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German/French "Galileo war"

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08BERLIN1537 (2008-11-13, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY): GERMANY: RAPIDEYE AG READY TO SELL UNIQUE SATELLITE IMAGERY BY JANUARY 200908BERLIN1575 (2008-11-21, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY): GERMAN FIRM INFOTERRA EYEING NEXT SAR-LUPE CONTRACT AND FUTURE USG CUSTOMERS09BERLIN1049 (2009-08-27, CONFIDENTIAL): EADS SHAREHOLDER BREAKDOWN - DO THE FRENCH REALLY HOLD THE REINS?09BERLIN1080 (2009-09-03, CONFIDENTIAL): GERMANY TO FRANCE: STAY OUT OF OUR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE AFFAIRS09BERLIN1116 (2009-09-10, SECRET): GERMAN INTELLIGENCE VIEWS ON OPTICAL RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITIES09BERLIN1130 (2009-09-11, CONFIDENTIAL): GERMAN OPTICAL SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING: THE PATH FORWARD09BERLIN1207 (2009-09-30, CONFIDENTIAL): GERMAN SPACE AGENCY SEEKING USG SUPPORT ON OPTICAL SATELLITE COOPERATION09BERLIN181 (2009-02-12, SECRET//NOFORN): GERMANY SEEKS U.S. PARTNER TO DEVELOP OPTICAL SPACE IMAGERY CAPABILITIES09BERLIN561 (2009-05-14, SECRET): (S) GERMANY EXPANDING OVERHEAD RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAMS AND EYE CLOSER USG PARTNERSHIP09BERLIN601 (2009-05-20, CONFIDENTIAL): GERMAN COMPANY MARKETING SATELLITE IMAGERY TO US DESPITE FRENCH OPPOSITION09BERLIN765 (2009-06-25, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY): ASTRIUM GERMANY PLANS TO CORNER WORLD SPACE RADAR MARKET; PITCHES TO USG09BERLIN788 (2009-07-01, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY): GERMAN SATELLITE START-UP RAPIDEYE GATHERING CUSTOMERS; EMPHASIS ON CHINESE AND USG MARKETS09BERLIN796 (2009-07-01, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY): CHALLENGES ON THE HORIZON FOR GERMAN IMAGERY SATELLITE START-UP123

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1) 09BERLIN601 2009-05-20 CONFIDENTIAL

GERMAN COMPANY MARKETING SATELLITE IMAGERY TO US DESPITE FRENCH OPPOSITION

2) 09BERLIN1049 2009-08-27 CONFIDENTIAL

EADS SHAREHOLDER BREAKDOWN - DO THE FRENCH REALLY HOLD THE REINS?

3) 09BERLIN1080 2009-09-03 CONFIDENTIAL

GERMANY TO FRANCE: STAY OUT OF OUR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE AFFAIRS