKIN