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Viewing cable 09PARIS1046, IRAN: EU DIPLOMATS TO ATTEND AHMADINEJAD
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Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin |
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09PARIS1046 | 2009-07-31 15:03 | 2010-11-29 12:12 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Embassy Paris |
VZCZCXRO1400
PP RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHNP RUEHROV RUEHSL RUEHSR
DE RUEHFR #1046 2121551
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 311551Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6894
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001046
SIPDIS
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/31/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL FR
SUBJECT: IRAN: EU DIPLOMATS TO ATTEND AHMADINEJAD
INAUGURATION
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Kathleen H. Allegrone, for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
¶1. (C/NF) European Union members will send low-ranking
diplomats to the first of two inauguration ceremonies for
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but they will not inform the Iranians of
their plans, according to French MFA Acting Middle East
Director (Assistant-Secretary equivalent) Jean-Christophe
Paucelle. If the Iranians find out beforehand that the EU
will not send Ambassador-level representation, Paucelle told
poloff early July 31, then they may rescind the invitations
to the August 3 event, as they did in similar circumstances
prior to former President Khatami's inauguration in 1997.
"It's hard to keep a secret when 27 nations are involved,"
Paucelle noted, "but we are trying." Only the Swedish EU
Presidency will be represented by an Ambassador, Paucelle
said.
¶2. (C/NF) All EU members will, however, send their
Ambassadors to the August 5 inauguration ceremony in the
Iranian Parliament. Paucelle adopted a defensive tone when
explaining this decision, which he said was finalized in
Brussels the morning of July 31. He admitted this issue had
generated tense and fractious debate among European foreign
ministers. "We are caught between two conflicting
objectives," Paucelle explained. "On the one hand, we want
to communicate that we do not approve of this illegitimate
election. On the other hand, we need to be realistic: the
power is in the hands of Khameini and Ahmadinejad, including
the nuclear file, and we must negotiate with those in power.
You are in the same position." Paucelle insisted that the EU
will continue to respect what he described as "the Durban red
lines." "We will walk right out if Ahmadinejad denies the
Holocaust or declares that his regime will destroy Israel."
(NOTE: Paucelle admitted that since non-Muslims had never
before received an invitation to the inauguration ceremony
presided over by the Supreme Leader, EU diplomats in Tehran
have never entered the building where the event will take
place, and so they are not sure how they will stage their
walk-out, logistically, should they need to do so. They are
worried that the doors may be locked. END NOTE.) Paucelle
also reported that the German Ambassador will return from his
vacation on August 4 to ensure that he will miss the first
ceremony and attend the second one along with his EU
counterparts. The British Ambassador will attend as well,
even without credentials. "The Iranians are desperate for
recognition and so they have disregarded their usual devotion
to protocol -- and their anti-British vitriol -- on this
occasion."
¶3. (C/NF) Paucelle said that the case of detained French
citizen Clothilde Reiss has also influenced the EU decision
to attend the inauguration ceremonies. "We think she may be
released soon, and we don't want to create another irritant,"
Paucelle said. "There are enough already." He reported that
the French have reason to believe Reiss may form part of a
group of detainees likely to be released on the August 7
anniversary of Imam Mahdi. Paucelle noted that a letter
released July 29 by Ahmadinejad supported the idea of
granting clemency to post-election protesters during Mahdi
celebrations. "The Iranians will need to take face-saving
measures, and so she will likely transfer to house arrest or
some other status," Paucelle said. He added that, of course,
she may not be released at all next week, but the French
remain optimistic that she will soon be out of prison.
PEKALA