Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI3815
2003-08-19 14:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
ICC ARTICLE 98: TEXT DELIVERED TO UAE
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 11:33:05 AM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM August 19, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3815 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: PREL, KTIA, KICC Captions: None Subject: ICC ARTICLE 98: TEXT DELIVERED TO UAE Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 03815 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: DCM P/M ECON RSO AMB DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: CDA:RAALBRIGHT DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY CLEARED: NONE: VZCZCADI535 OO RUEHC RUEHZM RHEHNSC RUEAIIA RHEFDIA RUEKJCS RUEKJCS RUCJACC DE RUEHAD #3815 2311401 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 191401Z AUG 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1350 INFO RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J5/UNMA// RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//OSD/NESA// RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ3/CCJ4/CCJ5//
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003815
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE ALSO FOR T SPEC. ASST. BOLTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/13
TAGS: PREL KTIA KICC TC
SUBJECT: ICC ARTICLE 98: TEXT DELIVERED TO UAE
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003815
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE ALSO FOR T SPEC. ASST. BOLTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/13
TAGS: PREL KTIA KICC TC
SUBJECT: ICC ARTICLE 98: TEXT DELIVERED TO UAE
1. (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge
d'Affaires, a.i. for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) Charge delivered the text of the ICC Article
98 Agreement to MFA Minstate Sheikh Hamdan bin
Zayed Al-Nahyan's Office Director, Sultan Al-
Romeithi, on August 17. Charge urged prompt
follow-up, noting the principal issues had been
clarified in the July video conference and that
there was high-level U.S. interest in finalizing
this agreement quickly. Al-Romeithi informed
Polchief August 19 that the Foreign Minister had
sent a letter to the Justice Minister urging him to
intensify work on finalizing the agreement.
3. (U) Deputy Legal Affairs Director Yacoub Al-
Hosani, who has been our primary MFA interlocutor
on ICC Article 98, has returned from leave and we
will continue to follow up with the MFA.
ALBRIGHT
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP
STATE ALSO FOR T SPEC. ASST. BOLTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/13
TAGS: PREL KTIA KICC TC
SUBJECT: ICC ARTICLE 98: TEXT DELIVERED TO UAE
1. (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge
d'Affaires, a.i. for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) Charge delivered the text of the ICC Article
98 Agreement to MFA Minstate Sheikh Hamdan bin
Zayed Al-Nahyan's Office Director, Sultan Al-
Romeithi, on August 17. Charge urged prompt
follow-up, noting the principal issues had been
clarified in the July video conference and that
there was high-level U.S. interest in finalizing
this agreement quickly. Al-Romeithi informed
Polchief August 19 that the Foreign Minister had
sent a letter to the Justice Minister urging him to
intensify work on finalizing the agreement.
3. (U) Deputy Legal Affairs Director Yacoub Al-
Hosani, who has been our primary MFA interlocutor
on ICC Article 98, has returned from leave and we
will continue to follow up with the MFA.
ALBRIGHT