DIFFERENCES AGAIN BETWEEN THE QUAI AND THE ELYSEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-13-1-12-2
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: March 25, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/05/11 : LOC-HAK-13-1-12-2 70~5_
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INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
M O ZA DUM FOR MR. IS INGE
SUBJECT:
Helmut S osute ateldt`s
erences Again .iietween the Qual and the Elyse*
,Ensbaa.sy Paris bat again detected divergent viewer, area the Middle East
between the French Foreign Office and President Pomp i ou'e e.taff.
k) The Quai is reported to have suggested that a negative &tatement be
issued on Secretary loges,' Middle Fast speech. following the March 17
owcil of Ministers Meeting, but an Elyse, press official (Ilaudouin)
4iesaagreesd. Upon hearing the latter's case. Pompidou concurred that the
Rogers statement moved the US closer to France an several points, a
tendency w cb Franc* should encourage. A ',more positive statement was
sub*.quently ieleareod by Leo Ramon, the French government a pokeawaa,
taking note of the 'Important decluaratiewa which Rogers had made.
Z) Mors recently, we have received another report that French V$
reprreetieritattve 1oscluszo- .orizet bad recommended to the Quaff in early
March that the Tench government take as initiative to convener a three-
power rw eeeting on the Middle : at, without US participation. 11. ith
Secretary-General Alpad in charge. the recommendations was approved
within the Qual and thou cleared with Schumann, who happened to be In
Braar seie. The next morning, however, #lybee Secretary-General Jobert.
open seeing the outgoing telegram, reportedly called 'Flphand and instructed
him to cancel It. Jobert'n action. was later backed by Pompidou.
These problems seen,, to be lracreasliing in Parris. High level Quaff officials
sweet. basically reefpoanseible for the anti-US lime -- most likely A.iphaud, with
de i3eaur -rehals in ai supporting role. (Two supporting telegrams; are at
Tab A. ) BUt AIphand does have a direct retationship with Pompidou and we
ashould not Dimply accept the propo'ition that ail our preablerrns are due to the
Qual. There are other domestic #orswec that play stn Pompidou as well --
apart from some of Pompidou's own convictiows and prejudice*.
State Dept. review completed
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/05/11 : LOC-HAK-13-1-12-2