Identifier
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03ABUDHABI1667
2003-04-07 14:03:00
SECRET
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:  

UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE"

Tags:  EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC 
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SECRET

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM April 07, 2003


To: No Action Addressee 

Action: Unknown 

From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1667 - UNKNOWN) 

TAGS: EAID, EFIN, ECON, PREL 

Captions: None 

Subject: UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE" GROUP IN 
 PRINCIPLE 

Ref: None 
_________________________________________________________________
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 01667

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS
CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT; ECON:TEWILLIAMS

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RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
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RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0100
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0262
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001667 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/NGA AND NEA/ARP

STATE ALSO FOR PRM/ANE

CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMBASSADOR LITT

NSC FOR ABRAMS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 4/7/13
TAGS: EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE"
GROUP IN PRINCIPLE

REF: A) State 80809; B) ABU DHABI 1508

S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001667

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/FO, NEA/NGA AND NEA/ARP

STATE ALSO FOR PRM/ANE

CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMBASSADOR LITT

NSC FOR ABRAMS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 4/7/13
TAGS: EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE"
GROUP IN PRINCIPLE

REF: A) State 80809; B) ABU DHABI 1508


1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).


2. (S) The Ambassador followed-up on reftel demarche
with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan
on April 6 (other topics covered septel). Hamdan
indicated that, in principle, the UAE would be
interested in participating in the Core Group
process, given the Emiratis' expertise in delivering
humanitarian and reconstruction assistance and its
contributions to the coalition. Shaykh Hamdan would
like more information about how the Core Group
expects to function and its composition. He noted
that the UAE would expect a role for the Iraqis
themselves. While the UAE would channel private,
unofficial (i.e. Red Crescent) humanitarian
assistance purely on a bilateral basis, Hamdan said
the UAEG would be available to offer advice, based
on the Emiratis' knowledge of Iraq, and to
coordinate on a multilateral basis for official,
government-funded reconstruction efforts. He
carefully noted that we should not expect the UAEG
to make a major financial donation, but they would
certainly be a participant in the multilateral
effort.

WAHBA