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Viewing cable 05PARIS5135, FRENCH RESPONSE TO U/S BURNS LETTER ON RED CROSS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PARIS5135 2005-07-26 06:57 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris 
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260657Z Jul 05
 
UNCLAS PARIS 005135 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREF OPDC PREL FR
SUBJECT: FRENCH RESPONSE TO U/S BURNS LETTER ON RED CROSS 
EMBLEM ISSUE 
 
REF: STATE 135632 
 
1. Post delivered U/S Burns' letter to MFA political Director 
Stanislas de Laboulaye July 22.  We also provided a copy to 
MFA IO Social and Humanitarian Affairs DAS-equivalent 
Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen the same day. 
 
2. Fraper contacted poloff July 25 to say that she was 
preparing the response for Laboulaye's signature and would 
fax the reply to us as soon as it was signed.  Meanwhile, she 
stated, the GoF had no major difference with the USG on this 
issue.  Fraper said that the MFA had been working over the 
weekend with the Swiss to try to help them with regard to the 
organization of a diplomatic conference on the issue. 
 
3.  Post will forward the text of the formal GoF response as 
soon as we receive it. 
STAPLETON