Identifier
Created
Classification
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06ABUDHABI3686
2006-09-18 13:40:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
LEBANON: SECURITY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION WITH UAE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003686
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DEPARTMENT FOR PM A/S HILLEN AND NEA A/S WELCH
DEPARTMENT ALSO FOR NEA DAS DANIN, DAS GRAY
CENTCOM FOR AMB ROTH, J-5 AND ADM MOELLER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/18/2016
TAGS: MASS PREL EAID LE AE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: SECURITY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION WITH UAE
REF: A) ABU DHABI 3632 (PM A/S Hillen with MbZ)
B) STATE 148157 (maintaining momentum on Leb)
C) STATE 147838 (country-specific requests)
D) Jost-Sison e-mail of September 12
Classified by Ambassador Michele Sison, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003686
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DEPARTMENT FOR PM A/S HILLEN AND NEA A/S WELCH
DEPARTMENT ALSO FOR NEA DAS DANIN, DAS GRAY
CENTCOM FOR AMB ROTH, J-5 AND ADM MOELLER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/18/2016
TAGS: MASS PREL EAID LE AE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: SECURITY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION WITH UAE
REF: A) ABU DHABI 3632 (PM A/S Hillen with MbZ)
B) STATE 148157 (maintaining momentum on Leb)
C) STATE 147838 (country-specific requests)
D) Jost-Sison e-mail of September 12
Classified by Ambassador Michele Sison, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) Following up on a request by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) to A/S Hillen to
coordinate security assistance for Lebanon, Post shared the
following with MbZ's International Affairs Advisor Youssef
Al-Otaiba on September 17: 1) list of items noted in ref C
paragraph specific to the UAEG, 2) the urgent need for 5.56MM
ammunition for M16A1 rifles relayed ref D, and 3)
unclassified versions of CENTCOM assessments of LAF and ISF
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requirements. Ambassador and DATT stressed to Al-Otaiba the
importance of these items to help Lebanese forces implement
UNSCR 1701. Al-Otaiba -- who is a core member of the UAE's
Gulf Security Dialogue team and coordinates a number of
security issues on behalf of MbZ -- offered no initial
comment but said he would arrange a meeting between the
Embassy and MbZ's point person for coordinating security
issues in Lebanon when that person returned to Abu Dhabi.
2. (C) Al-Otaiba revealed to the Ambassador September 17
that a deputy level officer at the Directorate of Military
Intelligence (DMI),Mohammed Khalfan, is the team leader in
Lebanon and is not expected back in Abu Dhabi until
mid-October. DATT recommended to Al-Otaiba that prior to his
return Khalfan seek clarity on GOL requirements from the
coordination cell in the Prime Minister's office in Beirut.
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DEPARTMENT FOR PM A/S HILLEN AND NEA A/S WELCH
DEPARTMENT ALSO FOR NEA DAS DANIN, DAS GRAY
CENTCOM FOR AMB ROTH, J-5 AND ADM MOELLER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/18/2016
TAGS: MASS PREL EAID LE AE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: SECURITY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION WITH UAE
REF: A) ABU DHABI 3632 (PM A/S Hillen with MbZ)
B) STATE 148157 (maintaining momentum on Leb)
C) STATE 147838 (country-specific requests)
D) Jost-Sison e-mail of September 12
Classified by Ambassador Michele Sison, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) Following up on a request by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) to A/S Hillen to
coordinate security assistance for Lebanon, Post shared the
following with MbZ's International Affairs Advisor Youssef
Al-Otaiba on September 17: 1) list of items noted in ref C
paragraph specific to the UAEG, 2) the urgent need for 5.56MM
ammunition for M16A1 rifles relayed ref D, and 3)
unclassified versions of CENTCOM assessments of LAF and ISF
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requirements. Ambassador and DATT stressed to Al-Otaiba the
importance of these items to help Lebanese forces implement
UNSCR 1701. Al-Otaiba -- who is a core member of the UAE's
Gulf Security Dialogue team and coordinates a number of
security issues on behalf of MbZ -- offered no initial
comment but said he would arrange a meeting between the
Embassy and MbZ's point person for coordinating security
issues in Lebanon when that person returned to Abu Dhabi.
2. (C) Al-Otaiba revealed to the Ambassador September 17
that a deputy level officer at the Directorate of Military
Intelligence (DMI),Mohammed Khalfan, is the team leader in
Lebanon and is not expected back in Abu Dhabi until
mid-October. DATT recommended to Al-Otaiba that prior to his
return Khalfan seek clarity on GOL requirements from the
coordination cell in the Prime Minister's office in Beirut.
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