Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI195
2003-01-13 13:41:00
SECRET
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
(S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 06/05/2007 04:16:53 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: SECRET SIPDIS TELEGRAM January 13, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 195 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: MARR, MOPS, PBTS, PREL Captions: None Subject: (S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ IN SUPPORT OF UNMOVIC Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ S E C R E T ABU DHABI 00195 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS CLEARED: A/DCM:TEWILLIAMS VZCZCADI680 OO RUEHC RUEHDE RUEHAK RUEHKU RUEHLO RUEHRH RUEHNC RHEHNSC RUEKDIA RUEAIIA RUEKJCS RUCNDT RUEHUNV RUEKJCS RUCJACC RUFGNOA RUEAHQA RUCXONI DE RUEHAD #0195 0131341 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 131341Z JAN 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7867 INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 2691 RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0337 RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0815 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0557 RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 1208 RUEHNC/AMEMBASSY NICOSIA 1120 RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J5// RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1112 RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0005 RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ3/CCJ4/CCJ5// RUFGNOA/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE RUEAHQA/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC//XONP/JAI/XOO-CA RUCXONI/ONI WASHINGTON DC
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 000195
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/ISO, PM/PMAT AND NP/RA
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/ARP
CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMBASSADOR LITT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1/13/2013
TAGS: MARR MOPS PBTS PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: (S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ
IN SUPPORT OF UNMOVIC
REF: STATE 8743
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 000195
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/ISO, PM/PMAT AND NP/RA
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/ARP
CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMBASSADOR LITT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1/13/2013
TAGS: MARR MOPS PBTS PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: (S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ
IN SUPPORT OF UNMOVIC
REF: STATE 8743
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba,
Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (S) On January 13, Post received UAEG approval of reftel
request for use of USAF U-2 assets based at Al-Dhafra AB in
Abu Dhabi in support of UNMOVIC. Specifically, 380 AEW
Commander Col. Augst received approval from the office of
UAEAF Commander MG Khaled Al-Buainnan. Simultaneously,
Polchief side-briefed Yousef Al-Otaiba, special assistant to
UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin
Zayid Al-Nahyan.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/ISO, PM/PMAT AND NP/RA
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/ARP
CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMBASSADOR LITT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1/13/2013
TAGS: MARR MOPS PBTS PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: (S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ
IN SUPPORT OF UNMOVIC
REF: STATE 8743
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba,
Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (S) On January 13, Post received UAEG approval of reftel
request for use of USAF U-2 assets based at Al-Dhafra AB in
Abu Dhabi in support of UNMOVIC. Specifically, 380 AEW
Commander Col. Augst received approval from the office of
UAEAF Commander MG Khaled Al-Buainnan. Simultaneously,
Polchief side-briefed Yousef Al-Otaiba, special assistant to
UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin
Zayid Al-Nahyan.
WAHBA