Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ABUDHABI53
2009-01-14 12:44:00
SECRET
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:  

A.Q. KHAN DESIGNATIONS NOTIFIED TO UAE

Tags:  PARM PINS ETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC AE 
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R 141244Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1996
INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 8120
S E C R E T ABU DHABI 000053 

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARP
ALSO FOR ISN/CIP/CRUSSELL AND CHERRINGTON

E.O. 12958 DECL:01/14/2019
TAGS: PARM PINS ETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC AE
SUBJECT: A.Q. KHAN DESIGNATIONS NOTIFIED TO UAE

REF: A)STATE 02540 (Pre-notification to UAEG)
B) STATE 02508 (Pending public announcement)

Classified by DCM Douglas Greene for reasons 1.4 (b),(c),and (d).

S E C R E T ABU DHABI 000053

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARP
ALSO FOR ISN/CIP/CRUSSELL AND CHERRINGTON

E.O. 12958 DECL:01/14/2019
TAGS: PARM PINS ETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC AE
SUBJECT: A.Q. KHAN DESIGNATIONS NOTIFIED TO UAE

REF: A)STATE 02540 (Pre-notification to UAEG)
B) STATE 02508 (Pending public announcement)

Classified by DCM Douglas Greene for reasons 1.4 (b),(c),and (d).


1. (S) As instructed reftels, Pol Chief pre-notified UAEG within a
three-hour window of the impending public announcement of sanctions
designations related to the A.Q. Khan network (ref A),and passed the
substance of the press release at the appropriate hour (ref B).
Pre-notification was made January 12 through MFA American Affairs
desk officer Rowda al-Otaiba, who undertook to share the non-paper
with her superiors and acknowledged the merits of pre-notification
even if UAE entities were not directly sanctioned. Later that
evening, at the time corresponding with the announcement in
Washington, Ambassador and Pol Chief were in a conference with MFA
Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani, to whom we
passed a copy of the press release naming the sanctioned
individuals/entities.


2. (S) Neither interlocutor initially raised questions about the
designations beyond confirming that UAE entities were not involved.
Al-Hosani told us January 13 that he had already relayed the
information to appropriate security and Central Bank authorities. He
asked if it were possible to identify the countries with which the
individuals and entities are affiliated.

OLSON