US National Security Agency (NSA) eavesdrop on telephone conversations of two finance ministers of France and gathered data on export contracts of France and discussions on trade issues and budget – tells WikiLeaks.
The idea minister Francois Baroin, who headed the Ministry of Finance in 2011-2012 in the government of Francois Fillon, and his successor Pierre Moscoviciego that this function was performed by two years to 2014 in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault.
WikiLeaks relies on secret intelligence reports and technical documents, which have also been published by the French media: newspaper “Liberation” and the portal investigators “Mediapart.”
According to a document dated in 2002, to then renewed in 2012. NSA asked the intelligence services of Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, to collect information about the French export contracts worth more than $ 200 million in such industries as telecommunications, energy, including nuclear, transport and health.
WikiLeaks does not mention in its documents any specific businesses in France.
eavesdropping presidents?
In another document, which was leaked, is summarized telephone conversation between Moscovicim, who is now EU Commissioner for. economic and financial, and one of the senators of the French Socialist Party. During the interview politicians raise issues of poor health of the French economy and ongoing budget negotiations – gives Reuters.
Last week, WikiLeaks reported that the NSA listened in 2006-2012 French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande. Also tapped other senior representatives of the French authorities, including ministers and diplomats. The White House denied.
June 24, Pierre Moscovici wrote on Twitter that he would be shocked if he knew that was the object of such eavesdropping, and demanded an explanation from US officials. “Unacceptable between allies and friends” – he wrote.
Americans flatly contradict
In the case of recent documents did not want to speak French Foreign Ministry spokesman.
To a limited extent advocated is an American Intelligence Directorate (DNI). United States do not use their intelligence capabilities to spy in favor of US companies – said DAYS.
As he writes AFP on Tuesday, as to the details, the US intelligence sent her to the Declaration of September 2013. issued by the Director James Clapper, the US clarifying the doctrine in terms of economic espionage. According to this declaration, “it is no secret” that US intelligence services “gather information on economic and financial issues, as well as on the financing of terrorism”.
However, the United States, “do not use their potential intelligence to steal secrets Trading foreign companies in favor of US companies “to improve their competitiveness and profitability – Clapper emphasized. He marked that the aim of the US services include monitoring “unusual economic activity”, which allows American political leaders “to take informed decisions for improving our national security.”
The companies also tapped?
Official “Liberation” newspaper and website “Mediapart” also revealed that American Security Agency NSA spying not only the three most recent presidents of France, but French companies
In the years 2004-2012 tapped the heads of the largest companies – from computer science and the production of electricity at Atomistics and bio-technologies, but also the then ministers of economics and finance. It was about learning how to negotiate major contracts by the French, their use of practices in trade and relations between Paris and international institutions, such as the French authorities’ approach to issues related to the G8 and G20 groups. Americans watch includes all contracts for more than 200 million dollars.
Some commentators underestimate the scale of the phenomenon, claiming that at the moment everyone spies on everyone, because it is an integral part of all economic moves on the planet. However, the affair can put a strain on the course planned for mid-July the EU-US talks on free trade.
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