UAE RELAYS IYAD ALLAWI'S REQUEST FOR PERSONAL

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000072

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2018
TAGS: PREL PTER MOPS OVIP IZ AE
SUBJECT: UAE RELAYS IYAD ALLAWI'S REQUEST FOR PERSONAL
PROTECTION ASSETS

REF: 07 ABU DHABI 1854

Classified by Ambassador Michele Sison, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).


1. (C) During a January 17 farewell call by the Ambassador,
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) passed a note
and long list of names which he said followed up on a
discussion Ambassador Crocker had while in Abu Dhabi last
November (reftel). The document stresses Dr. Iyad Allawi's
request for personal protection assets at the level of a
"tier one" official, as well as listing 800 names he
apparently wants on his protection detail.


2. (C) Comment: Allawi is a favored Iraqi visitor to the
UAE, the leadership of which would welcome a scenario in
which he returned to power in Baghdad; nonetheless, Post does
not recall the issue of Allawi's security being raised in
November and cannot be sure how strongly the UAE might
endorse this seemingly unreasonable request for security
assets for a former Iraqi official who is often abroad. End
comment.


3. (SBU) Rough Embassy translation of the document follows.
The document has also been scanned and e-mailed to Embassy
Baghdad.

BEGIN TRANSLATION. Based upon conversations between the
Foreign Minister and Ambassador Crocker regarding Iyad
Allawi, we present the attached list with the following
requests:

1 -- Provide fixed security consisting of 2 - 3 armored
vehicles in the immediate area surrounding Dr. Iyad Allawi's
residence as was the case previously, in addition to mobile
security and transportation for him, as was determined for
the group of "Tier One," until full Iraqi security is
provided. (See following paragraph.)

2 -- Agreement of the Baghdad government to appoint 500-750
persons as an organized security unit for Dr. Iyad Allawi at
the expense of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (and this is
much less than other security details) and have the Ministry
of Defense fund the weapons, equipment, transport,
residential facilities ("caravans" or "fabricated houses")
and necessary licenses for the above. Attached are the names
that have been sent based on prior agreement with the U.S. in
October when Dr. Iyad Allawi was in Baghdad.

3 -- Stemming from the principles of democracy, justice, and
the rule of law, the U.S.A. should reach a solution with the
Baghdad government with regard to false charges and lies
directed at Dr. Iyad Allawi surrounding the matter of events
at al-Zarqa -- al-Najaf, (including) an apology from the
Iraqi government, dismissal of the spokesperson for the Iraqi
Ministry of Interior, and presentation of the issue before a
neutral and fair court with the oversight of the UN and Arab
League. END TRANSLATION.
SISON