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Viewing cable 07PARIS528, FRENCH REACTION TO LIBERIA ARREARS CLEARANCE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PARIS528 2007-02-09 14:23 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Paris 
VZCZCXYZ0001
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHFR #0528 0401423
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 091423Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4833
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1408
RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 6507
RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN 1920
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 6094
RUEHHE/AMEMBASSY HELSINKI 1270
RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0164
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 6425
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 1056
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 1456
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 2062
RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 0329
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 8254
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 1394
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 2665
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 2442
RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 0152
RUEHMV/AMEMBASSY MONROVIA 7258
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 1225
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1141
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
 
UNCLAS PARIS 000528 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR EB/IFD/OMA for Audu Besmer, and EUR/WE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN PGOV PINR FR
SUBJECT: FRENCH REACTION TO LIBERIA ARREARS CLEARANCE 
 
REF: A) STATE 9925 B) PARIS 400 C) State 15595 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, NOT FOR INTERNET 
 
1.  (SBU) We conveyed ref C message about Liberia's arrears to the 
office of Cooperation Minister Girardin on February 7, and to the 
MFA on February 8.   According to the MFA, France is quite close to 
re-opening its embassy in Monrovia.  The French have asked the 
Liberian government for agrement for their proposed chief of 
mission, MFA official Jacques Gerard (currently stationed in Juba, 
Sudan).  Once the Liberians respond, the French plan to move 
expeditiously to reopen their mission.  The MFA hopes Gerard will be 
able to attend the Partnership Forum in Washington. 
 
2.  (SBU) We spoke on February 7 with Jerome Walter, advisor to 
Cooperation Minister Brigitte Girardin.  Walter promised to pass the 
message to Girardin.  He noted that the African Development Bank had 
gone beyond the norm for use of PCCF in clearing arrears for the 
Central African Republic, and perhaps something similar could be 
done for Liberia.  He added that Girardin would be represented at 
the Partnership Forum by the Ministry of Finance's Financial 
Counselor for Africa, Serge Tomasi. 
 
3.  (SBU) On February 8 Ramon Fernandez, PDAS for international 
finance and development affairs at the French Ministry of Finance, 
told us he had seen the Finance Minister of Liberia last week in 
Paris and made the point that France strongly supports Liberia.  But 
on arrears clearance there is a need to follow rules.  He concluded 
that France remains ready to help on this matter. 
 
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