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Viewing cable 08PARIS1771, AIRBUSQSYRIA TALKS ON AIRCRAFT LEASE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08PARIS1771 2008-09-22 15:07 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Paris 
VZCZCXRO8364
PP RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN
RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHFR #1771 2661507
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 221507Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4358
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS PARIS 001771 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR
SUBJECT: AIRBUSQSYRIA TALKS ON AIRCRAFT LEASE 
 
1. (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 
 
2. (SBU) Recent press reporting has speculated on the 
possible sale or lease of Airbus aircraft to Syria's 
state carrier.  While the GOF has downplayed the 
reports, speculation has centered on ways in which a 
deal could be structured to sidestep U.S. sanctions, 
possibly through lease and purchase of several Airbus 
aircrafts through a private third-party. 
 
3. (SBU) We will meet or encounter EADS and Airbus 
officials on several occasions over the next two to 
three weeks.  Embassy requests specific guidance on 
the restrictions imposed by U.S. legislation on sales 
to Syria, including as relates to possible third-party 
lease agreements. 
 
Stapleton