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Viewing cable 08PARIS1845, FRENCH PLAN FOR RATIFICATION OF NATO ENLARGEMENT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08PARIS1845 2008-10-06 16:09 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Paris
VZCZCXRO9456
PP RUEHIK RUEHPOD RUEHYG
DE RUEHFR #1845 2801609
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 061609Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4438
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY 6188
RUEHTI/AMEMBASSY TIRANA PRIORITY 0226
RUEHVB/AMEMBASSY ZAGREB PRIORITY 0281
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
UNCLAS PARIS 001845 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR/RPM PETER SCHROEDER AND L/T FRANK HOLLERAN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: NATO PARM MARR PREL KTIA FR AL CR
SUBJECT: FRENCH PLAN FOR RATIFICATION OF NATO ENLARGEMENT 
BEFORE 2009 NATO SUMMIT 
 
REF: STATE 106321 
 
1.  (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet 
distribution. 
 
2.  (SBU) The MFA wants the French Parliament to approve NATO 
membership for Croatia and Albania before the April 2009 NATO 
summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, according to DAS-equivalent for 
the Balkans, Thierry Guichoux, who discussed ratification 
with Poloff on September 19.  Guichoux noted parliament 
determines the calendar for ratification.  He added that the 
MFA had even encouraged the Croatian and Albanian governments 
to deliver a demarche directly to the French parliament to 
help speed the process.  French parliamentary contacts told 
us that while no date has yet been set for the debate and 
vote on the latest round of NATO enlargement, the parliament 
is aware that it is a GOF priority for action before the 
April NATO summit.  (Comment: The French President's party 
controls majorities in both houses of French parliament; 
therefore we do not anticipate difficulties in the 
ratification process which we expect to occur before  April 
2009). 
 
STAPLETON