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### Viewing cable 09PARIS119, FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS

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09PARIS119 | 2009-01-27 18:06 | 2010-11-30 16:04 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Embassy Paris

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 000119

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR S/WCI, EUR/ERA
    NSC FOR KVIEN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/26/2019
    TAGS: PREL KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER FR
    SUBJECT: FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS
    PREREQUISITE TO ACCEPTANCE OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ON A
    "CASE BY CASE" BASIS

    REF: A. SECSTATE 6516
    ¶B. BRUSSELS 79

    Classified By: Political Counselor Andrew R. Young for reasons 1.4 (B &
    D).

    ¶1. (C/NF) Summary: In response to President Obama's January
    22 Executive Order to close detention facilities at
    Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (ref a), the French have publicly
    given their support to at least review the idea of accepting
    detainees deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister
    Bernard Kouchner said on January 20 and again on January 26
    that France "would consider positively" requests from
    Washington to accept detainees from Guantanamo who wish to
    come to France, on a "case-by-case basis, with a specific and
    careful assessment of legal implications and security risks."
    Philippe Errera, Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner, and
    French Foreign Ministry DAS-equivalent for security issues
    Martin Juillard said France prefers to have a coordinated EU
    position before moving forward on the issue. Errera said the
    goal is to bring the discussion to a political level, perhaps
    headed by EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove,
    in an effort to give broad political and legal cover to those
    states wishing to accept detainees. Juillard said it is
    unlikely the EU will provide a plan or a framework for
    accepting detainees unless the USG makes an official request
    to the EU presidency, now led by the Czech Republic. While
    the French are eager to improve relations with the U.S. on
    counter-terrorism, Juillard said the GOF wants two conditions
    met: first, the U.S. must agree to resettle some of these
    same low-risk detainees in the U.S., and; second, any
    detainee being considered for resettlement in France must
    express an explicit desire to be resettled in France.
    Julliard noted a final decision on the matter would
    ultimately rest with President Sarkozy. End Summary.

    ¶2. (SBU) Pol MC met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs
    Advisor to FM Kouchner, on January 26. Poloffs met with
    French MFA DAS-equivalent for security issues Martin Juillard
    on January 27. MFA security directorate officers
    Jean-Mathieu Bonnel and Caroline Monvoisin, as well as North
    America desk officer Bruno Asseray joined Juillard.

    Common EU Position Sought That Would Permit Decisions by
    Individual Member States
    ------------ ------------ -- --- -- --- --- --- --- -- -- --
    -- -- -- -- -- --- -

    ¶3. (C/NF) In response to President Obama's January 22
    Executive Order to close detention facilities at Guantanamo
    Bay Naval Base (ref a), the French have publicly given their
    support to at least review the idea of accepting detainees
    deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister Bernard
    Kouchner said on January 20 and again on January 26 that
    France "would consider positively" requests from Washington
    to accept detainees from Guantanamo who wish to come to
    France, on a "case-by-case basis, with a specific and careful
    assessment of legal implications and security risks."
    Philippe Errera, Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner, and
    Foreign Affairs DAS-equivalent for security issues Martin
    Juillard said France is working to obtain a common EU
    position on Guantanamo, although decisions about accepting
    detainees would remain with the individual member states.
    Errera said the goal is to bring the discussion to a
    political level, perhaps headed by EU Counterterrorism
    Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, in an effort to give broad
    political and legal cover to those states wishing to accept
    detainees. Errera noted that this was also necessary on a
    practical level because members of the Schengen group of
    countries must coordinate any such decision inasmuch as any
    individual within their borders would be able to travel
    freely to all of the other participating states. Errera said
    that FM Kouchner was "more forward-leaning" on this issue,
    but that they had been surprised by the harsh public reaction
    across Europe to the idea of accepting "terrorists" on their
    soil. Paris believes that a common EU position would provide
    a broad framework for individual country action, just as it
    did in an earlier case involving the relocation of
    Palestinian fighters who had taken over the Church of the
    Nativity in Bethlehem.

    ¶4. (C/NF) Furthering Errera's point from January 26,
    Juillard noted that while the French believe it is necessary

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    to have a common EU clearing house to accept detainees, they
    do not want to create a large bureaucracy that will prevent
    flexibility in the process. Poloffs emphasized that
    flexibility was a key factor and hoped France and the EU
    would not support a process that would prevent interested
    countries from taking detainees. Juillard said it is
    unlikely that France would make a final determination on
    their ability to accept detainees without some type of
    process in place at the EU level. He also noted it is
    unlikely the EU would provide a plan or a framework for
    accepting detainees unless the USG makes an official request
    to the EU presidency, now led by the Czech Republic.

    EU Acceptance Conditional
    -------------------------

    ¶5. (C/NF) While the French are open to the idea of accepting
    those detainees who, according to U.S. authorities, do not
    pose a security risk, the French believe it is necessary for
    two requirements to be met: first, the U.S. must agree to
    resettle some of these same low-risk detainees in the U.S.,
    and; second, any detainee being considered for resettlement
    in France must express an explicit desire to be resettled in
    France. Julliard noted that a final decision on the matter
    rests at the presidential level with the advice of the
    Ministers of Foreign affairs and the interior.

    No EU States Opposed, But Still No Consensus
    --------------------------------------------

    ¶6. (C/NF) Juillard said there were no indications that EU
    members were blocking the idea of taking former detainees.
    However, some countries have stated flatly they would not be
    taking any Guantanamo detainees.

    Desire to Improve Franco-American Relations
    -------------------------------------------

    ¶7. (C/NF) Juillard noted on three separate occasions that
    part of France's calculation on the detainee issue is how
    they can support the Obama Administration in a hope of
    improving Franco-American relations. He continued that the
    Franco-American counter-terrorism relationship was so far
    good, but there was vast room for improvement and he hoped we
    would work more closely in the coming months. Juillard was
    quick to point out that at the end of their EU presidency in
    December of last year, the French put forth the idea that the
    EU should be considering the detainee issue which finally
    took place on January 26.

    PEKALA

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