null Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:47:26 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: 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 |
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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 |