Cablegate: Demarche On Afghanistan and Pakistan

Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 4:40 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 09TUNIS884

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DE RUEHTU #0884 3351640
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FM AMEMBASSY TUNIS
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UNCLAS TUNIS 000884

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL AF PK TS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN

REF: STATE 122731

Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.

(SBU) The Embassy delivered to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on December 1 the points conveyed reftel concerning
President Obama's forthcoming speech on the U.S. approach
toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Embassy will report any
substantive reaction we receive.

DESJARDINS

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