France weighs taking full role in Nato

Article reports that France has stepped up an internal debate, September 2007, on whether it might fully re-enter the Nato fold, potentially reversing Charles de Gaulle's decision to pull Paris out of the alliance's integrated military structure more than 40 years ago.

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IHT, 13.9.07: NATO eager for rapprochement with France http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/13/asia/nato.php

France: Presidency: Speeches and documents: 2007: White paper on defence and national security Letter to M. Jean-Claude Mallet, member of the Conseil d'Etat, July 2007 http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/anglais/speeches_and_documents/2007/white_paper_on_defence_and_national_security_letter_to_m_jean-claude_mallet_member_of_the_conseil_d_etat.79322.html

France: Presidency: Speeches and documents: 2007: White paper on defence and national security Letter to M. Jean-Claude Mallet, member of the Conseil d'Etat, July 2007 http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/anglais/speeches_and_documents/2007/white_paper_on_defence_and_national_security_letter_to_m_jean-claude_mallet_member_of_the_conseil_d_etat.79322.html

France: Ministry of Defence: Defence policy http://www.defense.gouv.fr/defense_uk/enjeux_defense/politique_de_defense

The Tocqueville Connection, 12.9.07: NATO happy with France's current role in the alliance http://www.adetocqueville.com/

The Tocqueville Connection, 12.9.07: NATO happy with France's current role in the alliance http://www.adetocqueville.com/

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