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August 28, 1972

MEMORANDUM FROM RONALD I SPIERS TO JOHN N. IRWIN II, 'MILITARY COOPERATION WITH FRANCE: OUTCOME OF THE DEBRé VISIT'

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    Discussion of French Minister of Defense Debré's six day visit to the United States in July 1972. The Department of Defense is refusing to share with the Department of State information about technical discussions with Debré's delegation. John Foster, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, may have promised the French "sensitive strategic weapons technology" which cannot be given to them. The French "wish list" of assistance goes beyond the current restrictions to only help with existing systems, and not to provide the French with any new capabilities.
    "Memorandum from Ronald I Spiers to John N. Irwin II, 'Military Cooperation with France: Outcome of the Debré Visit'" August 28, 1972, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, National Archive, Record Group 59, Numeric-Subject Files, 1970-73 Top Secret Files, box 25, POL 7 FR. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2. http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/112408

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Discussion of French Minister of Defense Debré's six day visit to the United States in July 1972. The Department of Defense is refusing to share with the Department of State information about technical discussions with Debré's delegation. John Foster, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, may have promised the French "sensitive strategic weapons technology" which cannot be given to them. The French "wish list" of assistance goes beyond the current restrictions to only help with existing systems, and not to provide the French with any new capabilities.

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Spiers, Ronald I., 1925-

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  • National Archive, Record Group 59, Numeric-Subject Files, 1970-73 Top Secret Files, box 25, POL 7 FR. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2.

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