PAUL VISIT TO PARIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000200020032-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: April 2, 1970
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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C O N F I D E N I A L PARIS 3940
SUBJ : PAUL VISIT TO PARIS
REF: STATE 27257, PARIS 2255 AND PARIS 3734
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1. PAUL VISITED EMBASSY APRIL 1 FOR BRIEFING: (PARIS 2255)'
HE WAS RELAXED AND QUESTIONS WERE GENERALLY ROUTINE IN NATURE
AND OFTEN RELATED TO HISTORICAL RATHER THAN PRESENT OR FUTURE
EVENTS. BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION FOLLOWING IT WERE LOW=KEY
AND EMPHASIZED GROWING US-FRENCH RAPPROCHEMENT OVER PAST
TWO YEARS WITH INCREASED COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION BETWEEN
TWO GOVERNMENTS IN ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC AND INTERNATIONAL
MATTERS.
2. PAUL ASKED ABOUT MARCH 28 PARIS HERALD-TRIBUNE MIDDLETON
ARTICLE WHICH TALKED OF EXPANDED FRENCH TIES WITH NATO AS
RESULT OF POMPIDOU?S VISIT TO US. WE REPLIED ALONG LINES
PARIS 3734.
3. PAUL REQUESTED AND RECEIVED GENERAL.RUN-DOWN ON FRENCH
STRATEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS, NUMBER AND DEPLOYMENT OF FRENCH
NUCLEAR WARHEADS, AND FRANCE?S BASIC DEFENSE POSTURE. HE DID
NOT REPEAT NOT RAISE QUESTIONS OF FR/UK NUCLEAR FORCE, OR FUTURE
EUROPEAN DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS. HE ASKED ABOUT FRENCH VIEWS-0m,
ANY POSSIBLE US TROOP WITHDRAWALS. WE TOLD HIM THAT ON PUBLIC'
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LEVEL (E?G. POMPIDOU) FRENCH WISHED TO SEE US TROOPS IN EUROPE
IN SUFFICIENT NUMBER TO GIVE CREDENCE TO US DETERRENT. IN, DDITION
THEY PRIVATELY FEARED POSSIBLE EXPANSION BY FRG. OF_,ITS FOR'E`;
TO FILL VOID LEFT B Y ANY US TROOP REDUCTIONS. HE DID NOT TAKE
LINE WITH US HAT REDUCTIONS WERE FOREGONE CONCLUSION; BUT ONLY
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4. PAUL EXPRESSED PARTICULAR INTEREST IN FRENCH INTERNAL AFFAIRS
EMBASSY ACCORDINGLY GAVE HIM STANDARD EMBASSY REVIEW OF
ECONOMIC SITUATION, STUDENT UNREST, AND GOVERNMENT HANDLING OF
LABOR PROBLEMS. HE ALSO ASKED ABOUT FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN POLICY.
WE RESPONDED BY NOTING FRENCH BELIEVE THEY ARE FILLING VACUUM
IN LIBYA, HAVE HISTORIC AND ECONOMIC TIES IN MAGHREB AND: NEAR
EAST AND ARE CONCERNED RE THEIR SOUTHERN FLANK AND NEED MAINTAIN
TRANS-SAHARAN AIR ROUTES TO THEIR FORMER AFRICAN COLONIES.
5. PAUL ENDED BY NOTING HE WAS IN PARIS ON VACATION BUT WOULD
GET BACK TO US IF HE HAD ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. HE CALLED BACK
ON APRIL 2 AND ASKED FOR BRIEF PAPER ON FRENCH WORK IN THE
ENVIRONMENT FIELD WHICH WE PROMISED PREPARE FOR HIM. GP-3.
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