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03ABUDHABI4259
2003-09-17 11:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/20/2007 05:26:38 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM September 17, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 4259 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: PREL Captions: None Subject: UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC FULL STATUS AT DUBAI SUMMIT Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 04259 SIPDIS Laser1: INFO: FCS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MHWAHBA DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY CLEARED: NONE VZCZCADI715 OO RUEHC RUCNRAQ RHMFISS DE RUEHAD #4259 2601152 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 171152Z SEP 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1757 INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE RHMFISS/HQ COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTH BAGHDAD IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004259
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/NGA, EB-IRAQ TASK FORCE, AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/16/13
TAGS: PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC
FULL STATUS AT DUBAI SUMMIT
Ref: Ambassador Wahba-Jones 9/16/03 e-mail
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004259
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/NGA, EB-IRAQ TASK FORCE, AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/16/13
TAGS: PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC
FULL STATUS AT DUBAI SUMMIT
Ref: Ambassador Wahba-Jones 9/16/03 e-mail
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons
1.5(b) and (d).
2. (C) Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, MFA Under Secretary for
Political Affairs, told the Ambassador on September 17
that the UAEG is deeply concerned that the Iraqi Governing
Council (GC) may only be granted observer status -- not
full status -- at the upcoming World Bank/IMF summit in
Dubai. "We are pushing as we did in the Arab League" to
secure a seat for the GC in that forum, Abdullah Rashid
said. "We want the Iraqis to represent Iraq in the World
Bank meetings. We have asked for the help of other
countries to support that," he said.
3. (C) The Ambassador said the U.S. agreed with the UAEG
position and added that she would be surprised if the World
Bank did not let the GC sit in the Iraq chair. Abdullah
Rashid said it was important to give "visible authority" to
the GC and the interim government. That would give them
more credibility, he added. Abdullah Rashid acknowledged
that this would be an interim arrangement until the Iraqis
have a constitution, elections, and a government.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/NGA, EB-IRAQ TASK FORCE, AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/16/13
TAGS: PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC
FULL STATUS AT DUBAI SUMMIT
Ref: Ambassador Wahba-Jones 9/16/03 e-mail
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons
1.5(b) and (d).
2. (C) Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, MFA Under Secretary for
Political Affairs, told the Ambassador on September 17
that the UAEG is deeply concerned that the Iraqi Governing
Council (GC) may only be granted observer status -- not
full status -- at the upcoming World Bank/IMF summit in
Dubai. "We are pushing as we did in the Arab League" to
secure a seat for the GC in that forum, Abdullah Rashid
said. "We want the Iraqis to represent Iraq in the World
Bank meetings. We have asked for the help of other
countries to support that," he said.
3. (C) The Ambassador said the U.S. agreed with the UAEG
position and added that she would be surprised if the World
Bank did not let the GC sit in the Iraq chair. Abdullah
Rashid said it was important to give "visible authority" to
the GC and the interim government. That would give them
more credibility, he added. Abdullah Rashid acknowledged
that this would be an interim arrangement until the Iraqis
have a constitution, elections, and a government.
WAHBA