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Viewing cable 05PARIS133, TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE - FRENCH WILL ASSIGN A LIAISON

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PARIS133 2005-01-07 18:19 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS PARIS 000133 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR PM/ISO AND PM/PMAT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MOPS MARR FR
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE - FRENCH WILL ASSIGN A LIAISON 
OFFICER 
 
REF: STATE 2705 
 
We conveyed reftel request for an LNO for tsunami relief 
January 6 to Bertrand Besancenot, the Defense Minister's 
Diplomatic Advisor.  The Defense Attache's office made a 
similar request to its contacts at the MOD's Planning and 
Operations center.  We have been advised that the French are 
moving quickly to select a candidate, who may be LCL Chadtal, 
identified in reftel as having received Multinational 
Planning Augmentation Team training.  An as-yet-unidentified 
senior French officer will contact PACOM to coordinate the 
assignment. 
Leach