MAYROW GENERAL ORDER POINTS PASSED

S E C R E T ABU DHABI 002350 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2016 TAGS: ETTC PARM PREL AE SUBJECT: MAYROW GENERAL ORDER POINTS PASSED REF: A. STATE 89163 ¶B. ABU DHABI 2209 (NOTAL) ¶C. ABU DHABI 1836 (NOTAL) ¶D. STATE 67763 Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison, reasons 1.4 b and d. ¶1. (S) Ambassador passed ref A's Mayrow General Order non-paper to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (ABZ) and International Affairs Director/Office of the Crown Prince Yousef al Otaiba on June 4. ABZ noted that the legal issues surrounding Mayrow were complex. He encouraged USG re-examination of the information to determine whether there were additional details USG could provide the UAEG adding that he understoond the reasons behind the USG decision to proceed with the General Order. For his part, al Otaiba asked that we share when and if US media or Hill inquiries related to the General Order surfaced. ¶2. (S) In addition, Ambassador passed text of published Federal Register General Order to al Otaiba on June 6. SISON