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Viewing cable 09STATE4359, GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09STATE4359 2009-01-15 22:41 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Secretary of State
VZCZCXYZ0018
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHC #4359 0152249
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O P 152241Z JAN 09
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 4373
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 5256
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 8463
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY 7110
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 2503
RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW PRIORITY 2799
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE PRIORITY 7171
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 4543
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 3489
UNCLAS STATE 004359 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS 
OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP 
 
REF: TSAI-NEVILLE EMAIL 1/15/2009 
 
1.(SBU) UNVIE has requested Department guidance on including 
China in the upcoming Friends of Afghanistan meeting to be 
hosted by the Permanent Mission of France on January 22. The 
Afghan Ambassador has requested that China join the group. 
The Department is supportive of extending an invitation to 
China. 
 
ΒΆ2. Department will send additional substantive guidance ahead 
of the January 22 Friends meeting. 
RICE