Identifier	Created	Classification	Origin
03ABUDHABI1383	2003-03-23 13:32:00	CONFIDENTIAL	Embassy Abu Dhabi

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MFA MINSTATE: ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR

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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                           March 23, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1383 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     PREL, PGOV                                             

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  MFA MINSTATE:  ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR LESS DAMAGING
           THAN AL-JAZEERA REPORTING                             

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 01383

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: ECON 
    INFO:   P/M AMB DCM POL 
Laser1:
    INFO:   FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS
CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT

VZCZCADI482
OO RUEHC RUCNRAQ
DE RUEHAD #1383 0821332
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 231332Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9002
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE

					  C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001383 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA AND D - BARRY 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/08 
TAGS: PREL PGOV IZ QA TC
SUBJECT: MFA MINSTATE:  ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR 
LESS DAMAGING THAN AL-JAZEERA REPORTING 
 
REF:  STATE 75616

1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA
FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D).

2. (C) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON
THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23 TO MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH
HAMDAN BIN ZAYID (OTHER TOPICS SEPTEL, NOTAL).
SHAYKH HAMDAN NOTED THAT NOT MUCH COULD BE
EXPECTED FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE SESSION, SINCE LIBYA
WOULD BE CHAIRING. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE
UAE WOULD ATTEND AT A LOWER LEVEL -- EITHER THEIR
AMBASSADOR IN CAIRO OF PERHAPS THEIR ASSISTANT
UNDERSECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. THE
MINSTATE SHARED OUR CONCERNS REGARDING THE LIKELY
TONE AND CONTENT OF THE COMMUNIQUE TO EMERGE FROM
THE CAIRO MEETING. SHAYKH HAMDAN IMPLIED,
HOWEVER, THAT ARAB LEAGUE STATEMENTS ON IRAQ
SHOULD BE THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES AT THIS TIME.
HE EXPOUNDED AT LENGTH ON THE EXTREMELY
SENSATIONALISTIC AND BIASED REPORTING ON QATAR'S
AL-JAZEERA SATELLITE TELEVISION CHANNEL, SAYING IT
IS HAVING "TEN TIMES" MORE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ARAB
PUBLIC OPINION THAN ANYTHING THAT WILL EMERGE FROM
TOMORROW'S SESSION IN CAIRO.

WAHBA