Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI1698
2003-04-08 12:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
ICC ARTICLE 98: UAE CONSIDERING
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:35:16 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM April 08, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1698 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: PREL, KTIA, KICC Captions: None Subject: ICC ARTICLE 98: UAE CONSIDERING EXCHANGE OF DIP NOTES Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 01698 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT VZCZCADI183 OO RUEHC RUEHZM RUEHTU RHEHNSC RUEAIIA RHEFDIA RUEKJCS RUEKJCS RUCJACC DE RUEHAD #1698 0981226 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 081226Z APR 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9321 INFO RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J5/UNMA// IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//OSD/NESA// IMMEDIATE RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ3/CCJ4/CCJ5// IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0496
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001698
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE ALSO FOR PM/B - MURRAY
TUNIS FOR FSI - MAYBURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/8/13
TAGS: PREL KTIA KICC TC
SUBJECT: ICC ARTICLE 98: UAE CONSIDERING
EXCHANGE OF DIP NOTES
REF: Abu Dhabi 415
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001698
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE ALSO FOR PM/B - MURRAY
TUNIS FOR FSI - MAYBURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/8/13
TAGS: PREL KTIA KICC TC
SUBJECT: ICC ARTICLE 98: UAE CONSIDERING
EXCHANGE OF DIP NOTES
REF: Abu Dhabi 415
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) The Ambassador used the opportunity of an
April 6 meeting with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin
Zayid Al-Nahyan to again urge forward movement on
the signing of an ICC Article 98 agreement. Hamdan
acknowledged the importance of dealing with this
issue, which had been on the agenda of last year's
inaugural Bilateral Strategic Dialogue. The
Ambassador laid out the option of formalizing the
agreement via an exchange of diplomatic notes, but
emphasized that this would need to be legally
binding. Hamdan promised to look into the matter
right away.
3. (C) MFA Deputy Legal Affairs Director Yacoub Al-
Hosani contacted Polchief on April 7 to report that
Hamdan had decided to pursue an exchange of dip
notes. He assured that this course of action would
be legally binding. Polchief faxed over the dip
note draft language in Arabic and English provided
by the Department. Al-Hosani briefed that a
committee has been formed to review the language; he
estimated that the UAE would need approximately
three to four weeks for the review process. We will
continue to follow-up with the MFA and report our
findings to the Department.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE ALSO FOR PM/B - MURRAY
TUNIS FOR FSI - MAYBURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/8/13
TAGS: PREL KTIA KICC TC
SUBJECT: ICC ARTICLE 98: UAE CONSIDERING
EXCHANGE OF DIP NOTES
REF: Abu Dhabi 415
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) The Ambassador used the opportunity of an
April 6 meeting with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin
Zayid Al-Nahyan to again urge forward movement on
the signing of an ICC Article 98 agreement. Hamdan
acknowledged the importance of dealing with this
issue, which had been on the agenda of last year's
inaugural Bilateral Strategic Dialogue. The
Ambassador laid out the option of formalizing the
agreement via an exchange of diplomatic notes, but
emphasized that this would need to be legally
binding. Hamdan promised to look into the matter
right away.
3. (C) MFA Deputy Legal Affairs Director Yacoub Al-
Hosani contacted Polchief on April 7 to report that
Hamdan had decided to pursue an exchange of dip
notes. He assured that this course of action would
be legally binding. Polchief faxed over the dip
note draft language in Arabic and English provided
by the Department. Al-Hosani briefed that a
committee has been formed to review the language; he
estimated that the UAE would need approximately
three to four weeks for the review process. We will
continue to follow-up with the MFA and report our
findings to the Department.
WAHBA