[France]: Message for Israel

[Zak]

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MINISTER OF DEFENSE​

ENCRYPTED​

Dear Israeli Minister of Defence, I am writing to you today to purchase a production license for the Plasan Sandcat, a fine piece of technology that we would like to incorporate into the French Army as the primary light armoured vehicle. I would also like to invite you to a call when your diary is free so that we can discuss cooperation between the French Armed Forces and the Israel Defence Force which our government believes is best for business. I look forward to hearing from you in the coming days. Regards, Sébastien Lecornu Minister of Defence French Republic

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[Owen]

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE​

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET (Encrypted)​

20 April 2001​

Dear Minister Lecornu, We can have that call anytime you please, but it is flat out no on the Plasan Sandcat. Yours sincerely, Ehud Barak.

Matcal Tower, Camp Rabin Military Base, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 2806753​

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[Zak]

The Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence would call her Israeli counterpart on an encrypted line. She would shuffle a few papers on her desk as she called Minister Barak.

"Shalom, this is Secretary Geneviève Darrieussecq calling from the French Ministry of Defence. How are things going?"

Owen

 

[Owen]

Ehud Barak would pick up the phone.

"We are settling into our new role as the Government over here. As you may recall, it was a pretty turbulent time in Israel recently with the constant switching between Benjamin Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett. Thank god the Israeli people voted to throw them into the opposition benches so we could stop that madness. Israel is open for business now."

Zak

 

[Owen]

Zak

 

[Zak]

The call is transferred to the new Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères.

"Minister Barak, are you there? This is Foreign Minister Éric Zemmour. It seems like this call has lasted a record two months. Secretary Darrieussecq was found frozen still at her office.... Whacky I know but-.. Ah, yes, now. I'm quite concerned of the recent news that Prime Minister Livni is concerned about the far-right's rise to power in France. I can assure you that nothing out of the ordinary will be happening. French Jews will still be able to travel and do as they wish freely as long as they're respecting French laws."

Owen