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03ABUDHABI3116
2003-07-02 14:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
(U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 12:24:07 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM July 02, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3116 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: PREL, PARM, MOPS, EAID, EFIN Captions: None Subject: (U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED MULTINATIONAL DIVISION IN IRAQ Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 03116 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB: MMWAHBA DRAFTED: POL: JFMAYBURY CLEARED: A/DCM: KVANDEVATE VZCZCADI647 OO RUEKJCS RUEHC RUEHDE RUEHBUL RUEHWR RUCNRAQ RHEHNSC RHEFDIA RUEAIIA RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #3116 1831425 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 021425Z JUL 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0683 INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 3250 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0130 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 0035 RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003116
SIPDIS
NSC FOR ZKHALILZAD, JDWORKEN, HMANN, RHANSON, THEROUX
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, SA/PAB, PM/RSAT
DOD FOR U/S DOV ZAKHEIM
CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMB LITT AND CCJ2
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/03/08
TAGS: PREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC
SUBJECT: (U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION IN IRAQ
REF: (A) ABU DHABI 3075, (B) SECDEF 251715Z, (C)
ZAKHEIM/WAHBA E-MAIL
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003116
SIPDIS
NSC FOR ZKHALILZAD, JDWORKEN, HMANN, RHANSON, THEROUX
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, SA/PAB, PM/RSAT
DOD FOR U/S DOV ZAKHEIM
CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMB LITT AND CCJ2
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/03/08
TAGS: PREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC
SUBJECT: (U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION IN IRAQ
REF: (A) ABU DHABI 3075, (B) SECDEF 251715Z, (C)
ZAKHEIM/WAHBA E-MAIL
1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR
REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D).
2. (C) OUR ACTING CG IN DUBAI DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF
DUBAI'S VEHICLE DONATIONS TO THE POLISH-LED DIVISION IN
IRAQ AND TO THE AFGHAN POLICE WITH SAYANTA BASU DURING A
PHONE CALL ON JULY 1. DUBAI HAS NOT OFFERED TO "DONATE"
VEHICLES TO IRAQ, ACCORDING TO WHAT BASU TOLD OUR ACTING
CG.
3. (C) BASU SAID THE SUGGESTION ABOUT VEHICLES FOR IRAQ
ORIGINALLY CAME FROM JEFFREY CULPEPPER OF DEUTSCHE BANK,
WHICH ALONG WITH THE INVESTMENT OFFICE COMPRISE ISTITHMAR,
A JOINT-VENTURE WHICH HANDLES INVESTMENTS FOR DUBAI
STAKEHOLDERS. BASU, A SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER WITHIN THE
INVESTMENT OFFICE, MAINTAINS THAT CULPEPPER RAISED WITH DOD
OFFICIALS IN MAY THE VEHICLE IDEA. BASU ADDED THAT NEITHER
THE INVESTMENT OFFICE NOR THE DUBAI EXECUTIVE OFFICE WERE
WARM TO THE IDEA. BASU SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT DEUTSCHE
BANK HAS BEEN DOING WITH THE IDEA SINCE THE MAY MEETING
WITH DOD OFFICIALS. GIVEN THAT DUBAI IS NOT "OFFERING"
VEHICLES FOR IRAQ, THERE IS NO SIMILAR OFFER OF VEHICLES
FOR AFGHANISTAN.
4. (C) COMMENT: SINCE RECEIPT OF REFTEL B AND AS
DESCRIBED IN REF E-MAIL WE ASSUMED SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ON
THE QUESTION OF DUBAI'S INTENTION TO DONATE VEHICLES. IN
OUR EXPERIENCE, DUBAI, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HUMANITARIAN
RELIEF, DOES NOT DONATE ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, BASU IS
NOT A SENIOR AIDE TO SH. MOHAMED BIN RASHID AND CANNOT
COMMIT OR SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF. THE ABU DHABI FEDERAL LEVEL
LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN THE ONLY SOURCE OF FINANCIAL AND
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN. AS NOTED IN
REFTEL A, THE UAEG HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE SOME AIRLIFT
SUPPORT FOR THE POLISH-LED DIVISION. END COMMENT.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
NSC FOR ZKHALILZAD, JDWORKEN, HMANN, RHANSON, THEROUX
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, SA/PAB, PM/RSAT
DOD FOR U/S DOV ZAKHEIM
CENTCOM FOR POLAD AMB LITT AND CCJ2
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/03/08
TAGS: PREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC
SUBJECT: (U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION IN IRAQ
REF: (A) ABU DHABI 3075, (B) SECDEF 251715Z, (C)
ZAKHEIM/WAHBA E-MAIL
1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR
REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D).
2. (C) OUR ACTING CG IN DUBAI DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF
DUBAI'S VEHICLE DONATIONS TO THE POLISH-LED DIVISION IN
IRAQ AND TO THE AFGHAN POLICE WITH SAYANTA BASU DURING A
PHONE CALL ON JULY 1. DUBAI HAS NOT OFFERED TO "DONATE"
VEHICLES TO IRAQ, ACCORDING TO WHAT BASU TOLD OUR ACTING
CG.
3. (C) BASU SAID THE SUGGESTION ABOUT VEHICLES FOR IRAQ
ORIGINALLY CAME FROM JEFFREY CULPEPPER OF DEUTSCHE BANK,
WHICH ALONG WITH THE INVESTMENT OFFICE COMPRISE ISTITHMAR,
A JOINT-VENTURE WHICH HANDLES INVESTMENTS FOR DUBAI
STAKEHOLDERS. BASU, A SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER WITHIN THE
INVESTMENT OFFICE, MAINTAINS THAT CULPEPPER RAISED WITH DOD
OFFICIALS IN MAY THE VEHICLE IDEA. BASU ADDED THAT NEITHER
THE INVESTMENT OFFICE NOR THE DUBAI EXECUTIVE OFFICE WERE
WARM TO THE IDEA. BASU SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT DEUTSCHE
BANK HAS BEEN DOING WITH THE IDEA SINCE THE MAY MEETING
WITH DOD OFFICIALS. GIVEN THAT DUBAI IS NOT "OFFERING"
VEHICLES FOR IRAQ, THERE IS NO SIMILAR OFFER OF VEHICLES
FOR AFGHANISTAN.
4. (C) COMMENT: SINCE RECEIPT OF REFTEL B AND AS
DESCRIBED IN REF E-MAIL WE ASSUMED SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ON
THE QUESTION OF DUBAI'S INTENTION TO DONATE VEHICLES. IN
OUR EXPERIENCE, DUBAI, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HUMANITARIAN
RELIEF, DOES NOT DONATE ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, BASU IS
NOT A SENIOR AIDE TO SH. MOHAMED BIN RASHID AND CANNOT
COMMIT OR SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF. THE ABU DHABI FEDERAL LEVEL
LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN THE ONLY SOURCE OF FINANCIAL AND
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN. AS NOTED IN
REFTEL A, THE UAEG HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE SOME AIRLIFT
SUPPORT FOR THE POLISH-LED DIVISION. END COMMENT.
WAHBA