There is a letter from the Ambassador of Grenell. All the comments are cryptic diplomatic, now, to be clear, the U.S. will give The Treat, if Berlin gets the Chinese group in the mobile radio network.
The US Ambassador in Germany, Richard Grenell (archive image)
In the debate about the involvement of the Chinese Huawei group on the design of the 5G mobile network in Germany, the United States is threatening the government with consequences for intelligence cooperation. The Federal government should put the establishment of the network on “unreliable” Partner, this could endanger “in the future, the smooth cooperation and the exchange of some information,” said a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.
The Embassy was responding to a report of the “Wall Street Journal” on Monday. According to the Text, the U.S. Ambassador in Germany, Richard Grenell wrote on Friday a letter to the Federal Minister of economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier, and with a termination of the existing intelligence cooperation threatened. “Secure communication systems” are “essential” for the cooperation in the fields of defence and intelligence services, wrote Grenell. Companies such as Huawei could threaten the “confidentiality of this exchange”.
Federal Minister Peter Altmaier (archive picture) wants to answer the Grenell’s letter in a timely manner
The spokesman for the U.S. Embassy confirmed the report in principle. He said: “If there is in the network of an ally, the unreliable supplier, it could raise questions as to the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive communication, both within this country and between this country and its allies.” This could jeopardize the quick cooperation and the exchange of information.
A spokesman for Altmaiers confirmed, it is a letter from the US was received page. It will promptly give an answer. To not want to content Details of the speaker are expressed.
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