“Fearing
the potential impact of Greece eventually exiting the Eurozone on the
French economy, President Francois Hollande held a secret meeting
with the German Social Democratic Party leaders behind Angela
Merkel’s back in 2012, NSA intercepts show. The NSA intelligence
report, released by the WikiLeaks in the first batch of the new
Espionnage Élysée collection, reveals that during his early days in
the office, the French leader was worried about German Chancellor’s
'intransigence' on the Greece crisis – and decided to hold secret
talks with the leaders of the Social Democratic Party.”
“The
authors of the intelligence report noted that the French PM at the
time, Jean-Marc Ayrault, warned Hollande of possible 'diplomatic
problems,' referring to what could happen if the meeting is not kept
secret and 'German Chancellor Angela Merkel finds out that Hollande
is going behind her back to meet with German opposition.' German
stance on the Greek crisis 'made Hollande very worried for Greece and
the Greek people, who might react by voting for an extremist party,'
the intercept reads.”
“There
were no immediate comments from Hollande’s or Merkel’s offices
regarding the latest revelations provided by Wikileaks to France's
Liberation daily and the Mediapart investigative website. The cache
of documents also included intelligence summaries of conversations
between French leaders, their countrymen and foreigner officials on
critical issues, including the dispute between Paris and Washington
over US spying.”
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