Identifier
Created
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03ABUDHABI1384
2003-03-23 13:39:00
SECRET
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:  

(S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO

Tags:  PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC 
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SECRET

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM March 23, 2003


To: No Action Addressee 

Action: Unknown 

From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1384 - UNKNOWN) 

TAGS: PREL, EPET, EAID, PGOV 

Captions: None 

Subject: (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO TRANSFER FUNDS 

Ref: None 
_________________________________________________________________
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 01384

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

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

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

VZCZCADI483
OO RUEHC RUEHRH RUEHKU RUEHAM
DE RUEHAD #1384 0821339
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 231339Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9003
INFO RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH IMMEDIATE 1238
RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT IMMEDIATE 0831
RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN IMMEDIATE 0436
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001384 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA AND EB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/13
TAGS: PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC
SUBJECT: (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO
TRANSFER FUNDS

S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001384

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA AND EB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/13
TAGS: PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC
SUBJECT: (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO
TRANSFER FUNDS


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


2. (S) IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE
AFTERNOON OF 3/23, MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN
ZAYID STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED BY JORDANIAN
FM MUASHER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, WHO HAD TOLD HIM
THAT IRAQ HAD CUT ITS OIL PIPELINE SUPPLY TO
JORDAN EARLIER THAT DAY. SHAYKH HAMDAN SAID SAUDI
ARABIA AND KUWAIT WILL SUPPLY JORDAN WITH 75
THOUSAND BARRELS PER DAY (KSA 50,000 AND KUWAIT
25,000). THE UAE IS PROVIDING JORDAN WITH AN
IMMEDIATE CASH INFUSION TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF
PURCHASING FUEL FROM OTHER SOURCES. THE MONEY IS
READY NOW AND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE JORDANIAN
CENTRAL BANK AS SOON AS AMMAN PROVIDES THE
APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT NUMBER. THE AMBASSADOR ASKED
IF THE EMIRATI CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO
COVER WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY
AGREED -- 25,000 BARRELS PER DAY (BPD). SHAYKH
HAMDAN STATED THE UAE WOULD DO ITS BEST TO PROVIDE
THE CASH EQUIVALENT OF 25 THOUSAND BPD.

WAHBA