Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI1339
2003-03-19 12:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:50:24 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM March 19, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1339 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: EAID, PREL, PREF Captions: None Subject: UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR WFP PROVISION OF IRAQI FOODSTUFFS Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 01339 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: P/M ECON RSO AMB DCM DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS CLEARED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS VZCZCADI312 OO RUEHC RUEHDE RUEHRH RUEHKU RUEHDO RUEHAM RUEHRO RUEHGV RUEHBS RHEHNSC RHEFDIA RUEKJCS RUEKJCS RUCJACC DE RUEHAD #1339 0781242 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 191242Z MAR 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8950 INFO RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J3 JOD/J5 MEAF// IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//ISA/NESA// IMMEDIATE RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//POLAD// IMMEDIATE RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 2898 RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 1236 RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0830 RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 0949 RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0434 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0670 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0511 RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 0182 RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001339
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ARP AND NEA/NGA
ROME PASS TO FODAG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2013
TAGS: EAID PREL PREF IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR
WFP PROVISION OF IRAQI FOODSTUFFS
REF: STATE 70827
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001339
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ARP AND NEA/NGA
ROME PASS TO FODAG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2013
TAGS: EAID PREL PREF IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR
WFP PROVISION OF IRAQI FOODSTUFFS
REF: STATE 70827
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on cash
assistance for WFP provision of Iraq foodstuff to
MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah
Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi indicated
that visiting WFP officials had held a meeting
earlier in the day with the UAE Foreign Ministry to
discuss the expeditious establishment of a WFP
regional office in Dubai. The Emiratis have
authorized the establishment of the office and Al-
Nuaimi believes it will be opened almost
immediately in order to facilitate the movement of
foodstuffs to Iraq. He noted that the visiting WFP
officials had not made mention of the need for cash
assistance.
3. (C) Al-Nuaimi promised to brief MFA Minstate
Hamdan (who is also the Chairman of the UAE Red
Crescent Authority) immediately on our request, but
noted that the UAE would be channeling significant
amounts of humanitarian assistance, including
foodstuffs, via the UAE Red Crescent Authority,
which already has a presence in Iraq and a
relationship with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society.
The UAE RCA employees intend to remain in Iraq
during the conflict stage in order to ensure the
continuing flow of assistance to the Iraqi people.
Polchief suggested that it would be useful if the
UAEG regularly briefed USG officials on their
humanitarian assistance plans as that would help us
understand the types of aid going to Iraq.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ARP AND NEA/NGA
ROME PASS TO FODAG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2013
TAGS: EAID PREL PREF IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR
WFP PROVISION OF IRAQI FOODSTUFFS
REF: STATE 70827
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on cash
assistance for WFP provision of Iraq foodstuff to
MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah
Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi indicated
that visiting WFP officials had held a meeting
earlier in the day with the UAE Foreign Ministry to
discuss the expeditious establishment of a WFP
regional office in Dubai. The Emiratis have
authorized the establishment of the office and Al-
Nuaimi believes it will be opened almost
immediately in order to facilitate the movement of
foodstuffs to Iraq. He noted that the visiting WFP
officials had not made mention of the need for cash
assistance.
3. (C) Al-Nuaimi promised to brief MFA Minstate
Hamdan (who is also the Chairman of the UAE Red
Crescent Authority) immediately on our request, but
noted that the UAE would be channeling significant
amounts of humanitarian assistance, including
foodstuffs, via the UAE Red Crescent Authority,
which already has a presence in Iraq and a
relationship with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society.
The UAE RCA employees intend to remain in Iraq
during the conflict stage in order to ensure the
continuing flow of assistance to the Iraqi people.
Polchief suggested that it would be useful if the
UAEG regularly briefed USG officials on their
humanitarian assistance plans as that would help us
understand the types of aid going to Iraq.
WAHBA