UNCLASSIFIED E2 CO FIDENTIAL RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 ORIGIN SS-30 STATE 189464 INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 SS0-00 030 R DRAFTED BY NEA IAI DAKORN MGK APPROVED BY NEA HHSAUNDERS OES MGUHIN S S O SSTAPLETON ------------------039966 190257Z 12 o P 19002sz JUL 00 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY C 0 N F I D E N T I A L STATE 189464 EXDIS DECAPTIONED E O 12065 GDS 7 18 86 SAUNDERS HAROLD TAGS TECH PARM MN'UC US IS SUBJECT FRENCH NUCLEAR TRANSACTION WITH IRAQ 1 CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT 2 FOLLOWING HIS BREAKFAST MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY JULY 16 EVRON TELEPHONED SAUNDERS DRAWING ATTENTION TO PRESS REPORTS ABOUT FRENCH SUPPLY OF URANIUM TO IRAQ AND ASKING THAT USG INTERVENE WITH FRENCH TO DISCOURAGE THEM FROM GOING AHEAD WITH THIS TRANSACTION SAUNDERS SAID WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING QUESTION OF SUPPLY OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO IRAQ FOR SOME TIME AND HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH VARIOUS PARTIES SAUNDERS SAID WE WOULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THE MATTER AND BE BACK IN TOUCH WITH ISRAELIS CHRISTOPHER CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 CONFIDENTIAL STATE 189464 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES L DARIS DATE CASE ID 17 JAN 2006 200304282 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NNN UNCLASSIFIED