National SIGINT Requirements List:
EEI: H - Foreign Contracts/Feasibility Studies/
Negotiations
WikiLeaks release: June 29, 2015
Keywords: National Security Agency, NSA, Secret, NOFORN, SIGINT, United
States, USA, France, economic espionage, trade, telecommunication,
energy, transportation, environment, healthcare
Restraint: SECRET//NOFORN
Title: National SIGINT Requirements List: Information Need (IN) - France:
Economic Developments: EEI: H - Foreign Contracts/Feasibility
Studies/Negotiations
Date: 2012
Organization: National Security Agency (NSA)
Author: Summary Services Office
Link: https://wikileaks.org/nsa-france/
Pages: 1

Description
This US economic espionage order ("Essential Elements of Information) for France instructs US spies to
collect information on all French sales and financing of significant projects related to telecommunications,
electrical generation, gas, oil, nuclear and renewable energy and environmental and healthcare
technologies. Most substantially it also mandates the interception and reportage of all French company
negotiations and contracts valued at over $200 million. The results of the spying are to be reported to
various US trade, political and intelligence agencies ("Supported Elements").

 EEI : H
    EEI Classification : SECRET//NOFORN 
    Originator EEI Classification : SECRET//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, 
GBR, NZL 
    EEI Title : (U//FOUO) Foreign Contracts/Feasibility 
Studies/Negotiations 
    Question(s) :  
1. (S//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL) Report impending French 
contract proposals or feasibility studies and negotiations for 
international sales or investments in major projects or systems of 
significant interest to the foreign host country or $200 million or 
more in sales and/or services, including financing information or 
projects of high interest including: 
A. Information and telecommunications facilities networks and 
technology?
B. Electric power, natural gas, and oil facilities and 
infrastructure to include nuclear power and renewable energy 
generation?
C. Transportation infrastructure and technology to include ports, 
airports, high­speed rail, and subways?
D. Environmental technologies used domestically and for export?
E. Health care infrastructure, services, and technologies,
including biotechnology developments?