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03ABUDHABI978
2003-03-01 07:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:59:34 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM March 01, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 978 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: PARM, PREL, PGOV, ETTC Captions: None Subject: MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE DUBAI PORTS AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 00978 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: ECON INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL Laser1: INFO: FCS DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA DRAFTED: ECON:TEWILLIAMS CLEARED: DCM:RAA CGD:RGO, FCS:MOBRIEN, ECON:CMC VZCZCADI465 OO RUEHC RUEHDE RUEHRO RUEHLO RHFJUSC RUCPDOC RHEBAAA DE RUEHAD #0978 0600710 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 010710Z MAR 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8590 INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI PRIORITY 2832 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY 0666 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0582 RHFJUSC/USCUSTOMS HQ WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY RHEBAAA/USDOE WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000978
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA AND NP/ECS - LCROUCH
ROME AND LONDON FOR CUSTOMS ATTACHES
CUSTOMS HQ FOR ADAM BACHELLER
USDOC PASS BIS FOR LCUPITT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/08
TAGS: EXBS PARM PREL PGOV ETTC TC
SUBJECT: MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE
DUBAI PORTS AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY
REF: ABU DHABI 299
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000978
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA AND NP/ECS - LCROUCH
ROME AND LONDON FOR CUSTOMS ATTACHES
CUSTOMS HQ FOR ADAM BACHELLER
USDOC PASS BIS FOR LCUPITT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/08
TAGS: EXBS PARM PREL PGOV ETTC TC
SUBJECT: MOVING FORWARD WITH EXBS TRAINING FOR THE
DUBAI PORTS AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY
REF: ABU DHABI 299
¶1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA
FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D).
¶2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- PLEASE SEE
PARAGRAPH FOUR.
¶3. (C) The Dubai Ports and Customs Authority
(DPA),which oversees Jebel Ali and Port Rashid
(together the 12th largest port in the world),has
on several occasions indicated to us that they are
eager to move ahead now with Export Control
initiatives. The UAE federal authorities
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs) have told us that
they are supportive of the USG providing
appropriate training directly to DPA. While some
aspects of our bilateral EXBS roadmap -- such as a
workshop on legislation -- must necessarily wait
until the UAE federal government clarifies
responsibilities and authorities (a matter
currently pending before the Cabinet, see reftel),
we nonetheless can and should move forward with
other training that we can provide directly to
DPA. Among the items we can work directly with
DPA are:
-- US Customs' Container Security Initiative;
-- training on detection/identification of
controlled substances; and,
-- review/assessment of DPA procedures from an
export controls perspective. (Note: An
assessment might usefully include manifest data
collection and management, a review of existing
export control lists, and an assessment of the
port/customs interface and port operations more
generally -- particularly with regard to
transshipment.
¶4. (C) Action request: Post requests
Washington addressees coordinate in developing a
program of EXBS activities we may present to DPA.
¶5. (U) This message coordinated with Amconsul
Dubai.
Wahba