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Viewing cable 08SAOPAULO457, BEHIND THE (GEORGIA) CONFLICT, A FIGHT FOR OIL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08SAOPAULO457 2008-08-27 11:25 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Sao Paulo 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSO #0457 2401125
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 271125Z AUG 08
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8478
INFO RHEHNSC/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 9614
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO PRIORITY 8822
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 3156
 
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000457 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD 
 
DEPT PASS USTR 
 
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: BEHIND THE (GEORGIA) CONFLICT, A FIGHT FOR OIL 
 
Liberal Folha de S. Paulo's correspondent Gilles Lapouge comments 
(08/27): "...The combat is clear: the Americans and Europeans try to 
ignore Russia and Iran by opening new ways for the oil to flow, over 
which Russia has no control.  But Moscow intends to maintain and 
resume the administration of Russian and Asian gas and oil to 
Europe.  In the confrontation between the West and Russia, Georgia 
is in a strategic position, which on one hand explains Western 
efforts for the countries in the Caucasus to make them a part of its 
economic-military devices... And, inversely, the risks assumed by 
the Kremlin to defeat Georgia and attract it to Russia's sphere of 
influence as well as the two Georgian separatist pro-Russian 
provinces of Abkazia and South Ossetia.  A difficult game of chess 
has started.  It is necessary to say however that the Russian player 
managed to block the Western player (the U.S. and EU).  Unless in 
the meeting called by Sarkozy a great idea comes forth." 
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