INF: FRENCH NON-PAPER ON INF AND FRENCH FORCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R000300460014-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2010
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 12, 1983
• Content Type: CABLE

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TO STAND FIRM AN THE NON INCLUSION OF FRENCH,FORCES
IN iINFi MERILLON.HAD PRIVATELY SIGNALLED '0 US
EARLIER HIS>CONCERNS.ON THIS,MATTER?-AS,REPORTED
REFTEL. SEPTEL ON PERMREPS'LUNCH CONTAINS,MERILLON'S
ORAL COMMENTS..*.PARA 2_ BELOW CONTAINS THE, ?TEXT
OF FRENCH:NON.PAPER.WHICH MERILLON"DISTRIBUTED WHICH
OUTLINES THE FAMILIAR FRENCH,RATIONALEt
? ?+-FRANCE REJECTS ITS FORCES BEING TAKEN INTO
? ACCOUNT ,DIRECTLY 'OR INDIRECTLY IN THE US.SOVIET
? NEGOTIATIONS;
--FRENCH FORCES BERVE-ADIFFERENTSTRATEGIC
DOCTRINE, NAMELY "DISSUASION BY THE WEAK OF
? THE STRONG," AND THUS-CANNOT SE =CONSIDERED PART
? OF ' NATO. -FORCES NOR OF NATO STRATEGY OF 'FLEXIBLE
? RESPONSE
?. THE SMALL SIZE OF FRENCH FORCES REPRESENTS
? THE MINIMUM ESSENTIALINECESSARY FOR A,CREaI8LE!
DETERRENT. NEGOTIATING REDUCTIONS WOULD CAUSE
THE FRENCH DETERRENT FORCE, 'TO LOSE; ZITS
CREDIBILITY.. END SUMMARY,
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LA FRANCE REJETTE,TOUTE'IDEEDE PRISE:ENCOMPTE
DIHECTE OU INDIRECTE DAN" LES NEGOCIATIONS FSOVIETOT
AMERICAINES DE SES.SYSTEMS.NUCLEAIRES GUI NE SAURAIENT
ETRE COMPARES OU ASSIMILES A TELLE OU TELLE ICATEGORIE
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FORME UN TOUT INDISSOCIABLE FACE! A LA MENACE "GLOBALE QJ
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NOS FORCES NUCLEAIRES SONT AU SERVICE DUNE DOCTRINE
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-DE-LEUR NATURE, ELLES NE$AURAIENT REMPLIR.LES MISSIONS
GUE NOS ALLIES ASSIGNENT FAUX ?FUTURS ,MISSILES =DE L'OTAN
DAN9 LE CADRE DE LA STRATEGIE DE LA RIPOSTE GRADUEE.
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