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09STATE29753
2009-03-27 15:20:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Secretary of State
Cable title:
(U) QATARI CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY
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S E C R E T STATE 029753
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/27/2034
TAGS: PINR ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI QA
SUBJECT: (U) QATARI CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY
(C-NE9-00651)
REF: A. 2000 DOHA 001319
B. 1993 DOHA 01313
C. 2006 DOHA 001553
D. 1991 DOHA 03250
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
S E C R E T STATE 029753
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/27/2034
TAGS: PINR ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI QA
SUBJECT: (U) QATARI CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY
(C-NE9-00651)
REF: A. 2000 DOHA 001319
B. 1993 DOHA 01313
C. 2006 DOHA 001553
D. 1991 DOHA 03250
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS MAINTAIN INTEREST IN QATAR'S
DOMESTIC STABILITY, INCLUDING RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND
THE RULING FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR OPPOSITION TO
THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES. ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE
REFERENCED REPORTING AND WOULD WELCOME ANY INFORMATION THAT
WOULD HELP TO SHAPE THEIR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT ISSUES THAT
FACTOR INTO QATAR'S STABILITY, AS POST'S TIME AND RESOURCES
PERMIT. MANY THANKS, AND REGARDS FROM WASHINGTON.
A. (S/NF) WHAT TENSIONS EXIST BETWEEN AL-THANI FAMILY
MEMBERS AND OTHER QATARI CITIZENS? WHAT ARE POPULAR
ATTITUDES TOWARD SPECIFIC RULING FAMILY MEMBERS? WHAT ARE
QATARI ATTITUDES TOWARD THE US MILITARY PRESENCE AND
EXPATRIATE POPULATION?
B. (C/NF) HOW DO QATARIS FEEL ABOUT PLAYING AN INCREASED
ROLE IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM? ARE THEY APATHETIC OR
ENERGIZED BY POSSIBLE FUTURE POLITICAL REFORMS?
C. (C/NF) WHAT CONCERNS DOES THE QATARI POPULATION HAVE, IF
ANY, WITH THE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/SOCIAL DIRECTION THE COUNTRY
IS TAKING? HOW IS ANY OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT HANDLED?
D. (C/NF) WHAT OUTLETS EXIST FOR QATARIS TO SOCIALIZE AND
INTERACT WITH OTHERS? SPORTING CLUBS? CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATIONS?
E. (S/NF) WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE DIFFERENT
BRANCHES OF THE AL-THANI FAMILY? WHAT DISPARITIES EXIST
BETWEEN PROMINENT AND COLLATERAL BRANCHES IN TERMS OF LIVING
STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES?
F. (S/NF) WHAT IS THE STATUS OF QATARI INTERIOR MINISTER
(AND SUSPECTED EXTREMIST SYMPATHIZER) ABDALLAH BIN KHALID
AL-THANI? WHY DOES THE AMIR PERMIT HIM TO RETAIN HIS
MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO?
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-NE9-00651 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON
NOFORN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/27/2034
TAGS: PINR ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI QA
SUBJECT: (U) QATARI CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY
(C-NE9-00651)
REF: A. 2000 DOHA 001319
B. 1993 DOHA 01313
C. 2006 DOHA 001553
D. 1991 DOHA 03250
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS MAINTAIN INTEREST IN QATAR'S
DOMESTIC STABILITY, INCLUDING RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND
THE RULING FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR OPPOSITION TO
THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES. ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE
REFERENCED REPORTING AND WOULD WELCOME ANY INFORMATION THAT
WOULD HELP TO SHAPE THEIR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT ISSUES THAT
FACTOR INTO QATAR'S STABILITY, AS POST'S TIME AND RESOURCES
PERMIT. MANY THANKS, AND REGARDS FROM WASHINGTON.
A. (S/NF) WHAT TENSIONS EXIST BETWEEN AL-THANI FAMILY
MEMBERS AND OTHER QATARI CITIZENS? WHAT ARE POPULAR
ATTITUDES TOWARD SPECIFIC RULING FAMILY MEMBERS? WHAT ARE
QATARI ATTITUDES TOWARD THE US MILITARY PRESENCE AND
EXPATRIATE POPULATION?
B. (C/NF) HOW DO QATARIS FEEL ABOUT PLAYING AN INCREASED
ROLE IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM? ARE THEY APATHETIC OR
ENERGIZED BY POSSIBLE FUTURE POLITICAL REFORMS?
C. (C/NF) WHAT CONCERNS DOES THE QATARI POPULATION HAVE, IF
ANY, WITH THE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/SOCIAL DIRECTION THE COUNTRY
IS TAKING? HOW IS ANY OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT HANDLED?
D. (C/NF) WHAT OUTLETS EXIST FOR QATARIS TO SOCIALIZE AND
INTERACT WITH OTHERS? SPORTING CLUBS? CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATIONS?
E. (S/NF) WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE DIFFERENT
BRANCHES OF THE AL-THANI FAMILY? WHAT DISPARITIES EXIST
BETWEEN PROMINENT AND COLLATERAL BRANCHES IN TERMS OF LIVING
STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES?
F. (S/NF) WHAT IS THE STATUS OF QATARI INTERIOR MINISTER
(AND SUSPECTED EXTREMIST SYMPATHIZER) ABDALLAH BIN KHALID
AL-THANI? WHY DOES THE AMIR PERMIT HIM TO RETAIN HIS
MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO?
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-NE9-00651 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON