Identifier
Created
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03ABUDHABI1939
2003-04-22 14:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:27:03 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM April 22, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1939 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: EAID, ECON, EPET, PREL Captions: None Subject: TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAQ Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 01939 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: P/M ECON RSO AMB DCM DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB: MMWAHBA DRAFTED: ECON:CCRUMPLER CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT; ECON:TWILLIAMS VZCZCADI769 OO RUEHC RUCNRAQ RUEKJCS RUCAACC RHRMDAB RUMICEA RUEKJCS DE RUEHAD #1939 1121429 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 221429Z APR 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9553 INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY RUMICEA/USCINCCENT INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC PRIORITY RUCAACC/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001939
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IRAQ TASK FORCE, ALSO NEA/ARP, NEA/RA,
PRM/ANE, AND IO/UNP
KUWAIT FOR HOC AND ORHA
E.O. 12958: DECL 04/22/08
TAGS: EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAQ
REFS: A) STATE 93779
B) ABU DHABI 1830 AND PREVIOUS
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001939
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IRAQ TASK FORCE, ALSO NEA/ARP, NEA/RA,
PRM/ANE, AND IO/UNP
KUWAIT FOR HOC AND ORHA
E.O. 12958: DECL 04/22/08
TAGS: EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAQ
REFS: A) STATE 93779
B) ABU DHABI 1830 AND PREVIOUS
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) Ambassador delivered 4/18 DoD Undersecretary
Dov Zakheim's letter to UAE Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan,
requesting the UAEG to donate petroleum products to
Iraq. The letter listed the quantities of petroleum
products in ref A demarche. Shaykh Hamdan indicated
that the UAE would consider providing refined
petroleum products to Iraq, but said the UAEG would
want to be compensated out of future Iraqi production.
We understand that Washington agencies are looking
into the legality and modality of swap options, and
would appreciate guidance we can share with the UAEG.
3. (C) The Ambassador further raised ref A points
with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Mohammed
bin Zayid Al-Nahyan. MbZ was aware of the demarche
and admitted that he had been somewhat taken aback by
the sheer volume of what was being requested, as well
as the number of items on the laundry list of needed
supplies. Were we asking the UAEG to provide all of
the items or were certain items higher priorities than
others? This should be specified. MbZ also suggested
that the requests for oil or oil products should
follow the 80-10-10 formula based on national oil
output -- that is, we ask Saudi Arabia to provide 80
percent of the required oil, and approach Kuwait and
the UAE to each provide 10 percent of the
requirements. Post notes that previous requests for
oil assistance to Jordan, for example, followed this
formula.
Wahba
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IRAQ TASK FORCE, ALSO NEA/ARP, NEA/RA,
PRM/ANE, AND IO/UNP
KUWAIT FOR HOC AND ORHA
E.O. 12958: DECL 04/22/08
TAGS: EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAQ
REFS: A) STATE 93779
B) ABU DHABI 1830 AND PREVIOUS
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) Ambassador delivered 4/18 DoD Undersecretary
Dov Zakheim's letter to UAE Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan,
requesting the UAEG to donate petroleum products to
Iraq. The letter listed the quantities of petroleum
products in ref A demarche. Shaykh Hamdan indicated
that the UAE would consider providing refined
petroleum products to Iraq, but said the UAEG would
want to be compensated out of future Iraqi production.
We understand that Washington agencies are looking
into the legality and modality of swap options, and
would appreciate guidance we can share with the UAEG.
3. (C) The Ambassador further raised ref A points
with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Mohammed
bin Zayid Al-Nahyan. MbZ was aware of the demarche
and admitted that he had been somewhat taken aback by
the sheer volume of what was being requested, as well
as the number of items on the laundry list of needed
supplies. Were we asking the UAEG to provide all of
the items or were certain items higher priorities than
others? This should be specified. MbZ also suggested
that the requests for oil or oil products should
follow the 80-10-10 formula based on national oil
output -- that is, we ask Saudi Arabia to provide 80
percent of the required oil, and approach Kuwait and
the UAE to each provide 10 percent of the
requirements. Post notes that previous requests for
oil assistance to Jordan, for example, followed this
formula.
Wahba